refactor(auth middleware): tell user if no token was provided

Let the user know if a token was provided or not, or whether it was provided and is invalid
chidimo · May 26, 2019 · e3cead2 · e3cead2
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diff --git a/middleware/authentication.js b/middleware/authentication.js
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ const AuthenticationMiddleware = {
             return next();
         }
         const token = req.headers['x-access-token'];
+        if (!token) {
+            const msg = 'Include a valid token in the x-access-token header';
+            return res.status(422).json({ 
+                error: 'No token provided',
+                msg 
+            });
+        }
         try {
             req.user = jwt.verify(token, Settings.jwtSecret);
             req.token = token;