Express on delete redirect

on-delete-redirect.js

// This gist shows how to handle multiple redirect options after a delete resource.

app.get('/parents/:parent_id/resources', function(req, res){
	req.flash('on-del-resource', req.originalUrl);
	res.render('parents/index')
});

app.get('/resources', function(req, res){
	req.flash('on-del-resource', req.originalUrl);
	res.render('resources/index')
});
 
app.get('/resources/:id', function(req, res){
	res.render('show');
});

app.delete('/resources/:id', function(req, res){
	var redirectDefault = '/resources';
	var redirect = req.flash('on-del-resource') || redirectDefault;
	
	DB.delete('resources', id, function(){
		if (err) return next(err);
		res.redirect(redirect);
	});
});

// another option would be to create a middleware which creates methods
req.setRedirection('resource.create'); // set redirect target
req.getRedirection('resource.create'); // get redirect target