ZA | 25-SDC-July | Luke Manyamazi | Sprint 3 | Middleware Exercises #33

Luke-Manyamazi · 2025-10-16T02:45:25Z

Middleware-custom: Express app with two custom-written middlewares (username and JSON array parser)
Middleware-offTheShelf: Express app replacing JSON parser with Express's built-in middleware

Both apps handle POST requests and return authentication and subject info messages

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Changelist

I created two Express applications demonstrating middleware usage:

middleware-custom/:
Contains an Express app with two custom-written middlewares:

Username middleware that checks for X-Username header
JSON parsing and validation middleware that manually handles request body parsing

middleware-offTheShelf/:
Contains an Express app where one middleware is replaced with Express's built-in express.json() middleware:

Custom username middleware
Off-the-shelf express.json() for JSON parsing
Custom validation for array checking

Both applications handle POST requests and return formatted responses showing authentication status and subject information.

Questions

Is the distinction between custom vs off-the-shelf middleware clear enough in my implementation?
Should the error handling be more comprehensive, or is the current simple approach sufficient?
Is the directory structure and separation between the two versions correct for this submission?

1. Middleware-custom: Express app with two custom-written middlewares (username and JSON array parser) 2. Middleware-offTheShelf: Express app replacing JSON parser with Express's built-in middleware - Both apps handle POST requests and return authentication and subject info messages

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