jQuery AJAX call to Passportjs login on Express (nodejs) Framework

Question

I\'m trying to use AJAX to call a login verification using Passport library on a Express application. Im using local strategy like this:

router.post(\'/login         


        

Answer 1

This should work, untested, let me know if there's typos.

Basically, you need your express app to listen for a POST request on /login, in this route, you can add your passport auth.

app.post('/login', function(req, res, next) {
    passport.authenticate('loginUsers', function(err, user, info) {
        if (err) { return next(err); }
        if (!user) { return res.render('account'); }
        req.logIn(user, function(err) {
            if (err) { return next(err); }
            return res.json({detail: info});
        });
    })(req, res, next);
});

Also, in your strategy, make sure the fields name are correct ie:

passport.use('loginUsers',new LocalStrategy({
            usernameField : 'username',
            passwordField : 'password',
            passReqToCallback : true
        },