Fix middleware not doing anything

Author: tzyian

peerprep/middleware.ts

@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@ import { cookies } from "next/headers";
 import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
 import { CookieNames } from "@/app/actions/session";
 
-const protectedRoutes = ["/questions/*", "/user/*"];
-const publicRoutes = ["/", "/auth/login/", "/auth/register"];
+const protectedRoutes = [/^\/questions\//, /^\/user\//];
+const publicRoutes = [/^\/$/, /^\/auth\/login\/$/, /^\/auth\/register\/$/];
 
 const isValidSession = () => {
   return cookies().has("session");
 };
 
 export async function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
   const path = request.nextUrl.pathname;
-  const isProtectedRoute = protectedRoutes.includes(path);
-  const isPublicRoute = publicRoutes.includes(path);
+  const isProtectedRoute = protectedRoutes.some((route) => route.test(path));
+  const isPublicRoute = publicRoutes.some((route) => route.test(path));
 
   if (isPublicRoute) {
     return NextResponse.next();