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Tijl Declerck
Tijl Declerck

Reputation: 105

Authentication and node.js: how do I render a page based on logged in user?

So I'm new at authentication. I just setup my login using Passport and now my user is supposed to be logged in. 

router.post('/login/data',
    passport.authenticate('local', {successredirect:'/', failureredir:'/login', failureFlash: true}),
    function(req, res) {
        // If this function gets called, authentication was successful.
        // `req.user` contains the authenticated user.
        res.redirect('/');
    });

It redirected me to my homepage, but now I would like it that every page in my app is different depending on the user that is logged in. How do I render my pages based on the logged-in user's data?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1580

Answers (1)

Bennett Hardwick
Bennett Hardwick

Reputation: 1399

Inside the route for your homepage, you can check to see if there is a user authenticated, and if so, render a template with their data. 

router.get('/', function(req, res){
   if (req.user) {
       res.render('index', { user: req.user });
   } else {
       res.redirect('/login');
   }
});

Then inside your .ejs file you will have access to the user's data.

<h1>Username: <%= user.username %></h1>

Upvotes: 2

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