Separate routes into files?

[lautiamkok]

How do I separate routes into files?

app.js:

const Koa = require('koa')
    const get = require('./routes/get')
    const post = require('./routes/post')
    
    const app = new Koa()
    
    app.use(get)
    app.use(post)
    app.listen(3000)

routes/get.js:

'use strict'
    
    const Router = require('koa-trie-router')
    
    const router = new Router()
    
    // middleware that is specific to this router
    router.use(async (ctx, next) => {
      console.log('Time: ', Date.now())
      await next()
    })
    
    // define the home page route
    router.get('/', async (ctx, next) => {
      ctx.type = 'json'
      ctx.body = {
        message: 'Birds home page'
      }
    })
    
    // Separate this post route in a new file.
    // router.post('/', async (ctx, next) => {
    //   ctx.type = 'json'
    //   ctx.body = {
    //     message: 'Post birds home page'
    //   }
    // })
    
    module.exports = router.middleware()

routes/post.js:

 'use strict'
    
    const Router = require('koa-trie-router')
    
    const router = new Router()
    
    router.post('/', async (ctx, next) => {
      ctx.type = 'json'
      ctx.body = {
        message: 'Post birds home page'
      }
    })
    
    module.exports = router.middleware()

When I try to post it on my Postman at http://127.0.1.1:3000/:

Method Not Allowed

Any ideas how can I get around to this?

[nervgh]

try return next()

const Router = require('koa-trie-router')

const router = new Router()

// middleware that is specific to this router
router.use(async (ctx, next) => {
  console.log('Time: ', Date.now())
  return next() // <-- here
})

Also you can use koa-architect that makes same things.

[lautiamkok]

@nervgh still the same after adding that.

[nervgh]

I understand that. You have to use one router per namespace (or use koa-mount to separation of paths):

app.js

const Koa = require('koa')
const middleware = require('./routes/index')

const app = new Koa()

app.use(middleware) // get & post
app.listen(3000)

routes/index.js

const Router = require('koa-trie-router')

const router = new Router()

// middleware that is specific to this router
router.use(async (ctx, next) => {
  console.log('Time: ', Date.now())
  await next()
})

// define the home page route
router.get('/', async (ctx, next) => {
  ctx.type = 'json'
  ctx.body = {
    message: 'Birds home page'
  }
})

// Separate this post route in a new file.
router.post('/', async (ctx, next) => {
  ctx.type = 'json'
  ctx.body = {
    message: 'Post birds home page'
  }
})

module.exports = router.middleware()

---

Or you could just export functions if you want to store get & post handlers in the separate files:
app.js

const Koa = require('koa')
const middleware = require('./routes/index')

const app = new Koa()

app.use(middleware) // get & post (one router)
app.listen(3000)

routes/index.js

const Router = require('koa-trie-router')
const getMiddleware = require('./routes/middleware/get')
const postMiddleware = require('./routes/middleware/get')
const router = new Router()

// define the home page route
router.get('/', getMiddleware)

// Separate this post route in a new file.
router.post('/', postMiddleware)

module.exports = router.middleware()

routes/middleware/get.js

module.exports = async (ctx, next) => {
  ctx.type = 'json'
  ctx.body = {
    message: 'Birds home page'
  }
}

routes/middleware/post.js

module.exports = async (ctx, next) => {
  ctx.type = 'json'
  ctx.body = {
    message: 'Birds home page'
  }
}

[nervgh]

@lautiamkok please, close this issue when it is solved.