Added simple session example and updated readmes

history.md

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-1.8
-==================
+# 1.8
 
-	* added history.md for change tracking
-	* updated stable dependencies 
-	* added bootstrap-stylus
-	* updated readme.md to better reflect technologies and dependencies
+- added history.md for change tracking
+- updated stable dependencies 
+- added bootstrap-stylus
+- updated readme.md to better reflect technologies and dependencies
+- added session example
+	- see `./src/controllers/private.coffee` for examples of privates controllers
+	- see `./src/routes.coffee` for auth through routing example
+	- see `./src/index.coffee` for session config example

package.json

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     , "markdown": "0.4.0"
     , "passport": "0.1.16"
     , "which": "1.0.5"
-    , "mongoose": "3.6.*"
+    , "mongoose": "3.6.x"
     , "wrench": "1.4.4"
   }, "scripts": {
     "install": "node node_modules/coffee-script/bin/cake build",

readme.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Express Coffee Template 7 (1.7)
+# Express Coffee Template 8 (1.8)
 
 This is a Node Express CoffeeScript Stack Template
 
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@ to use coffee-script and stylus for the client side.
 ## Technologies
 This is a template that can be used to create nodejs applications using 
 
-* Node v0.8.*
+* Node v0.8.x
 * Express v3.0.5
 * CoffeeScript! v1.5.0
 * Jade v0.26.0
-* Stylus v0.27.* 
+* Stylus v0.27.x 
 * bootstrap-stylus 2.3.1 (not a npm module)
 * Nib v0.9.0
 * Connect Assets v2.3.3
-* MongoDB
+* MongoDB / Mongoose 3.6.x
 
 ## Requirements
 

src/controllers/private.coffee

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+module.exports = 
+
+	# Lists all posts
+	index: (req, res) ->
+		res.send 'This is a private page.'
+
+	# Create a session
+	create: (req, res) ->
+		req.session.authorized = 'test'
+		res.redirect '/private'
+
+	# Destroy a session
+	destroy: (req, res) ->
+		delete req.session.authorized
+		res.redirect '/private'
+
+

src/index.coffee

@@ -29,7 +29,13 @@ else
 app.use assets()
 # Set the public folder as static assets.
 app.use express.static(process.cwd() + '/public')
-
+# Express Session
+store = new express.session.MemoryStore
+app.use express.cookieParser()
+app.use express.session(
+  secret: 'shhh'
+  store: store
+) 
 
 # Set View Engine.
 app.set 'view engine', 'jade'

src/routes.coffee

@@ -5,6 +5,19 @@
 # We are using method names to determine controller actions for clearness.
 
 module.exports = (app) ->
+
+  # simple session authorization
+  checkAuth = (req, res, next) ->
+    unless req.session.authorized
+      res.statusCode = 401
+      res.render '401', 401
+    else
+      next()
+
+
+  app.all '/private', checkAuth, (req, res, next) ->
+    routeMvc('private', 'index', req, res, next)  
+
   #   - _/_ -> controllers/index/index method
   app.all '/', (req, res, next) ->
     routeMvc('index', 'index', req, res, next)

views/401.jade

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+h1 401
+p Unauthorized access.

views/404.jade

@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+h1 404
 p Sorry! that link doesn't exist.