frontier-client/lib/socket.io/AuthHandler.js

A Frontier authentication client for JavaScript applications

var parseCookie = require('cookie').parse;

module.exports =  AuthHandler;

function AuthHandler(application) {
	return function(authenticate) {
		return function(data, callback) {
			var cookies = {};
			if(data.headers.cookie) cookies = parseCookie(data.headers.cookie);

			var sessionKey = cookies[application.sessionCookie] || data.headers[application.sessionHeader];
			if(!sessionKey) return callback(new Error('No session submitted in handshake request'), false);
			application.api.session.details(sessionKey, function(err, details) {
				if(err) return callback(err, false);
				if(!details) return callback(null, false);
				data.user = details;
				return authenticate(data, callback);
			});
		}
	}
}