hapi-context-credentials

hapi.js plugin - Include request.auth.credentials in default view context, if user is authenticated.

##Install

npm install --save hapi-context-credentials

##Background

For pretty much any website that has a login feature, parts of the page will be rendered conditionally based on the current user's state. Perhaps it will display their username in the header and show a logout button for logged-in users.

I usually build my sites out at first without any auth and then add auth at a later stage. If I'm using a common layout, I would later need to add something like the following to the handler of every route.

handler: function (request, reply) {
    ...
    reply.view('index', {
        credentials: request.auth.credentials
    });
}

And in my template I might have something like:

{{#if credentials.firstName}}
    <h1>Welcome back {{credentials.firstName}}!</h1>
{{else}}
    <h1>Welcome guest!</h1>
{{/if}}

This module saves the work by ensuring request.auth.credentials is included in every view context on your server, so you don't need to manually include it in your handlers.

##Usage

Just register like any Hapi plugin:

server.register(require('hapi-context-credentials'), (err) => {
    
    if (err) {
        throw err;
    }
    
    server.start(function (err) {

        if (err) {
            throw err;
        }
        console.log('Server started!');
    });
});