auth.js

// sets up Passport with a local authentication strategy, using a Person model for user data. - Auth.js file

const passport = require("passport");
const LocalStrategy = require("passport-local").Strategy;
const Person = require("./models/Person"); // Adjust the path as needed

passport.use(
  new LocalStrategy(async (username, password, done) => {
    try {
      // console.log('Received credentials:', username, password);
      const user = await Person.findOne({ username });
      if (!user) return done(null, false, { message: "Incorrect username." });

      const isPasswordMatch = await user.comparePassword(password);
      if (isPasswordMatch) return done(null, user);
      else return done(null, false, { message: "Incorrect password." });
    } catch (error) {
      return done(error);
    }
  })
);

module.exports = passport; // Export configured passport