I want a route to check and see if a Firebase user is signed in before it redirects someone to the /map.html page.
.when('/map', {
templateUrl: 'views/map.html',
controller: 'MapCtrl',
resolve: {
loggedIn: onlyLoggedIn()
}
});
I have tried using resolve (see code above) but I only get errors from the onlyLoggedIn() function that say "user is not defined". User is defined and if I try to pass in user to the function I get an error "Unknown provider: user"
var onlyLoggedIn = function ($location,$q,user) {
var deferred = $q.defer();
console.log("well: "+user);
if (user) {
console.log("user is signed in ");
deferred.resolve();
} else {
deferred.reject();
$location.url('/signup');
}
return deferred.promise;
};
How should I go about checking if a user is signed in with firebase before routing them to the /map page?
Firebase gives me the user variable and in 'other' places in my app it works, so the problem isn't user not being defined, but my onlyLoggedIn function not "getting" it(?)
Security rules in Firebase can prevent the page from data from being viewed without permission. You need a client-side solution to redirect the page. You do in routes.
This is complete code for the Angular Firebase
This is simple code demonstration. I hope that will work for you.
angular.module('myApp.routes', ['ngRoute', 'simpleLogin'])
.constant('ROUTES', {
'/home': {
templateUrl: 'partials/home.html',
controller: 'HomeCtrl',
resolve: {
// forces the page to wait for this promise to resolve before controller is loaded
// the controller can then inject `user` as a dependency. This could also be done
// in the controller, but this makes things cleaner (controller doesn't need to worry
// about auth status or timing of displaying its UI components)
user: ['simpleLogin', function(simpleLogin) {
return simpleLogin.getUser();
}]
}
},
'/chat': {
templateUrl: 'partials/chat.html',
controller: 'ChatCtrl'
},
'/login': {
templateUrl: 'partials/login.html',
controller: 'LoginCtrl'
},
'/account': {
templateUrl: 'partials/account.html',
controller: 'AccountCtrl',
// require user to be logged in to view this route
// the whenAuthenticated method below will resolve the current user
// before this controller loads and redirect if necessary
authRequired: true
}
})
/**
* Adds a special `whenAuthenticated` method onto $routeProvider. This special method,
* when called, invokes the requireUser() service (see simpleLogin.js).
*
* The promise either resolves to the authenticated user object and makes it available to
* dependency injection (see AuthCtrl), or rejects the promise if user is not logged in,
* forcing a redirect to the /login page
*/
.config(['$routeProvider', function($routeProvider) {
// credits for this idea: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/angular/dPr9BpIZID0/MgWVluo_Tg8J
// unfortunately, a decorator cannot be use here because they are not applied until after
// the .config calls resolve, so they can't be used during route configuration, so we have
// to hack it directly onto the $routeProvider object
$routeProvider.whenAuthenticated = function(path, route) {
route.resolve = route.resolve || {};
route.resolve.user = ['requireUser', function(requireUser) {
return requireUser();
}];
$routeProvider.when(path, route);
}
}])
// configure views; the authRequired parameter is used for specifying pages
// which should only be available while logged in
.config(['$routeProvider', 'ROUTES', function($routeProvider, ROUTES) {
angular.forEach(ROUTES, function(route, path) {
if( route.authRequired ) {
// adds a {resolve: user: {...}} promise which is rejected if
// the user is not authenticated or fulfills with the user object
// on success (the user object is then available to dependency injection)
$routeProvider.whenAuthenticated(path, route);
}
else {
// all other routes are added normally
$routeProvider.when(path, route);
}
});
// routes which are not in our map are redirected to /home
$routeProvider.otherwise({redirectTo: '/home'});
}])
/**
* Apply some route security. Any route's resolve method can reject the promise with
* { authRequired: true } to force a redirect. This method enforces that and also watches
* for changes in auth status which might require us to navigate away from a path
* that we can no longer view.
