Using HTTP2 and Next-routes together

[Leonardo Petrucci]

I'm having trouble finding any information about how to implement HTTP2 while also still using Next Routes. Next Routes is an absolute lifesaver and has cut down the amount of work I have to do a lot so I'd really prefer not having to ditch it.

This is my current server.js script:

const express = require( 'express' );
const next    = require( 'next' );

// Import middleware.
const routes = require( './routes' );

// Setup app.
const app     = next( { dev: 'production' !== process.env.NODE_ENV } );
const handle  = app.getRequestHandler();
const handler = routes.getRequestHandler( app );

app.prepare()
  .then( () => {

    // Create server.
    const server = express();

    // Use our handler for requests.
    server.use( handler );

    // Don't remove. Important for the server to work. Default route.
    server.get( '*', ( req, res ) => {
      return handle( req, res );
    } );

    // Get current port.
    const port = process.env.PORT || 8080;

    // Error check.
    server.listen( port, err => {
      if ( err ) {
        throw err;
      }

      // Where we starting, yo!
      console.log( `> Ready on port ${port}...` );
    } );
  } );

And my routes.js script:

const routes = require( 'next-routes' );

// Setup router.
module.exports = routes()
  .add( 'index', '/' )
  .add( 'posts' )
  .add( 'single', '/posts/:slug' );

I've been trying to implement this example into my current server, unfortunately when not using express I can't use server.use( handler ); which means I have absolutely no idea how to use the handler.

Am I trying to do something impossible or is this an easy solution?

[Igor Szostek]

Sorry to dissapoint you, but as far as I can tell, there are no express http2 solution supported, but they are working on it:
expressjs/express#3730

You can use something like node-spdy without using express, and there is instruction on how to use next-routes without express on readme.

Other solution that i used before, more hacky one is to create regular express server and proxy it through http2 on nginx

[(Rew) Andrew McLagan]

Its not hacky to use nginx as a proxy - its actually preferred. Node should not be directly exposed.