Error: Most middleware (like bodyParser) is no longer bundled with Express and must be installed separately.

[ktravelet]

I'm trying to use dts-gen for express but getting the Error below.

I really just want to extend the express.request.session interface.

Thanks!

Error: Most middleware (like bodyParser) is no longer bundled with Express and must be installed separately. Please see https://github.com/senchalabs/connect#middleware.

my package.json dependencies:

  "dependencies": {
    "async": "^2.5.0",
    "bcrypt": "^1.0.3",
    "body-parser": "^1.18.2",
    "cookie-parser": "^1.4.3",
    "csurf": "^1.9.0",
    "ejs": "^2.5.7",
    "express": "^4.16.2",
    "express-session": "^1.15.6",
    "helmet": "^3.9.0",
    "isemail": "^3.0.0",
    "moment": "^2.19.1",
    "multer": "^1.3.0",
    "mysql": "^2.15.0",
    "mysql2": "^1.5.1",
    "nodemailer": "^4.4.1",
    "nodemailer-sendinblue-transport": "^1.2.3",
    "password-validator": "^4.0.0",
    "sequelize": "^4.28.1",
    "serve-favicon": "^2.4.5",
    "uuid": "^3.1.0",
    "winston": "^2.4.0"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@types/async": "^2.0.44",
    "@types/bcrypt": "^1.0.0",
    "@types/csurf": "^1.9.35",
    "@types/express": "^4.0.38",
    "@types/express-session": "^1.15.8",
    "@types/multer": "^1.3.6",
    "@types/mysql2": "github:types/mysql2",
    "@types/sequelize": "github:types/sequelize",
    "@types/serve-favicon": "^2.2.30",
    "@types/uuid": "^3.4.3",
    "del": "^3.0.0",
    "dts-gen": "^0.5.7",
    "eslint": "^4.17.0",
    "eslint-config-airbnb-base": "^12.1.0",
    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.8.0",
    "gulp": "^3.9.1",
    "tslint": "^5.9.1",
    "typescript": "^2.7.1"
  }

to reproduce:

$ ./../../node_modules/.bin/dts-gen -m express
Unexpected crash! Please log a bug with the commandline you specified.
/***/***/***/***/***/node_modules/dts-gen/bin/lib/run.js:130
        throw e;
        ^

Error: Most middleware (like bodyParser) is no longer bundled with Express and must be installed separately. Please see https://github.com/senchalabs/connect#middleware.
    at Function.get (/***/***/***/***/***/node_modules/express/lib/express.js:108:13)
    at getResult (/***/***/***/***/***/node_modules/dts-gen/bin/lib/index.js:148:47)
    at getTopLevelDeclarations (/***/***/***/***/***/node_modules/dts-gen/bin/lib/index.js:123:17)
    at Object.generateModuleDeclarationFile (/***/***/***/***/***/node_modules/dts-gen/bin/lib/index.js:49:19)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/***/***/***/***/***/node_modules/dts-gen/bin/lib/run.js:57:24)
    at Module._compile (module.js:660:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:671:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:573:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (module.js:513:12)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:505:3)