SudoSOS Back-end API / internal/middleware / TokenMiddleware

Class: TokenMiddleware

This class is responsible for:

• parsing JWT tokens in the request Authorization header.
• validating parsed JWT tokens.
• refreshing the JWT tokens in the request header allowing sliding expiration.

Constructors

Constructor

new TokenMiddleware(options): TokenMiddleware;

Creates a new token middleware instance.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
options	MiddlewareOptions	the options to be used by this middleware.

Returns

TokenMiddleware

Methods

getMiddleware()

getMiddleware(): RequestHandler;

Returns

RequestHandler

a middleware handler to be used by express.

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handle()

handle(
   req, 
   res, 
next): Promise<void>;

Middleware handler for parsing and validating JWT tokens.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
req	RequestWithToken	the express request to handle.
res	Response	the express response object.
next	Function	the express next function to continue processing of the request.

Returns

Promise<void>