Complete JWT Token Implementation

[rxmox]

Summary

Completes JWT token implementation by adding token generation to login response and demonstrating route protection with a protected endpoint.

Changes

• Add JWT token to login response (auth_controller.ts)

  • Import generateToken from jwt_utils
  • Generate JWT token after successful login
  • Return token in login response alongside userId

• Add protected /me endpoint (user_route.ts)

  • Import and apply authMiddleware to protect the route
  • Returns current user's profile (excluding passwordHash)
  • Demonstrates JWT authentication working correctly

Testing

1. Login to get token

POST http://localhost:4000/api/auth/login
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "email": "test@example.com",
  "password": "password123"
}

Response includes token:

{
  "message": "Login successful",
  "userId": "673abc123...",
  "token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9..."
}

2. Test protected endpoint

GET http://localhost:4000/api/users/me
Authorization: Bearer <token-from-login>

Should return current user's profile.

3. Test without token

GET http://localhost:4000/api/users/me

Should return 401 Unauthorized.

Test Results

✅ JWT token generation - Working
✅ JWT token verification - Working
✅ Protected route with valid token - Working
✅ Protected route without token - Correctly rejected (401)
✅ Protected route with invalid token - Correctly rejected (401)
✅ TypeScript compilation - Success

Notes

• Token expiration is set to 30 days (configurable in jwt_utils.ts)
• The /me endpoint serves as an example for protecting future routes (events, etc.)

Next Steps After Merge

• Apply authMiddleware to event creation and management endpoints
• Add user profile update endpoints
• Test JWT authentication with event operations