Middleware

Running Code Before Requests Complete

💡 Middleware, EK, "SECURITY, CHECKPOINT" hai, ENTRY, GATE, PAR — HAR, REQUEST, ko, ACTUAL, PAGE/ROUTE, tak, PAHUNCHNE, se, PEHLE, ISME, se, GUZARNA, PADТA, hai — REDIRECT, REWRITE, YA, HEADERS, MODIFY, ki, ja, sakti, HAIN.

middleware.js (PROJECT, ROOT, mein) DEFINE, kiya, jaata hai — YE, matching_config, mein, DEFINE, ki, gayi, SAARI, requests, ke, liye, RUN, hota hai, EDGE, RUNTIME, PAR (bahut, FAST).

Middleware, aksar, AUTHENTICATION, (UNAUTHENTICATED, users, ko, login, page, PAR, REDIRECT, karna), LOCALIZATION, aur, A/B, TESTING, ke, liye, USE, hota hai.

// middleware.js:
import { NextResponse } from "next/server";

export function middleware(request) {
  const token = request.cookies.get("token");
  if (!token && request.nextUrl.pathname.startsWith("/dashboard")) {
    return NextResponse.redirect(new URL("/login", request.url));
  }
  return NextResponse.next();
}

export const config = {
  matcher: ["/dashboard/:path*"],
};

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Middleware, EK, "SECURITY, CHECKPOINT" hai, ENTRY, GATE, PAR — HAR, REQUEST, ko, ACTUAL, PAGE/ROUTE, tak, PAHUNCHNE, se, PEHLE, ISME, se, GUZARNA, PADТA, hai — REDIRECT, REWRITE, YA, HEADERS, MODIFY, ki, ja, sakti, HAIN.

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⚡ झट से Recap

middleware.js = SAARI, matching, requests, ke, liye, request, complete, hone, se, PEHLE, RUN, hota, hai
Edge Runtime, PAR, RUN, hota, hai — EXTREMELY, FAST
Authentication, localization, A/B, testing, ke, liye, COMMON, use-cases

इस page में (2 subtopics)

NextResponse.redirect(), BROWSER, ka, URL, CHANGE, karta hai (VISIBLE, redirect). NextResponse.rewrite(), URL, BAR, mein, DIKHТE, HUE, URL, ko, SAME, RAKHТE, hue, INTERNALLY, EK, DIFFERENT, page, SERVE, karta hai — jaise, A/B, TESTING, ke, liye.

return NextResponse.rewrite(new URL("/variant-b", request.url));

matcher config, mein, REGEX-jaise, PATTERNS, USE, kiye, ja, sakte, HAIN — jaise, "/((?!api|_next/static).*)" SAARE, routes, PAR, MATCH, karega, EXCEPT, API, routes, aur, STATIC, files.

💡Tip: Middleware, ko, SIRF, ZAROORI, routes, PAR, hi, RUN, karna, chahiye — EK, TOO-BROAD, matcher, se, UNNECESSARY, latency, HAR, request, PAR, ADD, ho, sakti, hai.

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