added route to let user validate their user session

package.json

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/BlueAccords/xtra-folder#readme",
   "dependencies": {
+    "react-router-redux": "^5.0.0-alpha.9",
     "redux-saga-thunk": "^0.7.1"
   }
 }

server/authentication/local-strategy.js

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ passport.use(new LocalStrategy({
       if(authHelpers.comparePassword(password, user.password_digest)) {
         return done(null, user, 'success');
       } else {
-        return done(null, false, 'passwords do not match');
+        return done(null, false, 'Invalid password');
       }
     })
     .catch((err) => { return done(err); });

server/controllers/auth.js

@@ -65,5 +65,14 @@ module.exports = {
     } else {
       ctrlHelpers.handleResponse(false, res, 400, 'no user is currently logged in');
     }
+  },
+  // used to check if client has a session cookie and if it is validate.
+  validateSession: async function(req, res) {
+    if(req.user && req.isAuthenticated()) {
+      console.log(req.user);
+      ctrlHelpers.handleResponse(true, res, 200, 'success', req.user);
+    } else {
+      throw Boom.badRequest('User is not logged in');
+    }
   }
 }

server/routes/v1.js

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const authBaseUrl = '/auth';
 router.post(`${authBaseUrl}/register`, authController.register);
 router.post(`${authBaseUrl}/login`, authController.login);
 router.get(`${authBaseUrl}/logout`, authController.logout);
+router.get(`${authBaseUrl}/validate`, authController.validateSession);
 
 // game
 const gameBaseUrl = '/game';