var express = require('express'); var session = require('express-session'); var cookieParser = require('cookie-parser'); var flash = require('connect-flash'); var app = express(); app.use(cookieParser('secret')); app.use(session({cookie: { maxAge: 60000 }})); app.use(flash()); app.all('/', function(req, res){ req.flash('test', 'it worked'); res.redirect('/test') }); app.all('/test', function(req, res){ res.send(JSON.stringify(req.flash('test'))); }); app.listen(3000); module.exports = app;