javascript - passportjs local strategy not getting called -

i using express , passport build rest api backend , seems localstrategy not getting called on request.

the entry point of application looks following:

app.js

var fs = require('fs'); var express = require('express'); var mongoose = require('mongoose'); var passport = require('passport'); var config = require('./config/config');  var morgan       = require('morgan'); var cookieparser = require('cookie-parser'); var bodyparser   = require('body-parser');  var app = express();  app.use(morgan('dev')); // log every request console app.use(cookieparser()); // read cookies (needed auth) app.use(bodyparser.urlencoded({extended:true}));   app.use(passport.initialize());  //connect mongodb mongoose.connect(config.db, options);  //load models (shorten foreach) ... require(__dirname + '/models/' + file)(mongoose);  //load passport config require('./config/passport')(mongoose, passport);  //load routes require('./config/routes')(app, passport);  //start server var server = app.listen(3000, .... 

routes.js

... app.post('/auth', function(req, res){     console.log("reached auth endpoint");     console.log(req.body);     passport.authenticate('local', { session: false}, function(err, user, info){       console.log("test:"+user);       if(err) {         console.log("error1");         return next(err)}       if(!user){         console.log("error2");         return res.json(401, {error: 'auth error!'});       }       console.log("error3");       var token = jwt.encode({ username: user.email }, "hanswurst");       res.json({token: token});     }),     function(req, res){       console.log("passport user", req.user);     };   }); 

passport.js

... passport.use(new localstrategy({     usernamefield: 'email',     passwordfield: 'password',     passreqtocallback: true   },   function(email, password, done){     console.log("test");     user.findone({'email': email}, function(err, user){       if(err){         console.log("unknown error");         return done(err);       }       if(!user){         console.log("no user found");         return done(null, false);       }       if(!user.validpassword(password)){         console.log("password incorrect");         return done(null, false);       }       console.log("user found");       return done(null, user);     });   } )); 

the result on form request is

reached auth endpoint { email: 'test@mail.com', password: 'secret' } post /auth - - ms - - 

for me request body looks fine , should enter localstrategy. bit helpless not getting other console output point.

first off, have basic javascript syntax errors in routes.js. part right here (lots of code removed clarity) broken:

passport.authenticate(/*...*/), function(req, res) {/*..*/}; 

it might have been added console.log calls in wrong place. clear confusion, passport.authenticate() not perform authentication right away, return middleware you. use example :

var middleware = passport.authenticate(...); app.post('/auth', middleware); 

so fix problem, try invoking middleware returned authenticate right away, this:

app.post('/auth', function(req, res, next) {     console.log("reached auth endpoint");     console.log(req.body);     passport.authenticate('local', {         session: false     }, function(err, user, info) {             console.log("test:" + user);             if (err) {                 console.log("error1");                 return next(err);             }             if (!user) {                 console.log("error2");                 return res.json(401, {                     error: 'auth error!'                 });             }             console.log("error3");             var token = jwt.encode({                 username: user.email             }, "hanswurst");             res.json({                 token: token             });         })(req, res, next); }); 

also, have tell require caches modules. make config/passport.js aware of mongoose , passport, should not feed them parameters this:

require('./config/passport')(mongoose, passport); 

simply require them again inside config/passport.js so:

// (in config/passport.js) // both of these vars point same thing require'd in app.js var mongoose = require('mongoose'); var passport = require('passport');