Creating Custom Middleware

# Creating Custom Middleware in Next.js: The Definitive Guide Tired of repetitive code in your Next.js API routes? Wish you could intercept requests and responses for tasks like authentication, logging, or redirecting users before they even hit your route handler? Then you need to learn about **middleware** in Next.js. Middleware functions are a game-changer for building robust and maintainable Next.js applications. They provide a powerful way to run code before a request is completed, allo