#Type string is not assignable to Request<ParamsDictionary> express-session

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latent tiger
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I have installed express-session and @types/express-session. This is my config file

export default session({
    name: "sid", 
    genid: uuid(),
    secret: process.env.COOKIES_SECRET, 
    cookie: {
        domain: "localhost:3000",
        httpOnly: true,
        maxAge: 30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000, 
        path: "/", 
        sameSite: true,
        secure: true
    }
})
fresh pendant
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read the doc for express-session

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calling the session only creates the middleware with some options

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needs to be a function, can't return the uuid directly

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also, for the secret, TS doesn't know what type process.env.COOKIES_SECRET is

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it might be undefined

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there is a chance that env variable isn't set or doesn't exist

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if you are sure it exists, you need to assert it

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using !

latent tiger
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I had completely forgot about it

fresh pendant
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!resolved