*/
.run(['$rootScope', '$location', 'simpleLogin', 'ROUTES', 'loginRedirectPath',
function($rootScope, $location, simpleLogin, ROUTES, loginRedirectPath) {
// watch for login status changes and redirect if appropriate
simpleLogin.watch(check, $rootScope);
// some of our routes may reject resolve promises with the special {authRequired: true} error
// this redirects to the login page whenever that is encountered
$rootScope.$on("$routeChangeError", function(e, next, prev, err) {
if( angular.isObject(err) && err.authRequired ) {
$location.path(loginRedirectPath);
}
});
function check(user) {
if( !user && authRequired($location.path()) ) {
$location.path(loginRedirectPath);
}
}
function authRequired(path) {
return ROUTES.hasOwnProperty(path) && ROUTES[path].authRequired;
}
}
]);
Related
I am trying to retain the user information when page refresh. I used cookieStore for this purpose. So my run module in the Angular App looks like this.
.run(['$rootScope', '$cookieStore', '$state', function($rootScope, $cookieStore, $state) {
$rootScope.$on('$stateChangeStart', function(event, toState, toParams, $location){
var requireLogin = toState.data.requireLogin;
if(typeof $rootScope.user == 'undefined'){
$rootScope.user=$cookieStore.get("user");
$rootScope.sessionid=$cookieStore.get("session");
}
if(requireLogin && typeof $rootScope.user === 'undefined'){
event.preventDefault();
$state.go('login', null, {notify: false}).then(function(state) {
$rootScope.$broadcast('$stateChangeSuccess', state, null);
});
}
});
Two main things I wanted to achieve from this is,
Have to get the user and sessioninfo from the browser's local storage, when page refresh.
If user is undefined, then it has to be redirected to the login page. It is for restricting the users to go to intermediate pages without login.
If user is undefined, and data is not available in the local storage, the first if statement gives error and the second if statement doesnot work.
So when the user tries to visit any page the first time without going to login page, it is not redirecting to the login page, because the code failed in first if statement, the second if not working.
How can I achieve both the functionalities together?
Thank you
You can create an authInterceptor factory and push it in interceptors.
This method will always check if user is logged in or not on each page and will throw user on login page if he is not authenticated
For purposes of global error handling, authentication, or any kind of
synchronous or asynchronous pre-processing of request or
postprocessing of responses, it is desirable to be able to intercept
requests before they are handed to the server and responses before
they are handed over to the application code that initiated these
requests. The interceptors leverage the promise APIs to fulfill this need for >both synchronous and asynchronous pre-processing.
Learn more about Interceptors
'use strict';
angular.module('app', [
'ngCookies',
'ngResource',
'ngSanitize',
'ngRoute'
])
.config(function($routeProvider, $locationProvider, $httpProvider) {
$routeProvider
.otherwise({
redirectTo: '/'
});
$httpProvider.interceptors.push('authInterceptor');
})
.factory('authInterceptor', function($rootScope, $q, $cookieStore, $location) {
return {
// Add authorization token to headers
request: function(config) {
config.headers = config.headers || {};
if ($cookieStore.get('token')) {
config.headers.Authorization = 'Bearer ' + $cookieStore.get('token');
}
return config;
},
// Intercept 401s and redirect you to login
responseError: function(response) {
if (response.status === 401) {
$location.path('/login');
// remove any stale tokens
$cookieStore.remove('token');
return $q.reject(response);
} else {
return $q.reject(response);
}
}
};
})
.run(function($rootScope, $location, Auth) {
// Redirect to login if route requires auth and you're not logged in
$rootScope.$on('$routeChangeStart', function(event, next) {
Auth.isLoggedInAsync(function(loggedIn) {
if (next.authenticate && !loggedIn) {
$location.path('/login');
}
});
});
})
.factory('Auth', function Auth($location, $rootScope, $http, User, $cookieStore, $q) {
var currentUser = {};
if ($cookieStore.get('token')) {
currentUser = User.get();
}
return {
/**
* Gets all available info on authenticated user
*
* #return {Object} user
*/
getCurrentUser: function() {
return currentUser;
},
/**
* Check if a user is logged in
*
* #return {Boolean}
*/
isLoggedIn: function() {
return currentUser.hasOwnProperty('role');
},
/**
* Waits for currentUser to resolve before checking if user is logged in
*/
isLoggedInAsync: function(cb) {
if (currentUser.hasOwnProperty('$promise')) {
currentUser.$promise.then(function() {
cb(true);
}).catch(function() {
cb(false);
});
} else if (currentUser.hasOwnProperty('role')) {
cb(true);
} else {
cb(false);
}
}
};
})
.factory('User', function($resource) {
return $resource('/api/users/:id/:controller', {
id: '#_id'
}
});
});
With Above Mechanism, you can use Auth service to get user info in any controller or directives as:
.controller('MainCtrl', function ($scope, Auth) {
$scope.currentUser = Auth.getCurrentUser;
});
in template file:
<div ng-controller="MainCtrl">
<p> Hi {{currentUser().name}}!</p>
</div>
Note: You need to create a proper REST API in order to get correct user data
I would look into using ngStorage. I use the sessionStorage object which will retain the data even on refresh. If you need further implentation example please let me know but the documentation is great.
