Session Management

1// config/session.ts
2export const sessionConfig = {
3  // Supported drivers: "memory", "database", "file", "redis"
4  driver: process.env.SESSION_DRIVER || "database",
5  
6  // Session lifetime in seconds (default: 2 hours)
7  lifetime: 120 * 60,
8  
9  // Cookie name
10  cookie: "canx_session",
11  
12  // Database table name (for database driver)
13  table: "sessions",
14};

1import { Migration, Schema } from "canxjs";
2
3export class CreateSessionsTable extends Migration {
4  async up() {
5    await Schema.create("sessions", (table) => {
6      table.string("id").primary();
7      table.foreignId("user_id").nullable().index();
8      table.string("ip_address", 45).nullable();
9      table.text("user_agent").nullable();
10      table.text("payload");
11      table.integer("last_activity").index();
12    });
13  }
14
15  async down() {
16    await Schema.drop("sessions");
17  }
18}

1// In a controller or route handler
2export const login = async (req, res) => {
3  // Store data in session
4  req.session.put("user_id", user.id);
5  req.session.put("role", "admin");
6  
7  // Flash messages (available only on next request)
8  req.session.flash("success", "Welcome back!");
9  
10  return res.redirect("/dashboard");
11};
12
13export const dashboard = async (req, res) => {
14  // Retrieve data
15  const userId = req.session.get("user_id");
16  const message = req.session.get("success"); // Flash message
17  
18  // Remove data
19  req.session.forget("key");
20  
21  // Clear entire session
22  req.session.flush();
23};