I need to add some session data express router (using express-session and passport).
I store the data correctly into user record in DB (mongo) and try to set the value to session data:
req.user.myData = "my session data";
Unfortunately the user data are serialized only during user authorization via passport. So "myData" are not stored into current session. When new user session is started, data are loaded from DB correctly and are available.
Is there any way (I expect so) to make data available in current session?
Most such things in ExpressJS world done using middlewares:
1) create js file in middlewares folder: populateUserData.js:
'use strict';
module.exports = (req, res, next) => {
if(!req.user) req.user = {};
req.user.someData = 'something';
next();
}
2.1) attach it after passport:
app.use(passport.initialize());
app.use(passport.session());
app.use(require('./middlewares/populateUserData'));
or
2.2) attach it to specific route:
const populateUserData = require('./middlewares/populateUserData');
route.get('/api/users/me',
passport.authenticate('basic', { session: false }),
populateUserData,
(req, res) => {
res.json({ id: req.user.id, username: req.user.username });
});
or
2.3) in group of routes:
app.use('/api/users',
passport.authenticate('basic', { session: false }),
require('./middlewares/populateUserData'),
require('./routes/api/users'));
also You can create Your own middlewares that would be helpful,
for example: https://github.com/num8er/alttab-nodejs-challenge/blob/master/app.js#L19