req.user is not being set to res.locals on app.use in express passport node js

Question

I'm new to nodejs, I'm trying to develop a website with two users, a normal user, and a freelancer. When the user logs in res.locals.currentUser is set as the req.user by using the middleware app.use (I'm using the same middle-ware for both types of user).

app.use(session({
secret: "Rusty is the best and cutest dog in the world",
resave: false,
saveUninitialized: false,
store: new MongoStore({ mongooseConnection: mongoose.connection }),
cookie: { maxAge: 180 * 60 *1000 }
}));

My app.use code is

app.use(passport.initialize());
app.use(passport.session());

app.use(function(req, res, next){
console.log("inside app use");
res.locals.currentUser = req.user;
res.locals.session = req.session;
console.log(req.user);
next();
});

When the user logsin req.user shows the right user but when the freelancer logsin req.user here inside app.use is undefined.

My passport configuration for the user is

passport.use('user', new LocalStrategy(User.authenticate()));
passport.serializeUser(User.serializeUser());
passport.deserializeUser(User.deserializeUser());

My passport configuration for the admin is

passport.use('freelancer', new LocalStrategy(Freelancer.authenticate()));
passport.serializeUser(Freelancer.serializeUser());
passport.deserializeUser(Freelancer.deserializeUser());

The user login which works fine is

app.post("/user-login", passport.authenticate("user", {

failureRedirect: "/user-login"
}) ,function(req, res){
console.log("success");
if(req.session.oldUrl){
    var oldUrl = req.session.oldUrl;
    req.session.oldUrl = null;
    res.redirect(oldUrl);

}else{
    console.log("inside else");
    res.redirect("/my-user-profile/"+req.user._id);
}
});

The problem is with the other type of user the Freelancer. My freelancer login route is

app.post("/freelancer-login", passport.authenticate("freelancer", {
failureRedirect: "/freelancer-login"
}) ,function(req, res){
res.locals.currentUser = req.user;
res.locals.session = req.session;
console.log("currentUser ------>");
console.log(res.locals.currentUser);
res.redirect("f-profile/"+req.user._id);
});

on my console.log(res.locals.currentUser); Im getting the correct information of the user and also the req.user shows the correct information inside this route but when Im trying to access currentUser in other ejs views , currentUser is undefined just for the freelancer The current user inside app.use also shows undefined (just for the freelancer).

I've been stuck at this for a long time and any kind of help would be a lifesaver

Thanks in advance :-)

@soumyasambitKunda it was too large to include here. I've uploaded it to a drive you can view it here. drive.google.com/open?id=1p9XWiDpf-54Eyn6pCdhm5gR88zXH2GwS — Sasuke Uchiha
@soumyasambitKunda But isn't this code supposed to add req.user app.use(function(req, res, next){ console.log("inside app use"); res.locals.currentUser = req.user; res.locals.session = req.session; console.log(req.user); next(); }); Is there any solution to why its not adding? — Sasuke Uchiha

André André · Accepted Answer · 2018-08-21T19:47:20

Raj, it might be a problem or ordering your code.

The

app.use(function(req, res, next){
  res.locals.currentUser = req.user;
  });

Must be on top of your code. Try that!

req.user is not being set to res.locals on app.use in express passport node js

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