express-nobots
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Keep Bots Away From Your Express App
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Keep Bots And Crawlers Away From Your Express App
This simple to integrate module uses the user-agent header to determine whether or not a request is made from a bot, and if so, either blocks it or tags the request.
Installation
=====
```bash
npm install express-nobots --save
```
Usage
=====
Make sure to include this as the first middleware!
Blocking Bots (sends 401 unauthorised):
```javascript
var noBots = require('express-nobots');
....
app.use(noBots());
//or
app.use(noBots({block:true}));
```
Tagging Bots (this will set req.isBot to true if a bot makes a request):
```javascript
var noBots = require('express-nobots');
....
app.use(noBots({block:false}));
```
Request from a bot with block set to false:
```javascript
...
console.log(req.isBot);
//true
...
```