naturalcrit/server/token.js

const jwt = require('jwt-simple');

// Load configuration values
const config = require('nconf')
	.argv()
	.env({ lowerCase: true })	// Load environment variables
	.file('environment', { file: `config/${process.env.NODE_ENV}.json` })
	.file('defaults', { file: 'config/default.json' });

// Generate an Access Token for the given User ID
const generateAccessToken = (req, res) => {
  const payload = req.user.toJSON();

  // When the token was issued
  payload.issued = (new Date());
  // Which service issued the Token
  payload.issuer = config.get('authentication_token_issuer');
  // Which service is the token intended for
  payload.audience = config.get('authentication_token_audience');
  // The signing key for signing the token
  delete payload.password;
  delete payload._id;

	console.log("THE PAYLOAD");
	console.log(payload);

  const secret = config.get('authentication_token_secret');
	console.log("ENCODING WITH SECRET:");
	console.log(secret);

  const token = jwt.encode(payload, secret);

  return token;
}

module.exports = {
    generateAccessToken: generateAccessToken
}