backend login logic

server.js

// server will establish a link to mongodb when it starts.
console.log('mongodb url: ' + _config2.default.mongoURL);
_mongoose2.default.connect(_config2.default.mongoURL, _config2.mongo_options, function (error) {
  if (error) {
    console.error('Please make sure Mongodb is installed and running!');
  }
});

user.js

'use strict';

Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", {
  value: true
});

var _mongoose = require('mongoose');

var _mongoose2 = _interopRequireDefault(_mongoose);

function _interopRequireDefault(obj) { return obj && obj.__esModule ? obj : { default: obj }; }

var Schema = _mongoose2.default.Schema; // User model
// own _id will be the primary key

var userSchema = new Schema({
  _id: { type: 'ObjectId', required: true },
  email: { type: String, required: true, unique: true },
  password: { type: String, required: true },
  isAdmin: { type: Boolean, required: true, default: false },
  firstName: { type: String, trim: true },
  lastName: { type: String, trim: true },
  isEmailVerified: { type: Boolean, default: false },
  dateCreated: { type: Date, default: Date.now, required: true }
});

exports.default = _mongoose2.default.model('User', userSchema);

userController.js

function signin(req, res) {
  var email = req.body.email;
  var password = req.body.password;
  if (!email || !password) {
    return res.status(400).send({ message: "You must send the email and the password" });
  }
  // _user2 is the mongodb model, which talks to the database.
  // var _user2 = require('../models/user.js'); // user.js is included after this 
  _user2.default.findOne({
    email: email
  }, function (err, user) {
    if (!user) {
      return res.status(401).send({ message: "The email or password don't match" });
    }
    // skipping the logics for finding a user.
  })
}