{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Blog - Silicon Cloud","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog","author_name":"Jackson Davis","author_url":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/author\/jacksondavis\/","title":"What is the function of the Express middleware?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"VSwOrhhtvM\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-function-of-the-express-middleware\/\">What is the function of the Express middleware?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-function-of-the-express-middleware\/embed\/#?secret=VSwOrhhtvM\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What is the function of the Express middleware?&#8221; &#8212; Blog - Silicon Cloud\" data-secret=\"VSwOrhhtvM\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"The purpose of Express middleware is to provide functions during the request handling process that can access the request object (req), response object (res), and the next middleware function in the application. Middleware functions can perform various tasks such as validating requests, parsing request bodies, handling errors, and more. Specifically, middleware functions can be used [&hellip;]"}