https://github.com/gsklee/ngStorage
As title already suggests, I'm trying to disable some routes. I'm using angular seed project, that already has a nice structure.
I'm using JWT and I'm trying to set up a structure where if a certain route requires user to be logged in, and the user is not logged in, it redirects him to the some other page.
On my angular.module I've added the following code:
.run(['$rootScope', 'userService', '$location', function($rootScope, userService, $location) {
userService.init();
$rootScope.$on('$routeChangeStart', function(event, next, current) {
$rootScope.isPrivate = next['authenticate'];
if ($rootScope.isPrivate) {
if (!userService.get())
$location.path('/');
}
});
}]);
And this is a protected route:
angular.module('myApp.view2', ['ngRoute', 'ngCookies'])
.config(['$routeProvider', function($routeProvider) {
$routeProvider.when('/admin/vnos-stevilke', {
templateUrl: 'view2/view2.html',
controller: 'View2Ctrl',
authenticate: true
}).when('/admin/vnos-stevilke/:id', {
templateUrl: 'view2/view2.html',
controller: 'View2Ctrl',
authenticate: true
});
}])
.controller('View2Ctrl', ['$scope', 'webServices', '$location', '$routeParams', function($scope, webServices, $location, $routeParams) {
if ($routeParams.id)
webServices.getBranchById($routeParams.id, function(err, data) {
$scope.branch = data;
});
webServices.getCompanies(function(err, data) {
console.log(data);
console.log('no access!');
if (!err)
$scope.companies = data;
});
}]);
now at first it appears to be working OK: if I'm not logged in, the route is not displayed and I get redirected back to the root. But at a closer look I've noticed that console.log('no access!'); is still displayed in the console. So it appears that controller gets initialized.
It seems like the whole route is loaded and then gets redirected if user is not logged in. That is not the behaviour I'm looking for. I'm trying to HOLD the loading of the route until I'm sure the user is logged in.
Any ideas?
UPDATE:
I changed the code accordingly with the suggestion below, but it doesn't seem to work. Where have I gone wrong?
userService method that checks if user is logged in:
this.isLogged = function() {
var deferred = $q.defer();
if (current === null) return deferred.reject();
else return deferred.resolve(current);
};
Run method:
.run(['$rootScope', 'userService', '$location', function($rootScope, userService, $location) {
userService.init();
$rootScope.$on('$routeChangeError', function() {
$location.path('/');
});
}]);
Restricted page:
.config(['$routeProvider', function($routeProvider) {
$routeProvider.when('/admin/vnos-stevilke', {
templateUrl: 'view2/view2.html',
controller: 'View2Ctrl',
resolve: function(userService) {
console.log('test');
return userService.isLogged();
}
});
}])
Here, the "test" never displays in console.
You need to just decide if you are letting user into restricted area with resolve route parameter.
If in one of resolve function resolves with a promise object that is rejected it stops entering requested route.
I would write something like:
$routeProvider.when('/restrictedURL',{
...some params,
resolve: function(userService){
return userService.get();
}
}
...and make userService.get return a Promise object that is resolved if session is active and rejected otherwise.
