Definitelytyped: @types/express - Property 'user' does not exist on type 'Request'

[sandcake]

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  • Authors: @borisyankov @19majkel94 @kacepe
  
  

Typescript version: 2.6.1
express: 4.16.2
types/express: 4.0.39

When trying:

function(req: Request, res: Response, next: Next) {
  console.log(req.user);
} 

[MichalLytek]

Because it doesn't exist in express request object. What is the problem here?

[micksatana]

@sandcake you try to access req.user, I guess you are using express with passport? If so, you should install @types/passport too.

[sandcake]

@19majkel94 that's confusing because the user field is shown in the autocompletion (using vscode 1.18.1).
Furthermore the error just started popping for a few days after being silent for almost a year.

[MichalLytek]

I don't get it - typescript complain that the property user doesn't exist but typescript provide autocompletion for it? Looks like VSCode bug, not @types/express 😉

[sandcake]

I think you are right @19majkel94 , i just checked today after a fresh restart and fresh install and can't reproduce it anymore.
I shall then close this issue.

[sandcake]

@micksatana that's right, i am using express with passport. Thanks for the tip :) . I shall try it when the error occurs again.