I have this node server running :
var server=http.createServer(function(request, responsehttp) {
if (request.method == 'POST') {
var body = '';
request.on('data', function (data) {
body += data;
});
request.on('end', function () {
var POST = qs.parse(body);
processquery(POST, request, responsehttp);
});
} else {
var url_parts = url.parse(request.url, true);
var query = url_parts.query;
console.log(query);
processquery(query, request, responsehttp);
}
});
I want to add login form for this server .so when user is authenticated then it will show .
function processquery(query, request, responsehttp){
var returnResult = function (data){
responsehttp.end(JSON.stringify(data));
};
if (!query.command) {
fileprocess(request, responsehttp);
}
responsehttp.writeHead(200, {"Content-Type": "application/json"});
switch(query.command) {
case 'logout':
logout(query, returnResult);
break;
case 'login':
login(query, returnResult);
break;
}
}
in process query function returning the files to client if any command is not given , so i can send the login command from client to server , but what server should do when it recieve the login command with username password , how it should hand the login request and return the login sucess or failure, for writing this part i need help .
what i tried .
function login(request, callback) {
if(request.username==users[request.username] && request.password==users[request.username].password) {
users[request.username].auth=true;
var data = {result:'success','message':'login successful'};
callback(data);
} else {
var data = {result:'error','message':'login incorrect'};
callback(data);
}
}
Please suggest how can i add session in this i tried adding , request variable in login function and tried setting request.session variable it says request.session is undefined .
Please suggest how can i write this login module which can maintain login authentication properly for every user .