feat: session expiry feature implemented

backend/package.json

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
     "mongodb": "^6.20.0",
     "mongoose": "^8.19.2",
+    "node-cron": "^4.2.1",
     "passport": "^0.7.0",
     "passport-github2": "^0.1.12",
     "passport-google-oauth20": "^2.0.0",

backend/src/controllers/authController.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import {
 } from "../utils/generateToken.js";
 import { userSchema, loginSchema } from "../utils/validateInputs.js";
 import dotenv from "dotenv";
+import jwt from "jsonwebtoken";
+import { Session } from "../models/sessionModel.js";
 
 dotenv.config();
 const asTypedUser = (user: any): IUser & { _id: string } =>
@@ -67,8 +69,25 @@ export const registerUser = async (
     const newUser = await User.create({ name, email, password: hashedPassword });
     const typedUser = asTypedUser(newUser);
 
-    // Generate and send tokens
-    sendTokens(res, typedUser);
+    const token = generateToken(typedUser._id.toString());
+const decoded = jwt.decode(token) as { exp?: number } | null;
+
+if (!decoded || !decoded.exp) {
+  throw new Error("Invalid token format or missing expiration");
+}
+
+const expiresAt = new Date(decoded.exp * 1000);
+await Session.create({
+  userId: typedUser._id,
+  token,
+  expiresAt,
+});
+
+    res.status(201).json({
+      success: true,
+      message: "User registered successfully",
+      token,
+    });
   } catch (err) {
     next(err);
   }
@@ -112,59 +131,26 @@ export const loginUser = async (
 
     const typedUser = asTypedUser(foundUser);
 
-    // Generate and send tokens
-    await typedUser.save(); // Save any potential changes (like refresh tokens)
-    sendTokens(res, typedUser);
-  } catch (err) {
-    next(err);
-  }
-};
+      const token = generateToken(typedUser._id.toString());
+const decoded = jwt.verify(token, process.env.JWT_SECRET!) as { exp?: number };
 
-// ✅ OAUTH CALLBACK CONTROLLER (New)
-export const oauthCallback = async (
-  req: Request,
-  res: Response,
-  next: NextFunction
-) => {
-  try {
-    if (!req.user) {
-      return res.status(401).json({ success: false, message: "Authentication failed" });
-    }
+if (!decoded.exp) {
+  throw new Error("Token missing expiration claim");
+}
 
-    const typedUser = asTypedUser(req.user);
+const expiresAt = new Date(decoded.exp * 1000);
 
-    // We get the user profile from passport's `done` function
-    // (which you'd have in src/utils/passport.ts)
-    // Now we just generate and send tokens
+await Session.create({
+  userId: typedUser._id,
+  token,
+  expiresAt,
+});
 
-    // Find the user in DB (req.user is from passport)
-    const foundUser = await User.findById(typedUser._id);
-    if (!foundUser) {
-      return res.status(404).json({ success: false, message: "User not found" });
-    }
-
-    const typedFoundUser = asTypedUser(foundUser);
-
-    // We send tokens the same way, but redirect the user
-    const accessToken = generateAccessToken(typedFoundUser._id.toString());
-    const newRefreshToken = generateRefreshToken(typedFoundUser._id.toString());
-
-    typedFoundUser.refreshTokens = [newRefreshToken];
-    await typedFoundUser.save();
-
-    res.cookie("jwt", newRefreshToken, {
-      httpOnly: true,
-      secure: process.env.NODE_ENV !== "development",
-      sameSite: "strict",
-      maxAge: 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
-    });
 
-    // Set the access token in a secure, HTTP-only cookie
-    res.cookie("access_token", accessToken, {
-      httpOnly: true,
-      secure: process.env.NODE_ENV !== "development",
-      sameSite: "strict",
-      maxAge: 15 * 60 * 1000, // 15 minutes, adjust as needed
+    res.json({
+      success: true,
+      message: "Login successful",
+      token,
     });
 
     // Redirect to the frontend without passing the token in the URL

backend/src/middleware/authMiddleware.ts

@@ -1,27 +1,49 @@
 import type { Request, Response, NextFunction } from "express";
 import jwt from "jsonwebtoken";
+import { Session } from "../models/sessionModel.js"; 
 
 interface AuthRequest extends Request {
-    userId?: string;
+  userId?: string;
 }
 
-export const protect = (req: AuthRequest, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
-    let token = req.headers.authorization?.split(" ")[1];
 
-    if (!token)
-        return res
-            .status(401)
-            .json({ success: false, message: "Not authorized, token missing" });
+export const protect = async (req: AuthRequest, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
+  try {
+    const token = req.headers.authorization?.split(" ")[1];
+    if (!token) {
+      return res.status(401).json({
+        success: false,
+        message: "Not authorized — token missing",
+      });
+    }
+
+
+    const decoded = jwt.verify(token, process.env.JWT_SECRET as string) as { id: string };
 
