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Sweet & Sour mongoose.js methods – 3

Share: A short snippet to assist in linking of social media accounts in a userschema when using mongoDB & mongoose.js async function generateOrFindUser(accessToken, refreshToken, profile, done) { const email = profile.emails[0].value; const name = profile.displayName || profile.username; const facebookId = profile.id; if (email) { let updatedUser = await User.findOneAndUpdate({facebookId},{email,name,facebookId}, {‘upsert’: true, ‘new’: true}, done); } else { var emailError = new Error(“Your email privacy settings

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Sweet & Sour mongoose.js methods – 2

Share:This is part of the ‘Sweet & Sour mongoose.js methods’ series. In this function we will write a method that acts upon the UserSchema to check whether an email OR username already exists in the database. As an example use-case, this method can then be used in the any of your routes files by exporting the “User” to check whether an email address already exists

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Sweet & Sour mongoose.js methods – 1

Share:I’ve been using Mongoose (ODM library for MongoDB) quite a bit for the authentication project. NoSQL databases like MongoDB do seem more flexible for web apps which depend quite a bit on user interaction. Example a user might decide to login with a social media account or register with their email, a password and secret question-answer. I find it way easier to write a mongoose

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JWT: What are JSON Web Tokens & use cases

Share:Same old web..new drama.. What are JSON Web Tokens? [JWT]? JWT are tokens that you can use in your web application to transfer data over a network and therefore authenticate communication between 2 parties. A better definition is: JSON Web Tokens are an open, industry standard RFC 7519 method for representing claims securely between two parties. – Source It is a hash like encrypted string

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Coding Worksheet # 5: OMG! Objects

Share: OMG! Objects What are objects Objects are a data type. JavaScript follows an ‘object based paradigm’. Which means in JS an object is a stand-alone entity (object) with properties. Properties come in key: value pairs. They are like variables. In the sense that variables reference some value in memory. The same way, in objects the property key: value pairs are akin to variables. Why?

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