Deleted a not required module

index.js

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 const { urlencoded: BP } = require('body-parser'),
     { mw: IP } = require('request-ip'),
     RL = require('express-rate-limit'),
-    BAN = require('express-ip-block'),
     SES = require('express-session');
 
 const
@@ -21,13 +20,14 @@ mongoose.connect(process.env.MONGO_DB_URL,
 
 app.set("view engine", "ejs");
 
-app.use(express.static("public"), express.json(), IP(), BAN(app.ips),
+app.use(express.static("public"), express.json(), IP(), 
     SES({ secret: 'secret', resave: true, saveUninitialized: true }),
     async (req, res, next) => {
+        if (app.ips.includes(req.clientIp)) return res.status(403).send("You are banned from this forum.");
+
         req.user = req.session.userID ? await UserModel.findOneAndUpdate({ id: req.session.userID }, {
             lastSeen: Date.now(), $addToSet: { ips: req.clientIp }
         }) : null;
-
         res.reply = (page, options = {}, status = 200) => res.status(status)
             .render(page, { user: req.user, theme: req.user?.theme || def_theme, forum_name, description, ...options });
 

package-lock.json

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
         "dotenv": "^16.0.1",
         "ejs": "^3.1.6",
         "express": "^4.18.1",
-        "express-ip-block": "^0.1.2",
         "express-rate-limit": "^6.6.0",
         "express-session": "^1.17.2",
         "mongoose": "^6.6.0",
@@ -580,11 +579,6 @@
         "node": ">= 0.10.0"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/express-ip-block": {
-      "version": "0.1.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-ip-block/-/express-ip-block-0.1.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-+GcEOAM6Voete7BmG9pU8b4XAmzsQGj37aIJKF/D4Sbk4q2INJ4D7FyZJq8hwfHZG8s5wuZxYSO7brIlB+0s5w=="
-    },
     "node_modules/express-rate-limit": {
       "version": "6.6.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-rate-limit/-/express-rate-limit-6.6.0.tgz",
@@ -2214,11 +2208,6 @@
         "vary": "~1.1.2"
       }
     },
-    "express-ip-block": {
-      "version": "0.1.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-ip-block/-/express-ip-block-0.1.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-+GcEOAM6Voete7BmG9pU8b4XAmzsQGj37aIJKF/D4Sbk4q2INJ4D7FyZJq8hwfHZG8s5wuZxYSO7brIlB+0s5w=="
-    },
     "express-rate-limit": {
       "version": "6.6.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-rate-limit/-/express-rate-limit-6.6.0.tgz",

package.json

@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
     "dotenv": "^16.0.1",
     "ejs": "^3.1.6",
     "express": "^4.18.1",
-    "express-ip-block": "^0.1.2",
     "express-rate-limit": "^6.6.0",
     "express-session": "^1.17.2",
     "mongoose": "^6.6.0",