-    try {
-        const decoded = jwt.verify(
-            token,
-            process.env.JWT_ACCESS_SECRET as string // <-- UPDATED ENV VARIABLE
-        ) as { id: string };
-        req.userId = decoded.id;
-        next();
-    } catch {
-        // Note: This will now correctly trigger a 401 on an expired access token
-        res.status(401).json({ success: false, message: "Invalid token" });
+
+    const activeSession = await Session.findOne({ token });
+    if (!activeSession) {
+      return res.status(401).json({
+        success: false,
+        message: "Session expired or invalid",
+      });
     }
-};
+
+
+    if (activeSession.expiresAt < new Date()) {
+      await Session.deleteOne({ token });
+      return res.status(401).json({
+        success: false,
+        message: "Session expired",
+      });
+    }
+
+    req.userId = decoded.id;
+    next();
+  } catch (error) {
+    return res.status(401).json({
+      success: false,
+      message: "Invalid or expired token",
+    });
+  }
+};

backend/src/models/sessionModel.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import mongoose from "mongoose";
+
+const sessionSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
+  userId: { type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: "User", required: true },
+  token: { type: String, required: true },
+  expiresAt: { type: Date, required: true }, 
+  createdAt: { type: Date, default: Date.now },
+});
+
+
+export const Session = mongoose.model("Session", sessionSchema);

backend/src/routes/authRoutes.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import express from "express";
 import { registerUser, loginUser,  getUserProfile} from "../controllers/authController.js";
 import passport from "passport";
-import { protect } from "../middleware/authMiddleware.js";
+import { Session } from "../models/sessionModel.js";
+import {protect} from "../middleware/authMiddleware.js";
 
 const router = express.Router();
 
@@ -12,6 +13,26 @@ router.post("/logout", logoutUser); // <-- ADDED
 router.get("/refresh", handleRefreshToken); // <-- ADDED
 router.get("/me", protect, getUserProfile);
 
+router.post("/logout", protect, async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const token = req.headers.authorization?.split(" ")[1];
+    if (!token)
+      return res.status(400).json({ success: false, message: "Token missing" });
+
+    // Delete session for this token
+    const result = await Session.deleteOne({ token });
+
+    if (result.deletedCount === 0) {
+      return res.status(404).json({ success: false, message: "Session not found or already logged out" });
+    }
+
+    res.json({ success: true, message: "Logged out successfully" });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("❌ Logout error:", error);
+    res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Server error during logout" });
+  }
+});
+
 // Google OAuth
 router.get(
   "/google",

backend/src/server.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { createServer } from "http";
 import { Server as SocketIOServer } from "socket.io";
 import dotenv from "dotenv";
 import cors from "cors";
+
+import { Session } from "./models/sessionModel.js";
 import { ChatMessage } from "./models/chatMessageModel.js"; // <-- make sure this file exists and exports model
 import app from "./app.js";
 
@@ -101,6 +103,20 @@ mongoose
   .connect(MONGO_URI)
   .then(() => {
     console.log("🗄️  MongoDB connected successfully!");
+
+
+    // cron.schedule("0 2 * * *", async () => {
+    //   const expiryDate = new Date();
+    //   expiryDate.setDate(expiryDate.getDate() - 7);
+    //   try {
+    //     const result = await Session.deleteMany({ createdAt: { $lt: expiryDate } });
+    //     console.log(`🧹 Cleanup complete — ${result.deletedCount} expired sessions removed`);
+    //   } catch (error) {
+    //     console.error("❌ Session cleanup failed:", error);
+    //   }
+    // });
+
+
     httpServer.listen(PORT, () => {
       console.log(`🚀 Server running on port ${PORT}`);
       console.log(`📡 Socket.io real-time chat ready`);

backend/src/utils/generateToken.ts

@@ -4,22 +4,12 @@ import dotenv from 'dotenv';
 dotenv.config();
 const accessTokenSecret = process.env.JWT_ACCESS_SECRET;
 
-const refreshTokenSecret = process.env.JWT_REFRESH_SECRET;
-
-const parseExpiration = (val: string | undefined, fallback: number | string): number | string => {
-    if (!val) return fallback;
-    const trimmed = val.trim();
-    return /^\d+$/.test(trimmed) ? Number(trimmed) : trimmed;
-};
-
-export const generateAccessToken = (id: string) => {
-    if (!accessTokenSecret) throw new Error("JWT_ACCESS_SECRET is not defined");
-
-    const options = {
-        expiresIn: parseExpiration(process.env.JWT_ACCESS_EXPIRATION, 900),
-    } as SignOptions;
-
-    return jwt.sign({ id }, accessTokenSecret, options);
+export const generateToken = (userId: string) => {
+  const expiresIn = "7d"; 
+  const token = jwt.sign({ id: userId }, process.env.JWT_SECRET as string, {
+    expiresIn,
+  });
+  return token;
 };
 
 export const generateRefreshToken = (id: string) => {

backend/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo

@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"root":["./src/app.ts","./src/server.ts","./src/controllers/authcontroller.ts","./src/controllers/healthcontroller.ts","./src/controllers/roomcontroller.ts","./src/middleware/authmiddleware.ts","./src/middleware/errorhandler.ts","./src/models/chatmessagemodel.ts","./src/models/roommodel.ts","./src/models/usermodel.ts","./src/routes/authroutes.ts","./src/routes/healthroutes.ts","./src/routes/roomroutes.ts","./src/utils/generatetoken.ts","./src/utils/passport.ts","./src/utils/validateinputs.ts"],"version":"5.9.3"}
+{"root":["./src/app.ts","./src/server.ts","./src/controllers/authcontroller.ts","./src/controllers/healthcontroller.ts","./src/controllers/roomcontroller.ts","./src/middleware/authmiddleware.ts","./src/middleware/errorhandler.ts","./src/models/chatmessagemodel.ts","./src/models/roommodel.ts","./src/models/sessionmodel.ts","./src/models/usermodel.ts","./src/routes/authroutes.ts","./src/routes/healthroutes.ts","./src/routes/roomroutes.ts","./src/utils/generatetoken.ts","./src/utils/passport.ts","./src/utils/validateinputs.ts"],"version":"5.9.3"}