Express.js: how to make express.static have higher priority than the rest of the app?

Question

I have an express.js app set up like this:

app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'));
...
app.all('*', require('./routes/all'));

So when I try to load /stylesheets/style.css, request is dispatched to the routes. How do I make the app first try to use "static", and then - the catch-all route?

Answer 1

Middleware get executed in sequential order. Simply put the static middleware before the routing middleware.

app.configure(function() {
  app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'));
  app.use(app.router);
});