server.ts

import express from "express";
import payload from "payload";
import { PayloadRequest } from "payload/dist/express/types";
import cors from "cors";

require("dotenv").config();

const app = express();
const router = express.Router();

app.use(express.json());
app.use(
  cors({
    origin: [
      "http://localhost:4200",
    ],
    credentials: true,
  })
);

// Tells express to server files in /client as static
app.use(express.static("/var/www/beta.safsonline.com/client/"));

// Initialize Payload
payload.init({
  secret: process.env.PAYLOAD_SECRET,
  mongoURL: process.env.MONGODB_URI,
  express: app,
  onInit: () => {
    payload.logger.info(`Payload Admin URL: ${payload.getAdminURL()}`);
    router.use(payload.authenticate);
  },
});

// router.use(payload.authenticate);  (undefined)

// Sets the entry index for the client
router.get("/", (_, res) => {
  res.sendFile("/var/www/beta.safsonline.com/client/index.html");
});

// Login Route
router.post("/login", async (req, res) => {
  const { email, password } = req.body;

  // Attempt Payload login with user credentials
  try {
    const result = await payload.login({
      collection: "users",
      data: {
        email,
        password,
      },
      req: req as PayloadRequest<any>,
      res: res,
      locale: "en",
    });

    // Payload returns authenticated
    if (result) {
      res.json({
        ok: true,
        error: false,
      });
    } else {
      throw new Error("Invalid result from payload.");
    }
  } catch (error) {
    // Invalid credentials
    if (error.status === 401) {
      res.json({
        ok: false,
        error:
          "Your email or password is incorrect, or you may not have verified your email address.",
      });

      // Other error
    } else {
      res.json({
        ok: false,
        error: "Server error.",
      });
    }
  }
});

app.use("/", router);
app.listen(3000);