Generate a JWT

jwt.js

/**
 * npm install jsonwebtoken
 *
 * node --harmony jwt.js
 */

const jsonwebtoken = require('jsonwebtoken');

const expiresIn = '1m';
const object = { name: 'WTF' };
const salt = 'WhatTheActualFuck';

const jwt = {

  /**
   * Generate a JWT.
   *
   * @param {object} data
   * @returns {string}
   */
  generateToken(data) {
    return jsonwebtoken.sign({encryptedData: data}, salt, {expiresIn});
  },

  /**
   * Verifies and decodes a JWT.
   *
   * @param {string} token
   * @returns {object}
   */
  decrypt(token) {
    return jsonwebtoken.verify(token, salt);
  }

};

const token = jwt.generateToken(object);
const jwtObject = jwt.decrypt(token);

console.log('\n', token);
console.log('\n', jwtObject);