Empty req.body with json parser

[robertsLando]

After the update from version 1.0.0 to 1.18.1 req.body is empty.

Request:

var data = {email: email, password: pswd};
request = $.ajax({
            type: "POST",
            url: "/login",
            data: JSON.stringify(data),
            contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8;",
            dataType: "json"
        });

Server side init:

app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
app.use(bodyParser.json());

[dougwilson]

This module is currently version 1.18.1, very different from the version you mentioned. Is that just a typo?

[robertsLando]

@dougwilson sorry I wrote 1.0.1 by error, I mean lastest version 1.18.1. If I install the last version the body is always empty. If I downgrade to 1.0.0 everything works.

[dougwilson]

Downgrade what to 1.0.0, this module? The code you provided is working for me with your jQuery code in both 1.0.0 and 1.18.1

[dougwilson]

Sorry, I made a typo when rewriting your jQuery. The issue is your content typs is invalid.

Instead of

application/json; charset=utf-8;

It needs to be

application/json; charset=utf-8

[robertsLando]

@dougwilson I try to explain it better. I was using [email protected], I have upgrade it to 1.18.1 (the last version), after the upgrade I had empty body in req.body so I have downgrade body-parser back to 1.0.0 and things started working again. I still don't understand why it works with 1.0.0, was a bug in 1.0.0 version that made it work even with the ';' at the end of content type string or what else?

[dougwilson]

That's correct, it was a bug that was fixed.

[robertsLando]

Thanks @dougwilson. I have removed that ';' from all jquery requests in my project and now everyting works with lastest version 1.18.1.