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Middleware

Middleware

📖One-line summary

Logic that sits between a request and its handler.

Example

Requests pass through middleware layers

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Auth
Verify auth
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Logger
Log request
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Rate Limit
Rate limit
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Handler
Process

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Implement logic in Next.js middleware that redirects unauthenticated users to the login page.

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Build Express middleware. Apply request logging, CORS, JWT verification, and error handling middleware in order.

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