routes/api/auth

Source:

• routes/api/auth.js, line 1

Examples

// GET api/auth
// Usage:
// 1. Include auth middleware in your express app
const auth = require('../../middleware/auth');

// 2. Add the following route in your express app
app.get('/api/auth', auth, async (req, res) => {
  try {
    const user = await User.findById(req.user.id).select('-password');
    res.json(user);
  } catch (err) {
    console.error(err.message);
    res.status(500).send('Server Error');
  }
});

// 3. Send a request with the token in the 'x-auth-token' header
// e.g., using axios:
const axios = require('axios');

axios.get('http://localhost:5000/api/auth', {
  headers: {
    'x-auth-token': 'your_token_here'
  }
}).then(response => {
  console.log(response.data);
}).catch(error => {
  console.error('Error:', error);
});

// POST api/auth
// Usage:
// 1. Include validation middleware in your express app
const { check, validationResult } = require('express-validator');

// 2. Add the following route in your express app
app.post('/api/auth', [
  check('email', 'Please include a valid email').isEmail(),
  check('password', 'Password is required').exists(),
], async (req, res) => {
  // Your route handler logic
});

// 3. Send a request with email and password in the request body
// e.g., using axios:
const axios = require('axios');

axios.post('http://localhost:5000/api/auth', {
  email: 'user@example.com',
  password: 'user_password',
}).then(response => {
  console.log(response.data); // JWT token
}).catch(error => {
  console.error('Error:', error);
});