Passport.js: how to access user object after authentication?

Question

I\'m using Passport.js to login a user with username and password. I\'m essentially using the sample code from the Passport site. Here are the relevant parts (I think) of my c

Answer 1

res.render accepts an optional parameter that is an object containing local variables for the view.

If you use passport and already authenticated the user then req.user contains the authenticated user.

// app.js
app.get('/dashboard', (req, res) => {
  res.render('./dashboard', { user: req.user })
})

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// index.ejs
<%= user.name %>