Now.. if promise is rejected a route won't be launched and $routeChangeError event is raised, so you need something like:
angular.module('yourapp').run(function($rootScope){
$rootScope.$on("$routeChangeError",function(){
$location.path('/');
});
});
read more about resolve parameter # https://docs.angularjs.org/api/ngRoute/provider/$routeProvider
I have found a perfectly working and advanced Angularfire-Seed (that encompasses Simple Login). This framework uses ngRoute and $routeProvider to route the appropriate view and to make sure that certain pages are only shown when the user has logged in.
Now I want to integrate this with the Ionic Framework, such that I have an Ionic App that uses this Authentication system. However, Ionic uses $stateProvider.
My question then becomes: how do I combine these two? I guess one of the two has to go and be replaced by the other. But how do you do this?
Below are the two projects that I want to combine:
1. Angular-Fire Seed using $routeProvider (routes.js)
"use strict";
angular.module('myApp.routes', ['ngRoute', 'simpleLogin'])
.constant('ROUTES', {
'/home': {
templateUrl: 'partials/home.html',
controller: 'HomeCtrl',
resolve: {
// forces the page to wait for this promise to resolve before controller is loaded
// the controller can then inject `user` as a dependency. This could also be done
// in the controller, but this makes things cleaner (controller doesn't need to worry
// about auth status or timing of displaying its UI components)
user: ['simpleLogin', function(simpleLogin) {
return simpleLogin.getUser();
}]
}
},
'/chat': {
templateUrl: 'partials/chat.html',
controller: 'ChatCtrl'
},
'/login': {
templateUrl: 'partials/login.html',
controller: 'LoginCtrl'
},
'/account': {
templateUrl: 'partials/account.html',
controller: 'AccountCtrl',
// require user to be logged in to view this route
// the whenAuthenticated method below will resolve the current user
// before this controller loads and redirect if necessary
authRequired: true
}
})
/**
* Adds a special `whenAuthenticated` method onto $routeProvider. This special method,
* when called, invokes the requireUser() service (see simpleLogin.js).
*
* The promise either resolves to the authenticated user object and makes it available to
* dependency injection (see AuthCtrl), or rejects the promise if user is not logged in,
* forcing a redirect to the /login page
*/
.config(['$routeProvider', function($routeProvider) {
// credits for this idea: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/angular/dPr9BpIZID0/MgWVluo_Tg8J
// unfortunately, a decorator cannot be use here because they are not applied until after
// the .config calls resolve, so they can't be used during route configuration, so we have
// to hack it directly onto the $routeProvider object
$routeProvider.whenAuthenticated = function(path, route) {
route.resolve = route.resolve || {};
route.resolve.user = ['requireUser', function(requireUser) {
return requireUser();
}];
$routeProvider.when(path, route);
}
}])
// configure views; the authRequired parameter is used for specifying pages
// which should only be available while logged in
.config(['$routeProvider', 'ROUTES', function($routeProvider, ROUTES) {
angular.forEach(ROUTES, function(route, path) {
if( route.authRequired ) {
// adds a {resolve: user: {...}} promise which is rejected if
// the user is not authenticated or fulfills with the user object
// on success (the user object is then available to dependency injection)
$routeProvider.whenAuthenticated(path, route);
}
else {
// all other routes are added normally
$routeProvider.when(path, route);
}
});
// routes which are not in our map are redirected to /home
$routeProvider.otherwise({redirectTo: '/home'});
}])
/**
* Apply some route security. Any route's resolve method can reject the promise with
* { authRequired: true } to force a redirect. This method enforces that and also watches
* for changes in auth status which might require us to navigate away from a path
* that we can no longer view.
