From 980bff9b47317cfc1a758a358b39b9dc0ae17400 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Liran Cohen <c.liran.c@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2024 14:57:29 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] add comment describing the need for the formData middleware
 (#156)

---
 src/http-api.ts | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/http-api.ts b/src/http-api.ts
index 7629237..8d2fce3 100644
--- a/src/http-api.ts
+++ b/src/http-api.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,10 @@ export class HttpApi {
   #setupMiddleware(): void {
     this.#api.use(cors({ exposedHeaders: 'dwn-response' }));
     this.#api.use(express.json());
-    this.#api.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true })); // formdata middleware
+
+    // We enable the formData middleware to handle multipart/form-data requests.
+    // This is necessary for the endpoints used by the Web5 Connect Server/OIDC flow.
+    this.#api.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
     this.#api.use(
       responseTime((req: Request, res: Response, time) => {
         const url = req.url === '/' ? '/jsonrpc' : req.url;