[node.js] bodyParser is deprecated express 4

I am using express 4.0 and I'm aware that body parser has been taken out of the express core, I am using the recommended replacement, however I am getting

body-parser deprecated bodyParser: use individual json/urlencoded middlewares server.js:15:12 body-parser deprecated urlencoded: explicitly specify "extended: true" for extended parsing node_modules/body-parser/index.js:74:29

Where do I find this supposed middlewares? or should I not be getting this error?

var express     = require('express');
var server      = express();
var bodyParser  = require('body-parser');
var mongoose    = require('mongoose');
var passport    = require('./config/passport');
var routes      = require('./routes');

mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost/myapp', function(err) {
    if(err) throw err;
});

server.set('view engine', 'jade');
server.set('views', __dirname + '/views');

server.use(bodyParser()); 
server.use(passport.initialize());

// Application Level Routes
routes(server, passport);

server.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'));

server.listen(3000);

I found that while adding

app.use(bodyParser.json());
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({
  extended: true
}));

helps, sometimes it's a matter of your querying that determines how express handles it.

For instance, it could be that your parameters are passed in the URL rather than in the body

In such a case, you need to capture both the body and url parameters and use whichever is available (with preference for the body parameters in the case below)

app.route('/echo')
    .all((req,res)=>{
        let pars = (Object.keys(req.body).length > 0)?req.body:req.query;
        res.send(pars);
    });

If you're using express > 4.16, you can use express.json() and express.urlencoded()

The express.json() and express.urlencoded() middleware have been added to provide request body parsing support out-of-the-box. This uses the expressjs/body-parser module module underneath, so apps that are currently requiring the module separately can switch to the built-in parsers.

Source Express 4.16.0 - Release date: 2017-09-28

With this,

const bodyParser  = require('body-parser');

app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
app.use(bodyParser.json());

becomes,

const express = require('express');

app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
app.use(express.json());

app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({extended: true}));

I have the same problem but this work for me. You can try this extended part.

What is your opinion to use express-generator it will generate skeleton project to start with, without deprecated messages appeared in your log

run this command

npm install express-generator -g

Now, create new Express.js starter application by type this command in your Node projects folder.

express node-express-app

That command tell express to generate new Node.js application with the name node-express-app.

then Go to the newly created project directory, install npm packages and start the app using the command

cd node-express-app && npm install && npm start

In older versions of express, we had to use:

app.use(express.bodyparser()); 

because body-parser was a middleware between node and express. Now we have to use it like:

app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
app.use(bodyParser.json());

Want zero warnings? Use it like this:

app.use(bodyParser.json());
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({
  extended: true
}));

Explanation: The default value of the extended option has been deprecated, meaning you need to explicitly pass true or false value.

body-parser is a piece of express middleware that reads a form's input and stores it as a javascript object accessible through req.body 'body-parser' must be installed (via npm install --save body-parser) For more info see: https://github.com/expressjs/body-parser

   var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
   app.use(bodyParser.json()); // support json encoded bodies
   app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true })); // support encoded bodies

When extended is set to true, then deflated (compressed) bodies will be inflated; when extended is set to false, deflated bodies are rejected.