*/
.run(['$rootScope', '$location', 'simpleLogin', 'ROUTES', 'loginRedirectPath',
function($rootScope, $location, simpleLogin, ROUTES, loginRedirectPath) {
// watch for login status changes and redirect if appropriate
simpleLogin.watch(check, $rootScope);
// some of our routes may reject resolve promises with the special {authRequired: true} error
// this redirects to the login page whenever that is encountered
$rootScope.$on("$routeChangeError", function(e, next, prev, err) {
if( angular.isObject(err) && err.authRequired ) {
$location.path(loginRedirectPath);
}
});
function check(user) {
// used by the changeEmail functionality so the user
// isn't redirected to the login screen while we switch
// out the accounts (see changeEmail.js)
if( $rootScope.authChangeInProgress ) { return; }
if( !user && authRequired($location.path()) ) {
$location.path(loginRedirectPath);
}
}
function authRequired(path) {
return ROUTES.hasOwnProperty(path) && ROUTES[path].authRequired;
}
}
]);
2. Ionic Framework (app.js)
// Ionic Starter App
// angular.module is a global place for creating, registering and retrieving Angular modules
// 'starter' is the name of this angular module example (also set in a <body> attribute in index.html)
// the 2nd parameter is an array of 'requires'
// 'starter.services' is found in services.js
// 'starter.controllers' is found in controllers.js
angular.module('starter', ['ionic', 'starter.controllers', 'starter.services', 'ngCordova', 'firebase'])
.run(function($ionicPlatform) {
$ionicPlatform.ready(function() {
// Hide the accessory bar by default (remove this to show the accessory bar above the keyboard
// for form inputs)
if (window.cordova && window.cordova.plugins.Keyboard) {
cordova.plugins.Keyboard.hideKeyboardAccessoryBar(true);
}
if (window.StatusBar) {
// org.apache.cordova.statusbar required
StatusBar.styleDefault();
}
});
})
.config(function($stateProvider, $urlRouterProvider) {
// Ionic uses AngularUI Router which uses the concept of states
// Learn more here: https://github.com/angular-ui/ui-router
// Set up the various states which the app can be in.
// Each state's controller can be found in controllers.js
$stateProvider
// setup an abstract state for the tabs directive
.state('tab', {
url: "/tab",
abstract: true,
templateUrl: "templates/tabs.html"
})
// Each tab has its own nav history stack:
.state('tab.chats', {
url: '/chats',
views: {
'tab-chats': {
templateUrl: 'templates/tab-chats.html',
controller: 'ChatsCtrl'
}
}
})
.state('tab.account', {
url: '/account',
views: {
'tab-account': {
templateUrl: 'templates/tab-account.html',
controller: 'AccountCtrl'
}
}
})
.state('tab.login', {
url: '/login',
views: {
'tab-login': {
templateUrl: 'templates/tab-login.html',
controller: 'LoginCtrl'
}
}
});
// if none of the above states are matched, use this as the fallback
$urlRouterProvider.otherwise('/tab/dash');
})
Update (16/01/2015, 10.46)
I have tried the following (replacing routeProvider by urlRouterProvider), it didnt work (nothing is showing up)
index.html, included:
<ion-nav-view></ion-nav-view>
routes.js
"use strict";
angular.module('myApp.routes', ['ngRoute', 'simpleLogin'])
.constant('ROUTES', {
'/home': {
templateUrl: 'templates/home.html',
controller: 'HomeCtrl',
resolve: {
// forces the page to wait for this promise to resolve before controller is loaded
// the controller can then inject `user` as a dependency. This could also be done
// in the controller, but this makes things cleaner (controller doesn't need to worry
// about auth status or timing of displaying its UI components)
user: ['simpleLogin', function(simpleLogin) {
return simpleLogin.getUser();
}]
},
authRequired: true
},
'/chat': {
templateUrl: 'templates/chat.html',
controller: 'ChatCtrl',
authRequired: true
},
'/camera': {
templateUrl: 'templates/camera.html',
controller: 'CameraCtrl',
authRequired: true
},
'/login': {
templateUrl: 'templates/login.html',
controller: 'LoginCtrl'
},
'/account': {
templateUrl: 'templates/account.html',
controller: 'AccountCtrl',
// require user to be logged in to view this route
// the whenAuthenticated method below will resolve the current user
// before this controller loads and redirect if necessary
authRequired: true
}
})
/**
* Adds a special `whenAuthenticated` method onto $routeProvider. This special method,
* when called, invokes the requireUser() service (see simpleLogin.js).
