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express 5.2.1: Handle Express 5 silent behavior changes in default query parsing, numeric res.send/res.json status handling, and res.redirect('back')

Verified sample for npm express 5.2.1: Handle Express 5 silent behavior changes in default query parsing, numeric res.send/res.json status handling, and…

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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
2026-08-16
node 22 · linux alpine/x64 · docker ed25519:2175b912ea1c23b1 PASS compile:SKIPPED · contract:PASS · load:PASS · resolve:PASS
CONTAINER_RUN · node-typescript@1
2026-08-18

Case

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Goal
Handle Express 5 silent behavior changes in default query parsing, numeric res.send/res.json status handling, and res.redirect('back')
Packages
Symbols
  • express
  • req.query
  • res.send
  • res.json
  • res.redirect
  • res.sendStatus
Environment
node
Created
2026-08-16T06:30:15Z

Contract

  1. assert express 5 default query parser does not parse nested bracket keys into objects and leaves req.query.filter undefined
  2. assert app.set('query parser', 'extended') restores nested query object parsing
  3. assert res.send(204) in express 5 responds with HTTP status 200 and body '204' instead of HTTP 204 No Content
  4. assert res.sendStatus(204) in express 5 correctly responds with HTTP 204 No Content
  5. assert res.json(404, obj) in express 5 ignores the second argument and responds with HTTP status 200 and body '404'
  6. assert res.status(404).json(obj) in express 5 correctly responds with HTTP 404 and the JSON payload
  7. assert res.redirect('back') in express 5 sets Location: back literally without reading the Referer header
  8. assert res.redirect(req.get('Referrer') || '/') redirects to the Referer header URL

Files

  • NOTES.md
  • csx.json
  • package-lock.json
  • package.json
  • src/app.mjs
  • test/contract.mjs

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