javascript - Session Undefined - Using Connect-Redis / ExpressJS / Node -

this morning awoke find nodejitsu spinning out following error:

warning: connection.session() memorystore not designed production environment, leak memory, , not scale past single process.

'well then!' thought myself - , off went find more suitable. settled on redis, , began implementing connect-redis , node-redis application.

however, following error continues surface after repeated attempts @ fix. error follows:

typeerror: cannot set property 'loggedin' of undefined         @ /users/ryan/aggregus/server.js:300:25         @ promise.<anonymous> (/users/ryan/aggregus/object_models/user.js:60:5)         @ promise.<anonymous> (/users/ryan/aggregus/node_modules/mongoose/node_modules/mpromise/lib/promise.js:162:8)         @ promise.eventemitter.emit (events.js:95:17)         @ promise.emit (/users/ryan/aggregus/node_modules/mongoose/node_modules/mpromise/lib/promise.js:79:38)         @ promise.fulfill (/users/ryan/aggregus/node_modules/mongoose/node_modules/mpromise/lib/promise.js:92:20)         @ /users/ryan/aggregus/node_modules/mongoose/lib/query.js:1813:13         @ model.document.init (/users/ryan/aggregus/node_modules/mongoose/lib/document.js:243:11)         @ completeone (/users/ryan/aggregus/node_modules/mongoose/lib/query.js:1811:10)         @ /users/ryan/aggregus/node_modules/mongoose/lib/query.js:1779:11 

loggedin referring req.session.loggedin, session variable use track logged-in users. following application code in question:

var express = require('express'); var crypto = require('crypto'); var mongoose = require('mongoose'); var nodemailer = require('nodemailer'); var request = require('request'); var underscore = require('underscore'); var mandrill = require('node-mandrill')('0bfnpdenldiztu7axujdqq'); var connect = require('connect'); var engines = require('consolidate'); var fs = require('fs'); var redis = require("redis").createclient();  var redisstore = require('connect-redis')(express);  var sessionstore = new redisstore({     client: redis });  var stripe_api_key = 'key'; var stripe = require('stripe')(stripe_api_key);  var app = express();   app.configure(function() {     app.engine('html', engines.jade);     app.set('view engine', 'html');     app.use(express.cookieparser());      app.use(express.bodyparser());     app.use(express.session({secret: "svtabyrki4q786as37c785ta8vi56aiw4i8w467acv", store: sessionstore}));     app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/www'));     app.use(express.compress());      app.use(app.router);  });  // mongoose connection  var db = mongoose.connection;  var dburi = 'hiddenurl';  db.on('disconnected', function() {     mongoose.connect(dburi, {server:{auto_reconnect:true}}); });  db.on('error', function(error) {   console.error('error in mongodb connection: ' + error);   mongoose.disconnect(); });  mongoose.connect(dburi, {server:{auto_reconnect:true}});  // mongoose object models  var user = require('./object_models/user')(mongoose, nodemailer, mandrill); var notifications = require('./object_models/notification')(mongoose, nodemailer); var experience = require('./object_models/experience')(mongoose, nodemailer); var booking = require('./object_models/booking')(mongoose, nodemailer); var review = require('./object_models/review')(mongoose, nodemailer); var heart = require('./object_models/heart')(mongoose, nodemailer); var message = require('./object_models/message')(mongoose, nodemailer);  // nodemailer settings  var smtptransport = nodemailer.createtransport("smtp",{     service: "gmail",     auth: {         user: "ryan@aggregus.com",         pass: pwd     } });  // bootstrap call  app.get('/', function(req, res) {     res.render('../index.html');     console.log("wusup"); }); 

to provide further clarity, here have tried until point no avail:

1. i have placed app.use(express.cookieparser()); prior express.session call, articles of subject suggested.
2. i have ensured new redisstore call references client directly upon initialization.
3. i have placed app.use(app.router) after both init calls both express.session , 'express.cookieparser'.
4. my redis server functional, via createclient() call.

this similar question resolved preventing rather insignificant app.use initialization call app.router prior express' sessionstore being initialized.

thus, tl;dr: in using connect-redis, session variables return undefined. have scoured web answers, , clue app.router being started prior express' own session handling. little glitch occurs beyond me. gods of stack overflow have mercy on poor soul.

edit: thought package.json might handy reference. generated via nodejitsu:

{   "name": "aggregus",   "subdomain": "aggregus-aggregus",   "scripts": {     "start": "node server.js"   },   "version": "0.0.0-14",   "engines": {     "node": "0.8.x"   },   "dependencies": {     "connect": "2.7.8",     "consolidate": "0.9.1",     "express": "3.2.2",     "jade": "0.30.0",     "mongoose": "3.6.9",     "node-mandrill":"1.0.1",     "nodemailer": "0.4.1",     "request":"2.22.0",     "stripe": "1.3.0",     "underscore":"1.4.4"   } } 

you're calling connect-redis wrong, , don't need redis installed separately. however, don't see connect-redis in package.json, should npm install --save connect-redis. this:

var express = require('express'); var redisstore = require('connect-redis')(express); var ports = require('./classes/ports.js'); var config = require('./config/config.js'); var routes = require('./routes'); var errors = require('./classes/errors.js');  var app = express(); ports(app); app .use(express.logger()) .use(express.compress()) .use(express.cookieparser()) .use(express.session({   store: new redisstore({     port: config.redisport,     host: config.redishost,     db: config.redisdatabase,     pass: config.redispassword   }),   secret: 'your secret here',   proxy: true,   cookie: { secure: true } })) .use(express.favicon(__dirname + '/../public/img/favicon.ico')) .use(express.bodyparser()) .use(express.methodoverride())  routes(app); errors(app);