*
* The promise either resolves to the authenticated user object and makes it available to
* dependency injection (see AuthCtrl), or rejects the promise if user is not logged in,
* forcing a redirect to the /login page
*/
.config(['$stateProvider', '$urlRouterProvider', function($stateProvider, $urlRouterProvider) {
// credits for this idea: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/angular/dPr9BpIZID0/MgWVluo_Tg8J
// unfortunately, a decorator cannot be use here because they are not applied until after
// the .config calls resolve, so they can't be used during route configuration, so we have
// to hack it directly onto the $routeProvider object
$urlRouterProvider.whenAuthenticated = function(path, route) {
route.resolve = route.resolve || {};
route.resolve.user = ['requireUser', function(requireUser) {
return requireUser();
}];
$urlRouterProvider.when(path, route);
}
}])
// configure views; the authRequired parameter is used for specifying pages
// which should only be available while logged in
.config(['$stateProvider', '$urlRouterProvider', 'ROUTES', function($stateProvider, $urlRouterProvider, ROUTES) {
angular.forEach(ROUTES, function(route, path) {
if( route.authRequired ) {
// adds a {resolve: user: {...}} promise which is rejected if
// the user is not authenticated or fulfills with the user object
// on success (the user object is then available to dependency injection)
$urlRouterProvider.whenAuthenticated(path, route);
}
else {
// all other routes are added normally
$urlRouterProvider.when(path, route);
}
});
// routes which are not in our map are redirected to /home
// if none of the above states are matched, use this as the fallback
$urlRouterProvider.otherwise('/tab/dash');
}])
/**
* Apply some route security. Any route's resolve method can reject the promise with
* { authRequired: true } to force a redirect. This method enforces that and also watches
* for changes in auth status which might require us to navigate away from a path
* that we can no longer view.
*/
.run(['$rootScope', '$location', 'simpleLogin', 'ROUTES', 'loginRedirectPath',
function($rootScope, $location, simpleLogin, ROUTES, loginRedirectPath) {
// watch for login status changes and redirect if appropriate
simpleLogin.watch(check, $rootScope);
// some of our routes may reject resolve promises with the special {authRequired: true} error
// this redirects to the login page whenever that is encountered
$rootScope.$on("$stateChangeError", function(e, next, prev, err) {
if( angular.isObject(err) && err.authRequired ) {
$location.path(loginRedirectPath);
}
});
function check(user) {
// used by the changeEmail functionality so the user
// isn't redirected to the login screen while we switch
// out the accounts (see changeEmail.js)
if( $rootScope.authChangeInProgress ) { return; }
if( !user && authRequired($location.path()) ) {
$location.path(loginRedirectPath);
}
}
function authRequired(path) {
return ROUTES.hasOwnProperty(path) && ROUTES[path].authRequired;
}
}
]);
I'm trying to redirect users based on authentication so within the resolve of each route state I've placed my service for checking for authentication so in this case login and dashboard.
.state('login', {
url: "/login",
abstract: true,
templateUrl: '/app/login/login.html'
})
// Default login state
.state('login.index', {
url: "",
templateUrl: "/app/login/views/login.html",
controller: 'LoginController',
controllerAs: 'loginCtrl',
resolve: {
UserAuth: session
}
})
.state('dashboard', {
url: "/dashboard",
abstract: true,
templateUrl: '/app/dashboard/dashboard.html',
resolve: {
UserAuth: session
}
})
// Default dashboard state
.state('dashboard.index', {
url: "",
templateUrl: '/app/dashboard/views/page1.html',
controller: 'Page1Controller',
controllerAs: 'page1Ctrl',
resolve: {
UserAuth: session
}
})
// with multiple states like the child route above...
Within my .config for routing I also set up session for use above, which on promise success or existence of a session $state.go to dashboard, else on promise failure $state.go to login.
