Express-session not saving - node.js

Question

I'm now to nodejs and have been trying to find a solution for this problem but all of the solutions haven't been working.
req.session.user is always return undefined. it sets if I set it within a function but as soon as it exits the function it becomes undefined again. It works find from app.get/post but not when using a router
server.js
const express = require('express');
const session = require('express-session');
const cors = require('cors');
const bodyParser = require('body-parser');
require('dotenv').config();
const app = express();
const dbo = require('./database');
app.use(cors());
const sessionMiddleware = session({
secret: "ei_13495781kam",
resave: false,
saveUninitialized: true,
cookie: {
secure: false,
maxAge: 6000
}
});
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({extended: false}));
app.use(bodyParser.json());
app.use(sessionMiddleware);
const userRoute = require('./routes/user-route');
app.use('/user', sessionMiddleware, userRoute);
app.route('/').get((req, res) => {
req.session.user = {
loggedIn: false,
id: ''
};
});
const port = process.env.PORT || 5000;
app.listen(port, () => {
console.log('App is running on port ' + port);
dbo.connectToServer((err) => {
console.log(err);
})
})
user-route.js
const express = require('express');
const router = express.Router();
const bcrypt = require('bcryptjs');
const dbo = require('../database');
const session = require('express-session')
const {response} = require("express");
const objectId = require('mongodb').ObjectId;
router.route('/register').post((req, res) => {
console.log('Hello World');
if(typeof req.session.user === 'undefined' || !req.session.user.loggedIn) {
let db_connection = dbo.getDb();
bcrypt.hash(req.body.password, 10)
.then((hashedPswd) => {
req.body.password = hashedPswd
db_connection.collection('users').insertOne(req.body, (err, response) => {
if(err) throw err;
req.session.user = {
loggedIn: true,
id: response.insertedId
};
res.json({loggedIn: true});
})
})
}
})
router.route('/session').get((req, res) => {
if(typeof req.session.user === 'undefined') {
req.session.user = {
loggedIn: false,
id: ''
}
res.json({sessionValid: false})
} else {
res.json({sessionValid: req.session.user.loggedIn})
}
});
router.route('/login').post((req, res) => {
let db_connection = dbo.getDb();
const searchQuery = {
username: req.body.username
};
db_connection.collection('users').findOne(searchQuery, (err, response) => {
if(err) throw err;
if(response) {
bcrypt.compare(req.body.password, response.password, (err, pResponse) => {
if(pResponse) {
req.session.user = {
loggedIn: true,
id: objectId(response._id),
}
req.session.save();
console.log("1 " + JSON.stringify(req.session.user));
res.json({loggedIn: true});
} else {
res.json({loggedIn: false});
}
})
}
})
console.log("2 " + req.session.user);
})
module.exports = router;
I've tried setting it if it's undefined also tried saving it manually or passing the middle ware into the app.use(/route/)

Answer 1

maxAge: 6000
Your cookie has a maxAge of 6 seconds... are you sure you made a request within six seconds of the server being started and still produced an error?