Route-Based Middleware to Handle Default Population Query Logic

The text provides a detailed guide on optimizing data retrieval in a Strapi project by using route-based middleware to set default "populate" options. This approach minimizes the need for repetitive and unruly queries on the frontend by handling data population at the backend level, ensuring lean and organized frontend requests. By integrating custom middleware, developers can control what data is returned by default, avoiding unnecessary data exposure and enhancing frontend efficiency. The guide explains how to implement middleware logic in Strapi, using a blog post example to demonstrate the process, and highlights the benefits of using the query-string package for more readable and reusable queries. Additionally, it outlines steps to enable and configure middleware within a Strapi project, emphasizing the middleware's role in automatically managing queries, thereby eliminating the need for explicit query strings on the frontend.