I'm using Node with express and handlebars. I have a login form, and should display a login error message to a user. My code is as follows: Validation (using passport):
...
else if (password != user.password) {
return done(null, false, req.flash('message', 'Wrong password'));
...
In routes I got this:
app.post('/sign-in', passport.authenticate('local', {
successRedirect : '/', // redirect to the home page
failureRedirect : '/sign-in', // redirect back to the signup page if there is an error
failureFlash : true // allow flash messages
}));
Then to render my handlebars template,
app.get('/sign-in', function(req, res) {
res.render("signin.handlebars", {layout: 'users.handlebars', action: 'Sign in', message: req.flash('message'),
csrf: 'CSRF token goes here' });
})
Problem is, the flash message ain't shown as required when a wrong password is entered.
Edit: My express setup is:
app.engine('handlebars', handlebars.engine);
app.set('view engine', 'handlebars');
app.set('models', __dirname + '/models');
app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public')); // set the static files location /public/img will be /img for users
app.use(cookieParser());
app.use(expressSession({secret:'somesecrettokenhere', resave: true,
saveUninitialized: true, }));
app.use(passport.initialize());
app.use(passport.session());
//app.use(session({ store: new RedisStore }));
app.use(bodyParser.json());
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({
extended: true
}));
app.use(flash());
app.use(morgan("dev"));
app.disable('x-powered-by');
app.use(function(err, req, res, next) {
res.status(err.status || 500);
});
I solved it btw like so: ...
if (!user) {
return done(null, false, {
message: 'The email you entered is incorrect'
});
... That encodes the message in JSON. Then in routes I got:
app.get('/sign-in', function(req, res) {
res.render("signin.handlebars", {layout: 'users.handlebars', action: 'Sign in', ***error: req.flash('error')***,
csrf: 'CSRF token goes here' });
})
Then in my handlebars template:
{{#if error}}
<div class="alert alert-danger">{{error}}</div>
{{/if}}