How to use app.method() to do authorization - node.js

Question

I am trying to use express then next('route') but I am not finding much in the docs on how to do this, it is mentioned here. But it doesn't explain how to do the
will work only in middleware functions that were loaded by using the app.METHOD() or router.METHOD() functions.
I don't get what they mean by that because I have never used app.METHOD() before and again am unable to find docs on how to do it properly with the next('route'). Would this work?
app.method('*', (req, res, next) => {
if(req.user == null) {
next();
} else {
User.findOne({"_id": req.user.id}, function(err, result) {
if(err){
console.log(err);
} else {
if(stripe.active == false && stripe.trial == false){
res.render('/dashboard/billing');
next('route');
} else {
next();
}
}
});
}
});
Would that even work? I am guessing somewhere in there I messed up something. If I did that right then it would find a user, then check is both is_active and is_trial are false and if so skip onto the next route. The idea of me doing this is so that a use can any part of the site that doesn't have a logged in user then when there is a logged in user and both are false I only let them go to /dashboard/billing. This was suggested to me as a way to prevent users who have not paid yet their trial is over from accessing my application.
Route I am testing on:
// dashboard
app.get('/dashboard',
setRender('dashboard/index'),
setRedirect({auth: '/login'}),
isAuthenticated,
(req, res, next) => {
},
dashboard.getDefault);

Answer 1

First of all, change the method to the right HTTP method request. In the documentation, it specifies what .METHOD() represents:
app.METHOD() functions, where METHOD is the HTTP method of the request
that the middleware function handles (such as GET, PUT, or POST) in
lowercase.
In other words, .METHOD() is a place holder for .get, .post, .put, etc.
Try changing that in your app:
app.get('*', (req, res, next) => {
if(req.user == null) {
next();
} else {
User.findOne({"_id": req.user.id}, function(err, result) {
if(err){
console.log(err);
} else {
if(stripe.active == false && stripe.trial == false){
res.render('/dashboard/billing');
next('route');
} else {
next();
}
}
});
}
});
See if you can work it out from there.
Update
Calling .next('route') right after res.render() cancels res.render() because .next('route') will send the request to the next router.