Add basic token validation

src/chat.rs

@@ -8,8 +8,33 @@ use uuid::Uuid;
 use crate::user::User;
 
 // Check if user can create the message, and then create more info about the message
-fn create_message(message: Json<MessageInput>, file: &str, token: &str) {
+fn create_message(message: Json<MessageInput>, file: &str) -> JsonValue {
     // check if token is correct for name given
+    let users: Vec<User> = read_json(); // create vector out of users in json file
+
+    for i in &users {
+        // loop through elements
+        if i.name == message.name.to_lowercase() { // if it finds the user in the file
+            if i.session_token == message.token { // if token matches
+                info!("user exists and given token matches");
+                return json!({
+                    "status": "ok",
+                    "reason": "token matches"
+                })
+            } else {
+                warn!("token does not match!");
+                return json!({
+                    "status": "fail",
+                    "reason": "token does not match"
+                })
+            };
+        };
+    };
+    json!({
+        "status": "fail",
+        "reason": "user not found"
+    })
+/*
     // create full message object
     // append message to file
 
@@ -25,15 +50,11 @@ fn create_message(message: Json<MessageInput>, file: &str, token: &str) {
         body: message.body.to_string(),
         created_at: Utc.ymd(2005, 7, 8).and_hms(9, 10, 11),
     };
-    println!("{:?}", message_obj);
+    println!("{:?}", message_obj);*/
 }
 
 // Receive a basic message
 #[post("/api/message/send", format = "json", data = "<message>")]
 pub fn send_message(message: Json<MessageInput<'_>>) -> JsonValue {
-    create_message(message, "messages.json", "token");
-    json!({
-        "status": "ok",
-        "reason": ""
-    })
+    create_message(message, "messages.json")
 }

src/message.rs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ pub struct MessageInput<'r> {
     pub name: &'r str,
     pub body: &'r str,
     pub date: &'r str,
+    pub token: &'r str,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]