Conditionally skip a middleware when a condition is met. ## Install npm i express-unless --save ## Usage With existing middlewares: ```javascript var unless = require('express-unless'); var static = express.static(__dirname + '/public'); static.unless = unless; app.use(static.unless({ method: 'OPTIONS' })); ``` If you are authoring a middleware you can support unless as follow: ```javascript module.exports = function (middlewareOptions) { var mymid = function (req, res, next) { }; mymid.unless = require('express-unless'); return mymid; }; ``` ## Current options - `method` it could be an string or an array of strings. If the request method match the middleware will not run. - `path` it could be an string, a regexp or an array of any of those. It also could be an array of object which is url and methods key-pairs. If the request path or path and method match, the middleware will not run. Check [Examples](#examples) for usage. - `ext` it could be an string or an array of strings. If the request path ends with one of these extensions the middleware will not run. - `custom` it must be a function that accepts `req` and returns `true` / `false`. If the function returns true for the given request, ithe middleware will not run. - `useOriginalUrl` it should be `true` or `false`, default is `true`. if false, `path` will match against `req.url` instead of `req.originalUrl`. Please refer to [Express API](http://expressjs.com/4x/api.html#request) for the difference between `req.url` and `req.originalUrl`. ## Examples Require authentication for every request unless the path is index.html. ```javascript app.use(requiresAuth.unless({ path: [ '/index.html', { url: '/', methods: ['GET', 'PUT'] } ] })) ``` Avoid a fstat for request to routes doesnt end with a given extension. ```javascript app.use(static.unless(function (req) { var ext = url.parse(req.originalUrl).pathname.substr(-4); return !~['.jpg', '.html', '.css', '.js'].indexOf(ext); })); ``` ## License MIT 2014 - Jose Romaniello