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node.jsexpresspassport.js
LanNguyen
LanNguyen

Reputation: 334

maintaining session on different routes

How do you maintain session between route.

I have 3 routes

var routes = require('./routes/index');
var users = require('./routes/users');
var question = require('./routes/question');


app.use('/', routes);
app.use('/users', users);
app.use('/question',question);

on top of the 3 js file is this:

var express = require('express');
var router = express.Router();

this created a new router thus losing the session i guess?

within users, i use passport to create a login system, by its default serializer the user information is saved under req.user but only accessible within users route.

I would like to use the session within routes(index) and question route. How do i solve this?

thanks,

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1008

Answers (1)

mabc224
mabc224

Reputation: 742

As you mentioned that you have defined each request specific route in its separate file. Then you donot need to define these line again in main file.

var express = require('express'); var router = express.Router();

app.use(passport.session());
function ensureAuthenticated(req, res, next) {
// passport.js provides this method req.isAuthenticated()) 
if (req.isAuthenticated()) 
   return next();
else
// Return error content: res.jsonp(...) or redirect: res.redirect('/login')
}

Here, you can define your strategy to check routes. If it is authenticate then disclose user related information. 

app.use('/', ensureAuthenticated, routes);

Upvotes: 1

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