// Generates a login session for a user and returns the session ID and cookie name.
func createUserSession(r http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request, authenticator *auth.Authenticator) error {
body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(rq.Body)
if err != nil {
return err
}
var params struct {
Name string `json:"name"`
TTL time.Duration `json:"ttl"`
}
err = json.Unmarshal(body, ¶ms)
if err != nil {
return err
}
if params.Name == "" || params.TTL < 0 {
return &base.HTTPError{http.StatusBadRequest, "Invalid name or ttl"}
}
session, err := authenticator.CreateSession(params.Name, params.TTL)
if err != nil {
return err
}
var response struct {
SessionID string `json:"session_id"`
Expires time.Time `json:"expires"`
CookieName string `json:"cookie_name"`
}
response.SessionID = session.ID
response.Expires = session.Expiration
response.CookieName = auth.CookieName
bytes, _ := json.Marshal(response)
r.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
r.Write(bytes)
return nil
}
