I have a process where I retrieve the user object from the database and set it on the express-session:
export const postLogin = async (
request: Request,
response: Response,
next: NextFunction
): Promise<void> => {
try {
request.session.user = await UserModel.findById('6127bd9d204a47128947a07d').orFail().exec()
response.redirect('/')
} catch (error) {
next(error)
}
}
After setting the user object, I attempt to use the Mongoose method populate() on the user object to retrieve its associated cart:
export const getCart = async (
request: Request,
response: Response,
next: NextFunction
): Promise<void> => {
try {
const userWithCartProducts = await request.session.user.populate('cart.items.productId').execPopulate()
} catch (error) {
next(error)
}
}
However, during this process, I encounter an error stating:
TypeError: request.session.user.populate is not a functionTo address this issue, I defined a custom user type within express-session as shown below:
declare module 'express-session' {
interface SessionData {
user?: DocumentType<User>
}
}
In the definition of user, I utilized DocumentType<User> as I am using Typegoose for typing my models. I'm uncertain if this approach is appropriate for Typegoose.
If anyone has insights into what might be causing the error or suggestions for improvement, your input would be highly valued.