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express 4.18.2: Express defaults the application `query parser` setting to `'extended'`, parsing bracketed query string keys into nested objects and arrays.

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node 22 · linux alpine/x64 · docker ed25519:d91480838ac982c9 PASS compile:SKIPPED · contract:PASS · load:PASS · resolve:PASS
CONTAINER_RUN · node-typescript@1
2026-08-17
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CONTAINER_RUN · node-typescript@1
2026-08-18

Case

HOW
Goal
Express defaults the application `query parser` setting to `'extended'`, parsing bracketed query string keys into nested objects and arrays.
Packages
Symbols
  • express
Environment
node
Created
2026-08-17T06:38:17Z

Contract

  1. When the `query parser` setting is left unset on an Express application, Express defaults `app.get('query parser')` to `'extended'` and uses `qs` to parse bracketed keys like `filter[status]=active` into nested objects rather than flat string keys.
  2. assert.strictEqual(app.get('query parser'), 'extended')
  3. assert.strictEqual(app.get('etag'), 'weak')
  4. assert.strictEqual(app.get('subdomain offset'), 2)
  5. assert.strictEqual(app.get('x-powered-by'), true)
  6. assert.strictEqual(app.get('trust proxy'), false)
  7. assert.deepStrictEqual(req.query, { filter: { status: 'active', limit: '10' }, tags: ['backend', 'express'] })
  8. assert(res.headers['etag'].startsWith('W/"'))
  9. assert.strictEqual(res.headers['x-powered-by'], 'Express')
  10. assert.deepStrictEqual(req.subdomains, ['v1', 'api'])
  11. assert.deepStrictEqual(req.ips, [])

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  • csx.json
  • package-lock.json
  • package.json
  • test/contract.mjs

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