Cannot use basic authentication while serving static files using express

Question

Using the Express framework for node.js, I\'m trying to serve up static files contained in a directory while also putting basic authentication on it. When I do so, I am prompted

Answer 1

Im sharing how it worked out for me.

app.use("/login", (req, res, next) => {
  if (req.cookies.UUID) {
    res.redirect("/app");
  } else {
    next();
  }
});
app.use("/login", express.static("dist_auth_app"));
app.use("/app", (req, res, next) => {
  if (!req.cookies.UUID) {
    res.redirect("/login");
  } else {
    next();
  }
});
app.use("/app", express.static("dist"));