bodyParser is deprecated express 4

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I am using express 4.0 and I’m aware that body parser has been taken out of the express core, I am using the recommended replacement, however I am getting

body-parser deprecated bodyParser: use individual json/urlencoded middlewares server.js:15:12
body-parser deprecated urlencoded: explicitly specify "extended: true" for extended parsing node_modules/body-parser/index.js:74:29

Where do I find this supposed middlewares? or should I not be getting this error?

var express     = require('express');
var server      = express();
var bodyParser  = require('body-parser');
var mongoose    = require('mongoose');
var passport    = require('./config/passport');
var routes      = require('./routes');

mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost/myapp', function(err) {
    if(err) throw err;
});

server.set('view engine', 'jade');
server.set('views', __dirname + '/views');

server.use(bodyParser()); 
server.use(passport.initialize());

// Application Level Routes
routes(server, passport);

server.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'));

server.listen(3000);

12 s
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Want zero warnings? Use it like this:

// Express v4.16.0 and higher
// --------------------------
const express = require('express');

app.use(express.json());
app.use(express.urlencoded({
  extended: true
}));

// For Express version less than 4.16.0
// ------------------------------------
const bodyParser = require('body-parser');

app.use(bodyParser.json());
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({
  extended: true
}));

Explanation: The default value of the extended option has been deprecated, meaning you need to explicitly pass true or false value.

Note for Express 4.16.0 and higher: body parser has been re-added to provide request body parsing support out-of-the-box.

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