node.js - nodejs express session not passing variables -

i have problem of session variables not being passed around. believe not store in mongodb since db.sessions.find() empty. modules are

  "express": "~4.12.2","express-session": "~1.11.1","mongoose": "*",     "passport": "~0.2.1", "passport-local": "~1.0.0",   "passport-local-mongoose": "~1.0.0" 

my app.js has

 app.use(cookiesession({   keys: "myapp.sid",   secret: env.get("session_secret"),   saveuninitialized: true,   resave: true,     cookie: { secure: true },   store: new mongostore({ mongooseconnection: mongoose.connection,     touchafter: 24 * 3600                        })  }));  function ensuresecure(req, res, next){  if(req.secure){    return next();  };  res.redirect('https://'+req.hostname+':' + 8000 + req.url); };  app.all('*', ensuresecure);  app.use(csrf({ cookie: true }));  app.use(function(req, res, next) {  res.locals.csrftoken = req.csrftoken();    res.locals.session = req.session;  // flash doesnot passed, maybe same problem  res.locals.sessionflash = req.session.sessionflash;  delete req.session.sessionflash;                                       next(); }); 

it comes before routes. in login route have:

router.post('/login', function (req, res, next) { passport.authenticate('local', function(err, user, info) { if (err) {  return next(err);} if (!user) { ..do something}  var theschema = mongoose.model('oneschema');      theschema.findone({'oneschema': req.body.dbschema}, function(err, oneschemas) {  // go , fetch data,    req.session.role = user.role;  req.session.name = user.username;       console.log("session : %j",req.session);  // ok full info      return res.redirect('/settings');  });  // findone   })(req, res, next);   // end passport line  });  //end login route 

now settings has:

router.get('/settings', function(req, res) {  console.log("session : %j",req.session);  // boum!!!!!  res.render('settings'); }); 

boum!!: session : {"passport":{}}

i have been searching since yesterday, reading around. have tried ideas. cannot make work. appreciate pointers directions can me find solution. thanks