expressjs: get requested url

Question

I want to get the url the client has requested out of the request.

Currently I use:

var requestedUrl = req.protocol + \'://\' + req.host + \':3000\' + re         


        

Answer 1

I often times add something like this to my express app:

  app.use(function(req, res, next) {
    req.getRoot = function() {
      return req.protocol + "://" + req.get('host');
    }
    return next();
  });

Now you have a function you can call on demand if you need it.