Plugins
1. cors
Providing a Connect/Express middleware that can be used to enable CORS with various options. https://www.npmjs.com/package/cors
yarn add corsserver.ts
import express, { Request, Response } from "express";
import cors from "cors";
const app = express();
// Add This
app.use(cors())
app.get("/", function (req: Request, res: Response) {
res.end("Hello mom!");
});
const PORT = 8181;
app.listen(PORT, () => {
console.log(`Listening at http://localhost:${PORT}/`);
});2. express-rate-limit
Basic rate-limiting middleware for Express. https://www.npmjs.com/package/express-rate-limit
yarn add express-rate-limitserver.ts
import express, { Request, Response } from "express";
import { rateLimit } from 'express-rate-limit'
const app = express();
// Add This
const limiter = rateLimit({
windowMs: 15 * 60 * 1000, // 15 minutes
limit: 100, // Limit each IP to 100 requests per `window` (here, per 15 minutes).
standardHeaders: 'draft-8', // draft-6: `RateLimit-*` headers; draft-7 & draft-8: combined `RateLimit` header
legacyHeaders: false, // Disable the `X-RateLimit-*` headers.
})
app.use(limiter)
app.get("/", function (req: Request, res: Response) {
res.end("Hello mom!");
});
const PORT = 8181;
app.listen(PORT, () => {
console.log(`Listening at http://localhost:${PORT}/`);
});3. helmet
Help secure Express apps by setting HTTP response headers. https://www.npmjs.com/package/helmet
yarn add helmetserver.ts
import express, { Request, Response } from "express";
import helmet from "helmet";
const app = express();
// Add This
app.use(helmet());
app.get("/", function (req: Request, res: Response) {
res.end("Hello mom!");
});
const PORT = 8181;
app.listen(PORT, () => {
console.log(`Listening at http://localhost:${PORT}/`);
});