gistfile1.js

var union = require('union');
var flatiron = require('flatiron');
var winston = require('winston');
var ecstatic = require('ecstatic');
var url = require('url');
var util = require('util');

app = new flatiron.App();
app.use(flatiron.plugins.http);

function getIP(req) {
	return {
		ip: ( req.headers["X-Forwarded-For"]
		|| req.headers["x-forwarded-for"]
		|| req.socket.remoteAddress )
	};
};

app.use(function(req, res, next) { 
	//this does NOT LOG
	winston.log.info("REQ - use-app");
	next();
});

app.http.before = [
   //this throws exception
   //TypeError: Cannot read property 'remoteAddress' of undefined",
   // "    at Array.0 (/home/framlin/workspace/egger/server/run.js:30:51)",
   function (req, res) {
	   app.log.info("REQ - hello client" + req.socket.remoteAddress);
	   res.emit('next');
   },
   ecstatic(__dirname + '/../site')
];

app.start(8081);