starr-philproperties/middleware/auth.middleware.js

/***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************
 * File Name: auth.middleware.js
 * Type of Program: Middleware
 * Description: JWT authentication guard.
 *              Reads the Bearer token from the Authorization header,
 *              verifies it, attaches decoded payload to req.user,
 *              and verifies the session is still active in the DB.
 * Author: rgrgogu
 * Date Created: Oct. 6, 2025
 ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************
 * HOW TO USE:
 *   const { authenticate } = require('../middleware/auth.middleware');
 *   router.get('/profile', authenticate, handler);
 ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************/
const { verifyAccessToken } = require('../utils/token.util');
const mdl_Users = require('../models/users/users.mdl');
const R = require('../utils/response.util');

/**
 * Validates JWT and loads user from DB.
 * Attaches the full user record to req.user.
 */
const authenticate = async (req, res, next) => {
  try {
    const authHeader = req.headers.authorization;
    if (!authHeader?.startsWith('Bearer '))
      return R.error(res, 'No token provided.', 401);

    const token = authHeader.split(' ')[1];
    const decoded = verifyAccessToken(token);

    const user = await mdl_Users.findByPk(decoded.user_id, {
      attributes: { exclude: ['password', 'otp_code', 'otp_expires_at'] },
    });

    if (!user)           return R.error(res, 'User not found.',        401);
    if (!user.is_active) return R.error(res, 'Account is deactivated.', 403);

    if (user.is_banned) {
      const stillBanned = !user.ban_expires_at || new Date() < new Date(user.ban_expires_at);
      if (stillBanned) {
        return R.error(res, 'Your account has been suspended.', 403, {
          banned:         true,
          ban_expires_at: user.ban_expires_at ?? null,
        });
      }
      // Expired temporary ban — auto-lift so the user can log in again
      await user.update({ is_banned: false, ban_expires_at: null });
    }

    req.user = user;
    next();
  } catch (err) {
    if (err.name === 'TokenExpiredError')
      return R.error(res, 'Token expired. Please log in again.', 401);
    return R.error(res, 'Invalid token.', 401);
  }
};

/**
 * Soft authentication for endpoints that are useful both authenticated and unauthenticated.
 *
 * Behaviour:
 *   - No Authorization header → guest mode (req.user = null, continues)
 *   - Valid token             → authenticated (req.user = user, continues)
 *   - Present but invalid/expired token → 401 (a token was attempted; reject it)
 *
 * The distinction between "no token" and "bad token" matters:
 * silently ignoring a malformed token would allow it to be used as a scapegoat
 * to probe the endpoint without being flagged as unauthenticated.
 */
const softAuthenticate = async (req, res, next) => {
  const authHeader = req.headers.authorization;

  // No token at all → guest mode
  if (!authHeader?.startsWith('Bearer ')) {
    req.user = null;
    return next();
  }

  // Token present → validate it fully (same rules as authenticate)
  try {
    const token   = authHeader.split(' ')[1];
    const decoded = verifyAccessToken(token);
    const user    = await mdl_Users.findByPk(decoded.user_id, {
      attributes: { exclude: ['password', 'otp_code', 'otp_expires_at'] },
    });

    if (!user || !user.is_active) {
      req.user = null;
      return next();
    }

    if (user.is_banned) {
      const stillBanned = !user.ban_expires_at || new Date() < new Date(user.ban_expires_at);
      if (stillBanned) {
        req.user = null;
        return next();
      }
      await user.update({ is_banned: false, ban_expires_at: null });
    }

    req.user = user;
    next();
  } catch (err) {
    if (err.name === 'TokenExpiredError')
      return R.error(res, 'Token expired. Please log in again.', 401);
    return R.error(res, 'Invalid token.', 401);
  }
};

module.exports = { authenticate, softAuthenticate };