I have the following get request where I call a bunch of data and pass it through to my EJS view.
router.get('/currentrentals', ensureAuthenticated, async (req, res) => {
const companies = await Company.getCompanies();
const barges = await Barge.getBarges();
const parishes = await Parish.getParishes();
const states = await State.getStates();
const pickupdropoff = await PickupDropoff.getPickupDropoff();
var notifications = await Notification.getNotifications();
JSON.stringify(barges);
JSON.stringify(companies);
JSON.stringify(parishes);
JSON.stringify(states);
JSON.stringify(pickupdropoff);
JSON.stringify(notifications);
var notifications = await notifications.sort((a, b) => b.id - a.id).slice(0,3);
res.render('currentrentals', {
name: req.user.name, companies: companies, barges: barges, parishes: parishes, states: states, pickupdropoff : pickupdropoff, notifications : notifications
});
}
);
Two questions:
I have multiple get requests that requires the same information. Is there a way to make this data available across the entirety of my site, so I don't have to rewrite this for each get path?
Is there a more succinct way to write the existing code I have? Perhaps looping through them or something of the sort? Simply for learning purposes.
The code currently works as-is.
Thanks!
If the data is constant, you can try this:
let data = null;
async function getData() {
if (!data) {
data = {
companies: await Company.getCompanies(),
barges: await Barge.getBarges();
parishes: await Parish.getParishes(),
states: await State.getStates(),
pickupdropoff: await PickupDropoff.getPickupDropoff(),
notifications: (await Notification.getNotifications()).sort((a, b) => b.id - a.id).slice(0,3)
};
}
return data;
}
router.get('/currentrentals', ensureAuthenticated, async (req, res) => {
res.render('currentrentals', { name: req.user.name, ...(await getData()) });
}
);
// other routes