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I am learning node.js with express template engine, I am following udemy course learn node.js by building 10 projects, while following a lecture when professor run npm start localhost:3000 starts while mine pops up error indicating app.use requires middleware function
I have tried matching code and its same. Please help me to resolve the error i have been stuck here for hours tried a lot of edits but its not working for me.



When I am trying to run 'npm start' following error pops up




TypeError: app.use() requires middleware functions




Here is app.js code:



var express = require('express');
var path = require('path');
var favicon = require('serve-favicon');
var logger = require('morgan');
var expressValidator = require('express-validator');
var cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
var session = require('express-session');
var passport = require('passport');
var LocalStrategy = require('passport-local').Strategy;
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
var multer = require('multer');
var flash = require('connect-flash');
var mongo = require('mongodb');
var mongoose = require('mongoose');
var db = mongoose.connection;

var routes = require('./routes/index');
var users = require('./routes/users');

var app = express();

// view engine setup
app.set('views', path.join(__dirname, 'views'));
app.set('view engine', 'jade');

//Handle File Uploads
app.use(multer({
dest: './uploads'
}));

// uncomment after placing your favicon in /public
//app.use(favicon(__dirname + '/public/favicon.ico'));
app.use(logger('dev'));
app.use(bodyParser.json());
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({
extended: false
}));

//Handle Express Sessions
app.use(session({
secret: 'secret',
saveUninitialied: true,
resave: true
}));

//Passport
app.use(passport.initialize());
app.use(passport.session());

//Validator
app.use(expressValidator({
errorFormatter: function(param, msg, value) {
var namespace = param.split('.'),
root = namespace.shift(),
formParam = root;

while (namespace.length) {
formParam += '[' + namespace.shift() + ']';
}
return {
param: formParam,
msg: msg,
value: value
};
}
}));

app.use(cookieParser());
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')));

app.use(flash());

app.use(function(req, res, next) {
res.locals.messages = require('express-messages')(req, res);
next();
});

app.use('/', routes);
app.use('/users', users);

// catch 404 and forward to error handler
app.use(function(req, res, next) {
var err = new Error('Not Found');
err.status = 404;
next(err);
});

// error handlers

// development error handler
// will print stacktrace
if (app.get('env') === 'development') {
app.use(function(err, req, res, next) {
res.status(err.status || 500);
res.render('error', {
message: err.message,
error: err
});
});
}

// production error handler
// no stacktraces leaked to user
app.use(function(err, req, res, next) {
res.status(err.status || 500);
res.render('error', {
message: err.message,
error: {}
});
});



module.exports = app;


Here is package.json file



{
name: nodeauth,
version: 1.0.0,
private: true,
scripts: {
start: node ./bin/www
},
dependencies: {
body-parser: ~1.12.4,
cookie-parser: ~1.3.5,
debug: ~2.2.0,
express: ~4.12.4,
jade: ~1.9.2,
morgan: ~1.5.3,
serve-favicon: ~2.2.1,
mongodb: *,
mongoose: *,
connect-flash: *,
express-validator: *,
express-session: *,
express-messages: *,
passport: *,
passport-local: *,
passport-http: *,
multer: *
}
}


Here is updated app.js (after removing multar)



var express          = require('express'),
path = require('path'),
favicon = require('serve-favicon'),
logger = require('morgan'),
cookieParser = require('cookie-parser'),
expressValidator = require('express-validator'),
session = require('express-session'),
passport = require('passport'),
LocalStrategy = require('passport-local').Strategy,
bodyParser = require('body-parser'),
flash = require('connect-flash'),
mongo = require('mongodb'),
mongoose = require('mongoose'),

db = mongoose.connection,

routes = require('./routes/index'),
users = require('./routes/users'),

app = express();

// view engine setup
app.set('views', path.join(__dirname, 'views'));
app.set('view engine', 'jade');

// handle file uploads

//multer delted


// uncomment after placing your favicon in /public
//app.use(favicon(__dirname + '/public/favicon.ico'));
app.use(logger('dev'));
app.use(bodyParser.json());
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false }));

// handle express sessions
app.use(session({
secret: 'keyboard cat',
resave: true,
saveUninitialized: true
}));

// passport
app.use(passport.initialize());
app.use(passport.session());

// validator
app.use(expressValidator({
errorFormatter: function(param, msg, value) {
var namespace = param.split('.'),
root = namespace.shift(),
formParam = root;

while(namespace.length) {
formParam += '[' + namespace.shift() + ']';
}

return {
param: formParam,
msg : msg,
value: value
};
}
}));

app.use(cookieParser());
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')));

// flash
app.use(flash());

// express messages
app.use(function(req, res, next) {
res.locals.messages = require('express-messages')(req, res);
next();
});

app.get('*', function(req, res, next) {
res.locals.user = req.user || null;
next();
});

app.use('/', routes);
app.use('/users', users);

// catch 404 and forward to error handler
app.use(function(req, res, next) {
var err = new Error('Not Found');
err.status = 404;
next(err);
});

// error handlers

// development error handler
// will print stacktrace
if (app.get('env') === 'development') {
app.use(function(err, req, res, next) {
res.status(err.status || 500);
res.render('error', {
message: err.message,
error: err
});
});
}

// production error handler
// no stacktraces leaked to user
app.use(function(err, req, res, next) {
res.status(err.status || 500);
res.render('error', {
message: err.message,
error: {}
});
});


//Express server
var http = require('http');
var server = http.createServer(app);

app.get('/', function(req, res) {
res.send(Hello World!);
});

server.listen(3000, 'localhost');
server.on('listening', function() {
console.log('Express server started on port %s at %s', server.address().port, server.address().address);
});

module.exports = app;


Thank You


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 Answers
10

Delete this line,


app.use(multer({ dest: './uploads' }));

and use instead


var multer = require('multer');
var upload = multer({ dest: './uploads' });

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