req.isAuthenticated() always gives false and redirects to login() route.

[ASHISH-GITHUB2495]

require("dotenv").config();

const express = require("express");
const bodyParser = require("body-parser");
const ejs = require("ejs");
const mongoose = require("mongoose");
const session = require("express-session");
const passport = require("passport");
const passportLocalMongoose = require("passport-local-mongoose");
//const bcrypt = require("bcrypt");

//const md5 = require("md5");
//const encrypt = require("mongoose-encryption");

const app = express();

app.use(express.static("public"));

app.set("view engine","ejs");

app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({extended: true}));

app.use(passport.initialize());
app.use(passport.session());

mongoose.connect("mongodb://localhost:27017/userDB",{ useNewUrlParser: true, useUnifiedTopology: true, useCreateIndex: true, });

//mongoose.set("useCrateIndex", true);

const userSchema =new mongoose. Schema({
email: String ,
password: String
});

userSchema.plugin(passportLocalMongoose);

// for encryption
//userSchema.plugin(encrypt,{secret: process.env.SECRET , encryptedFields: ["password"]});
//const saltRounds =10;

const User = new mongoose.model("User",userSchema);

passport.use(User.createStrategy());

passport.serializeUser(User.serializeUser());
passport.deserializeUser(User.deserializeUser());

app.get("/",function(req,res){
res.render("home");

});

app.get("/login",function(req,res){
res.render("login");
});

app.get("/register",function(req,res){
res.render("register");
});

app.get("/secrets", function(req, res) {
if(req.isAuthenticated()){
res.render("secrets");
}
else
{res.redirect("/login");}
});

app.post("/register",function(req,res){

User.register({username: req.body.username},req.body.password,function(err,user){
if(err){
console.log(err);
res.redirect("/register");

}
else
{
	passport.authenticate("local")(req,res,function(err){
		if(!err)
			console.log("hey");
		res.redirect("/secrets");
	});
}

});

});

app.post("/login", function(req, res) {

});

app.listen(3000,function(){
console.log("Server started at port 3000");
});

[NoelCov]

Same for me!

Found the solution, so apparently we need this line: passport.use(User.createStrategy());

[jabrahamdev]

Hello, I don't know if you worked out. I was in the same situation, my problem was that I did not configure the session like Angela, I just pasted from docs and did not check if it was the same as hers.

Check this part in your code:

app.use(session({
secret: 'Our little secret.',
resave: false,
saveUninitialized: false
}));

Make sure is exactly like that.

[bharatsbsingh]

Same for me!

Found the solution, so apparently we need this line: passport.use(User.createStrategy());

Bro how does this code works
can uh please elobrote