obsidian/MyObsidianVault/Knowledgebase/WebDev/2 CodeIgniter/_Course Notes/20.) Getting user_id from shield.md

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0NifEgwh30&list=PLT9miexWCpPW6Z_OXNv2d78cqCrZaPrVG&index=33

auth()->user()

$userId = auth()->id();

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AuthController

//...

    // Post
    public function login()
    {

        if(auth()->loggedIn()){
            auth()->logout();
        }

        $rules = [
            "email" => "required|valid_email",
            "password" => "required"
        ];

        if (!$this->validate($rules)) {

            $response = [
                "status" => false,
                "message" => $this->validator->getErrors(),
                "data" => []
            ];
        } else {

            // success
            $credentials = [
                "email" => $this->request->getVar("email"),
                "password" => $this->request->getVar("password")
            ];

            $loginAttempt = auth()->attempt($credentials);

            if (!$loginAttempt->isOK()) {

                $response = [
                    "status" => false,
                    "message" => "Invalid login details",
                    "data" => []
                ];
            } else {

				// to test: directly getting $userObject via auth()->user()
				
                // We have a valid data set
                $userObject = new UserModel();

                $userData = $userObject->findById(auth()->id());

                $token = $userData->generateAccessToken("thisismysecretkey");

                $auth_token = $token->raw_token;

                $response = [
                    "status" => true,
                    "message" => "User logged in successfully",
                    "data" => [
                        "token" => $auth_token
                    ]
                ];
            }
        }

        return $this->respondCreated($response);
    }

//...