express-starter/src/handlers/helpers/session-handler.class.ts

// nodejs / npm modules
import { RequestHandler } from 'express';
import session from 'express-session';

declare module 'express-session' {
  interface SessionData {
    user?: string;
  }
}

export class SessionHandler {
  private requestHandler!: RequestHandler;

  constructor() {
    this.requestHandler = session({
      secret: 'U&ert@)Ge^W]KLBzJH=GrF_N7gcQaQp>4Y<',
      name: 'SESSIONID',
      cookie: {
        httpOnly: true,
        sameSite: true,
        maxAge: 1000 * Number(process.env.SESSION_TIMEOUT_SEC),
        secure: 'auto'
      },
      resave: false,
      rolling: true,
      saveUninitialized: false
    });
  }

  public get handler(): RequestHandler {
    return this.requestHandler;
  }
}