req.vhost is undefined

This is my main code, but I get req.vhost is undefined, any idea what can cause it?

app.use(function(req, res, next){
console.log(req.vhost)
  var username = req.vhost[0] // username is the "*"
  console.log(username)
 
  // pretend request was for /{username}/* for file serving
  req.originalUrl = req.url;
  console.log('req '+ req.originalUrl)
  req.url = '/' + username + req.url
  console.log(req.url)


  next()
})

app.use(vhost('*.myapp.local', indexRouter))

if I delete the console logs in the middleware the right route is rendered, but it is important to have access to the req.vhost[0] to render dynamic data based on the subdomain the user is typing

[dougwilson]

Hi @mrrovot , the req.vhost property is not populated until the request actually passes though this middleware. In your example, you are accessing req.vhost before this middleware is ever invoked. In addition, the req.vhost property is only available within the defined handler, which in your case is the indexRouter.

I hope that helps.

[mrrovot]

the req.vhost[0] is commented out, I meant where there is console.log(req.vhost) I couldn’t access the[0]but as I was recreating a simple app with the error to send you, it now it works!, probably it was something I mistyped last night

thanks for the help