Routing

Warning: contentstack-express framework has been deprecated. We will soon stop supporting this framework. Instead, we recommend using DataSync, which is faster and more flexible than the web framework.

Routing essentially means how URLs are mapped to actions and variables.

When a URL is accessed on your domain, a request is sent to the router that is available in “app.js” file or a plugin. This router is responsible for finding a matching page and, accordingly, routing the request to the page. contentstack-express allows you to define these routing rules.

Example:

Let’s define a rule where the router will return “hello world” when a GET request is made to the home page.

// respond with "hello world" when a GET request is made to the homepage
app.get('/', function(req, res) {
  res.send('hello world');
});

Similarly, you can variously define custom routes. contentstack-express supports all the route methods, paths, and handlers that are provided by Node.js Express.