Clarification needed on hattip-entry file

[rondonjon]

I am trying to add cookie / session support to my rakkasjs project.

The docs give some instructions on how this might be achieved, but I am still unsure if I am doing it right.

I think it would be helpful to clarify the following points in the documentation:

• are the listed "available" hattip modules already loaded by rakkasjs, or is this merely an information on what we might want to add to a custom configuration?
• the page mentions a default implementation, but now where to find and how to build upon it.
• Will a custom configuration (if present) replace the default or extend it? If replacing: should we manually extend the defaults to ensure that we're not losing functionality?

I am new to both rakkasjs and hattip and find this part very confusing.

[cyco130]

Hi,

Thank you for your interest!

See the session example in the repo, it should give you the direction in which to start.

The entry-hattip file is for customizing the server. If you don't provide one, nothing is customized and Rakkas acts as if you provided the following:

import { createRequestHandler } from "rakkasjs";
export default createRequestHandler();

The docs show all the options you can pass to createRequestHandler, all which are optional. For session support, you'd add cookie and session middlewares using the middleware.beforePages option:

import { createRequestHandler } from "rakkasjs";
import { cookie } from "@hattip/cookie";
import { session, SimpleCookieStore } from "@hattip/session";

// Declare session data type
declare module "@hattip/session" {
  interface SessionData {
    foo: string;
    bar: number;
  }
}

export default createRequestHandler({
  middleware: {
    beforePages: [
      cookie(),
      session({
        store: new SimpleCookieStore(),
        defaultSessionData: { foo: "xyz", bar: 42 },
        cookieOptions: {
          httpOnly: true,
          secure: import.meta.env.PROD,
          path: "/",
          maxAge: 60 * 60 * 1000, // 1 week
        },
      }),
    ],
  },
});

I know how frustrating it can be when the documentation isn't great, feel free to ping me on Rakkas Discord channel or my Twitter DMs for quick questions on getting started.

[rondonjon]

Hello @cyco130, thanks so much for taking the time to reply and to reply so extensively. I have replaced my implementation with an adjusted version of your example, and the application is now working 😊

[rondonjon]

Reopened because I think this part from your answer might help others, too, if it was taken into the documentation:

The entry-hattip file is for customizing the server. If you don't provide one, nothing is customized and Rakkas acts as if you provided the following:

import { createRequestHandler } from "rakkasjs"; export default createRequestHandler();

[cyco130]

Yes, let's leave it open. It'll serve as a reminder for me to update the docs :)