Nuxt•3d ago

Calling `useRoute` within middleware may lead to misleading results

Hello I'm creating a documention with nuxt content and I'm using the following middleware :

export default defineNuxtRouteMiddleware(async (to) => {})

export default defineNuxtRouteMiddleware(async (to) => {})

So, an empty middleware, it throw the following warning :

[nuxt] Calling `useRoute` within middleware may lead to misleading results. Instead, use the (to, from) arguments passed to the middleware to access the new and old routes.

[nuxt] Calling `useRoute` within middleware may lead to misleading results. Instead, use the (to, from) arguments passed to the middleware to access the new and old routes.

2 Replies

kapa.ai•3d ago

Hi @David. I'm kapa.ai, your friendly support bot. I will try to answer your question by searching through the knowledge base. :wave: ---------------------- The warning you're encountering is related to the use of useRoute within Nuxt middleware. This warning is actually a known issue in Nuxt 3, and there's been some discussion about it. According to a recent GitHub pull request fix(nuxt): solve false warning when using useRoute (https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/pull/26633), this warning can sometimes be misleading, especially in cases where useRoute is not actually being called directly in the middleware. In your specific case, you're not explicitly using useRoute in your middleware, yet you're still seeing the warning. This suggests that the warning might be triggered by some internal Nuxt functionality or a dependency you're using. Here are a few points to consider: 1. As the warning suggests, it's generally recommended to use the to and from arguments passed to the middleware instead of useRoute when you need route information. Your current middleware is correctly using the to parameter. 2. If you're not explicitly using useRoute in your middleware, you can likely ignore this warning for now. It doesn't appear to be causing any actual issues with your code. 3. This warning is being addressed by the Nuxt team. The pull request mentioned above aims to solve false warnings when using useRoute, which might resolve your issue in a future Nuxt update. If you need to use route information in your middleware, continue using the to and from parameters as you're doing. For example:

export default defineNuxtRouteMiddleware((to, from) => {
  // Use 'to' and 'from' for route information
  console.log('Navigating to:', to.path)
  console.log('Navigating from:', from.path)
})

export default defineNuxtRouteMiddleware((to, from) => {
  // Use 'to' and 'from' for route information
  console.log('Navigating to:', to.path)
  console.log('Navigating from:', from.path)
})

This approach aligns with the official Nuxt documentation on middleware usage (https://nuxt.com/docs/guide/directory-structure/middleware#usage). If the warning persists and causes issues with your development process, you might want to keep an eye on the Nuxt GitHub repository for updates on this issue. ---------------------- Note: you can ask me a follow up question by @ mentioning me again :speech_balloon: ----------------------

kapa.ai•3d ago

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Calling `useRoute` within middleware may lead to misleading results