Not able to compare username in database with that entered by the client

Question

So I am trying to create a basic authentication app without using any modules or auth strategies. Just by pushing user credentials to a MongoDb database and then by comparing the entered credentials every time a user tries to login with the existing ones.

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For some reason i am not able to filter out the mongodb document with the same username entered by the user. When i try to log it to the console i am getting a query , i am expecting an object so that both the req.body.password and user.password can be compared.

Answer 1

The User.findOne function returns a Query object, which represents the pending query operation. To retrieve the actual user document, you need to execute the query using .exec().

You can modify your function in this way:

app.post("/api/v1/login", (req, res) => {
  User.findOne({ username: req.body.username })
    .exec()
    .then((user) => {
      console.log(req.body.username);
      console.log(user);
      if (user) {
        const result = req.body.password === user.password;
        if (result) {
          res.redirect("/api/v1/dashboard");
        } else {
          res.status(404).json({ error: "entered password doesn't match" });
        }
      } else {
        res.redirect("/api/v1/register");
      }
    })
    .catch((error) => {
      console.log(error);
      res.status(500).json({ error: "An error occurred" });
    });
});

Let me know, If still the issue persist.