.config(function($stateProvider, $urlRouterProvider) {
var session = ['$q', '$location', '$state', 'SessionService',
function( $q, $location, $state, SessionService ) {
return SessionService.session()
.then(function( session ) {
// Check location path as $state is not resolved yet
var location = $location.path();
/**
* Check user authentication to dashboard and handle
* state change if session already exists
*/
if( location.indexOf('login') === 1 ) {
// Redirect to default dashboard view
$state.go('dashboard.index');
}
}, function( error ) {
// Check location path as $state is not resolved yet
var location = $location.path();
/**
* Check for unauthorized access to dashboard and handle
* state change if not located on login view
*/
if( location.indexOf( 'dashboard' ) === 1 ) {
// Redirect to default login view
$state.go('login.index');
}
// Don't propagate error since it has been handled and it prevents page
// return $q.reject( error );
});
}];
But, it's running through an infinite loop of 403 errors when I let the session time out, which is the correct server response for promise failure. It enters the if statement, and runs $state.go('login.index'), but keeps looping and never replaces the state with login. Can anyone see what I've done wrong? Works in all cases except session time out, then doesn't redirect.
I dropped together some code that I used in a past project that displays how I setup Authentication and interception of 401/403 on Angular side of things.
https://gist.github.com/jfornoff/4637069c398dc2f5b881
Note that especially the authorization of users can not be reliably done in the frontend and always have your backend authenticate and not give out data blindly to some end-point that your frontend should be using ;-) But I guess that's pretty self-explanatory.
Hope I could help you out!
Bye,
Jan
The user registers with username, email, and password. I authenticate using FirebaseSimpleLogin with the email, take the user id, and then load my user using the user id:
var ref = new Firebase(FIREBASE_URL + 'users'); // data containing user information
var users = $firebase(ref);
$rootScope.$on('$firebaseSimpleLogin:login', function (e, authUser) { // wait until authenticated
var query = $firebase(ref.startAt(authUser.uid).endAt(authUser.uid)); // find user by uid
query.$on('loaded', function () {
setCurrentUser(query.$getIndex()[0]); // get username from query
});
});
function setCurrentUser (username) {
$rootScope.currentUser = User.findByUsername(username);
}
Now, my problem is that I would like to redirect to the user profile page if I am logged in in my HomeCtrl:
app.controller('HomeCtrl', function ($rootScope, $scope, $location, Auth, User) {
// wait for current user to be set
// if signed in
// location.path('/user/' + currentUser.username);
});
Unfortunately, I am not sure how to wait until the setCurrentUser function is completed before I redirect. Is there a way I can have a function in my controller wait until this other function is completed?
I have a workaround, but I'm pretty sure this is not the right way to do it. Right now, I am watching for my user variable to be updated, and then calling all functions after it changes to a user, as in:
$scope.$watch(
function() { return $rootScope.currentUser }, // watch for variable to change
function() {
if ($rootScope.currentUser) { // if the current user is defined, change path
$location.path('/users/' + $rootScope.currentUser.username);
}
}
)
Try resolving the route for your users. Take the plunker demo below for example.
Plunker Demo
The app is just a simple login page to a profile page. It has a HomeCtrl that navigates to a ResolveCtrl (which is the profile page) after a login.
The HomeCtrl just manages a login view. When a user is successfully logged in we navigate to the profile page. (The Auth object is a custom wrapper I made available in the Plunker).
.controller('HomeCtrl', function($scope, Auth, $window) {
$scope.user = {
email: 'bob#email.com',
password: 'password'
};
$scope.login = function() {
Auth.login('password', $scope.user);
};
Auth.onLogin(function(e, user) {
console.log('logged in!');
$window.location.href = '#/resolve';
});
})
Now that we're logged in we'll go the ResolveCtrl. This controller resolves the current user before it has been loaded. That's the data parameter.
.controller('ResolveCtrl', function($scope, $route, data) {
$scope.user = data;
})
But where is that parameter coming from? We can set a resolve object in our $routeProvider. This tells the ResolveCtrl it can't load until we've resolved this promise. Since the Auth.getCurrentUser() returns a promise we just need to return that and it will get resolved for us.
.config(['$routeProvider',
function($routeProvider) {
$routeProvider
.when('/', {
templateUrl: '_home.html',
controller: 'HomeCtrl',
})
.when('/resolve', {
templateUrl: '_resolve.html',
controller: 'ResolveCtrl',
resolve: {
data: function(Auth) {
// load the user before the view is loaded
return Auth.getCurrentUser();
}
}
})
.otherwise({
redirectTo: '/'
});
}
])
Now when the page gets loaded we know that the user will be there.