express.all('(.*)') throws error on v5

[a1anw2]

Using 5.0.1 and I cannot get the .all('(.*)') to work. I have followed all the examples. Dropping down to 4.x as this has drained a lot of time.

Code:

this.expressApp.all('(.*)', function (req, res, next) {
      res.set('X-Powered', 'XXX');
      next();
    });

Error:

D:\service.profile\api\node_modules\path-to-regexp\dist\index.js:123
        throw new TypeError(`Unexpected ${nextType} at ${index}, expected ${type}: ${DEBUG_URL}`);
        ^

TypeError: Unexpected ( at 1, expected END: https://git.new/pathToRegexpError
    at Iter.consume (D:\service.profile\api\node_modules\path-to-regexp\dist\index.js:123:15)
    at consume (D:\service.profile\api\node_modules\path-to-regexp\dist\index.js:179:16)
    at parse (D:\service.profile\api\node_modules\path-to-regexp\dist\index.js:183:20)
    at D:\service.profile\api\node_modules\path-to-regexp\dist\index.js:294:74
    at Array.map (<anonymous>)
    at pathToRegexp (D:\service.profile\api\node_modules\path-to-regexp\dist\index.js:294:25)
    at Object.match (D:\service.profile\api\node_modules\path-to-regexp\dist\index.js:264:30)
    at matcher (D:\service.profile\api\node_modules\router\lib\layer.js:83:23)
    at new Layer (D:\service.profile\api\node_modules\router\lib\layer.js:90:62)
    at Function.route (D:\service.profile\api\node_modules\router\index.js:421:17)

Node.js v18.14.0

[ctcpip]

@a1anw2 have you seen this? https://expressjs.com/en/guide/migrating-5.html#path-syntax

[krzysdz]

Express 5 does not allow regular expression strings as path. '(.*)' worked in the 5.0.0-beta versions as a replacement for 4.x (*), but since 5.0.0, something like {*paramName} must be used (see #6111 (comment) and the migration guide).

In this use case, it would probably be simpler to just use .use((req, res, next) => { /*...*/ }), if you want the function to be called for all paths.

[a1anw2]

I did look at the migration guide, but that was for specific paths, not for everything. But your @krzysdz your example there is precisely what I was looking for. THANK YOU.