Node.js Express Middleware Not Executing as Expected for Specific Routes
I'm working on a personal project and I'm working on a project and hit a roadblock. I'm currently building a REST API using Node.js with Express and am working with an scenario where my middleware is not executing for certain routes. I have a middleware function that is supposed to log requests and check for authentication before allowing access to protected routes. However, it seems to be bypassed for one of the routes that serves the user profile. Here's the middleware code that I've implemented: ```javascript const express = require('express'); const app = express(); const authMiddleware = (req, res, next) => { console.log(`Request URL: ${req.originalUrl}`); if (!req.headers.authorization) { return res.status(401).json({ message: 'Unauthorized' }); } next(); }; app.use(authMiddleware); app.get('/api/user/profile', (req, res) => { res.json({ name: 'John Doe', age: 30 }); }); app.get('/api/public/data', (req, res) => { res.json({ info: 'This is public data' }); }); const PORT = 3000; app.listen(PORT, () => { console.log(`Server is running on port ${PORT}`); }); ``` When I send a request to `/api/user/profile` without the `Authorization` header, I am receiving the profile data instead of the expected 401 Unauthorized response. On the other hand, requests to `/api/public/data` correctly bypass the middleware and return the public data without an scenario. I've ensured that the middleware is being applied globally, but somehow it seems to skip over the profile route. I've tried debugging by adding console logs in the middleware and checking if there are any route-specific configurations affecting it, but everything looks normal. I'm using Express version 4.17.1. Can someone guide to identify what might be causing this behavior? Is there a possibility that the order of route definitions is affecting middleware execution? How would you solve this? Am I approaching this the right way?