Feature: Upgrade to express 5

[vanvuongngo]

Hi

Please bump the express.js version from 4 to 5 or do you have a clue how to solve?
I tried it and got stuck with this error message:

/node_modules/path-to-regexp/src/index.ts:153
      throw new TypeError(`Missing parameter name at ${i}: ${DEBUG_URL}`);
            ^
TypeError: Missing parameter name at 1: https://git.new/pathToRegexpError

How to reproduce

npm create vike@latest --- --react --tailwindcss --express --eslint --prettier

cd my-app

npm i

npm install express@^5.0.1

npm i -D @types/express@5.0.1

npm run dev

environment

  "dependencies": {
    "@universal-middleware/core": "^0.4.4",
    "@universal-middleware/express": "^0.4.8",
    "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.3.4",
    "express": "^5.0.1",
    "react": "^19.0.0",
    "react-dom": "^19.0.0",
    "vike": "^0.4.227",
    "vike-react": "^0.6.1"
  },

[brillout]

I don't think the error is related to Vike? I agree we should update Bati and our examples (contribution welcome).

[vanvuongngo]

Hi @brillout,
thanks for your hint and yes it's related to express 5. Their migration script does not cover the routing.
I will try create a first PR to update the vike example.

[brillout]

A PR for the Vike example(s) would be great! Feel free to update only one example and I'll propagate the change to all other examples and Bati.

[vanvuongngo]

see #2313