Node.js - Session doesn't persist through res.redirect()
express, node.js, redis
Solution
Alright, I found the solution. The problem is that the time in `maxAge` was added to the current date. So, in the browser side, the cookie was set to expire at the GMT time shown.
The problem was the following : I use a virtual machine to test node.js, and, you know... sometimes, you suspend your machine.
Well, what happened is that the machine's time was two days late. So, whenever the cookie was set on the server side, the client side thought the cookie was already expired, since my host machine was not two days late.
Another stupid outcome.
Problem
I'm (almost) successfully using Node.js with Express and Redis to handle sessions. The problem I'm having is that the session is not kept when I use `res.redirect()`. Here is how I can see it : ``` req.session.username = username.toString(); console.log(req.session); res.redirect('/home'); ``` The console.log() prints : ``` { lastAccess: 1322579131762, cookie: { path: '/', httpOnly: true, _expires: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:06:31 GMT, originalMaxAge: 60000 }, username: 'admin' } ``` Now, here is the following code : ``` app.get('/home', [app.requireLogin], function(req, res, next) { // Not showing the rest as it's not even getting there // Instead, here is what's interesting app.requireLogin = function(req, res, next) { console.log(req.session); ``` This console.log() prints out this : ``` { lastAccess: 1322579131775, cookie: { path: '/', httpOnly: true, _expires: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:06:31 GMT, originalMaxAge: 60000 } } ``` Clearly, the 'username' object has disappeared. The session has not kept it, and just rebuilt a new one. How can I solve this? Don't hesitate if you need any information. Here is the code where I set the session management : ``` app.configure(function() { // Defines the view folder and engine used. this.set('views', path.join(__dirname, 'views')); this.set('view engine', 'ejs'); // Allow parsing form data this.use(express.bodyParser()); // Allow parsing cookies from request headers this.use(express.cookieParser()); // Session management this.use(express.session({ // Private crypting key secret: 'keyboard cat', store: new RedisStore, cookie: { maxAge: 60000 } })); this.use(app.router); }); ``` Here is the whole project (I mean, parts of it), on gist : https://gist.github.com/c8ed0f2cc858942c4c3b (ignore the properties of the rendered views)