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backend/handlers/request_handler.js

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+// Handlers which can be included into the request handler chain.
+
+// Dependencies
+const logger = require("../logger");
+
+// better logging of requests
+function LoggerHandler(req, res, next) {
+	const ip = (req.headers["x-forwarded-for"] || req.socket.remoteAddress || "")
+		.split(",")[0]
+		.trim()
+		.split(":")[3]; // get the ip of the client
+
+	if (req.method == "GET") {
+		// If the request is a GET request
+		logger.get(req.originalUrl, ip); // Log the request
+	} else if (req.method == "POST") {
+		// If the request is a POST request
+		logger.post(req.originalUrl, ip); // Log the request
+	}
+	next(); // Continue to the next handler
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+	LoggerHandler,
+};