struggling to figure this out. (pathing issue)

[itsjusttriz]

Currently im trying to dynamically import methods depending on request path.

app.use(async (req, res) => {
    const dir = await fs.readdir(process.cwd() + '/dist/callbacks').catch(console.error);
    if (dir) {
        for (const file of dir.filter(f => f.endsWith('.js'))) {
            const { endpoint } = await import(`./callbacks/${file}`);
            if (req.path !== endpoint.path)
                continue;

            await endpoint.callback(req, res);
            return;
        }
    }
    res.end()
})

I import an object from another directory, and that object contains a path property, e.g. /user/:id, but when i check if (req.path !== endpoint.path) {...} (endpoint being the object), it NEVER matches.... I think the /:id part is being taken literally, and not allowing substitues e.g. /user/itsjusttriz

[itsjusttriz]

Solved!

I ended up going with this:

const fallback = new JSONResponse({ code: IRequest.getStatusCode('NOT_FOUND'), message: 'Fallback: Invalid Request', payload: [] });

app.use(async (req, res) => {
    const dir = await fs.readdir(process.cwd() + '/dist/callbacks').catch(console.error);
    if (dir) {
        for (const file of dir.filter(f => f.endsWith('.js'))) {
            const { endpoint } = await import(`./callbacks/${file}`);
            if (endpoint?.path?.test?.(req.path)) // Tests if req.path matches a specific regex group.
                await endpoint.callback(req, res);
            else if (endpoint?.path === req.path) // Else, checks if req.path equals the specific path as a string.
                await endpoint.callback(req, res);
            else
                continue;
            return;
        }
        res.status(fallback.getCode()).send(req.query.raw === 'true' ? fallback : fallback.getMessage())
        return;
    }
    res.end()
});

Each path of each file is either a string, or a regex group. Using (\w+) to distinguish path parameters, and destructuring them server-side to name them. e.g.

- /twitch/user/:userIdOrName
+ /\/twitch\/user\/(\w+)/