Getting an error: cannot set headers after they are sent to the client









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I recently added authentication to my website using bcrypt. When authenticating, bcrypt compares the passwords.



If passwords match req.session is set as a cookie and written to mongodb using connect-mongodb-session. But when redirecting to /events the app crashes and gives me an error: Error [ERR_HTTP_HEADERS_SENT]: Cannot set headers after they are sent to the client



I'm using handlebars to render my html code



auth route:



Router.get('/', (req, res) => 
res.status(200).render('login', pageTitle: 'Log In');
)

Router.post('/', (req, res) =>
//Authenticate user
const username = req.body.username;
const pass = req.body.password;

User.findOne(username: username).then((user) =>
if (user)
//Validate password
console.log(user);
console.log(user.password);
bcrypt.compare(pass, user.password).then((doMatch) =>
console.log(doMatch);
//Check if password match
if (doMatch)
//To use session use express-session package
req.session.isLoggedIn = true;
req.session.user = user;
req.session.save((err) =>
console.log(err);
res.redirect('/');
);
return res.redirect('/events');
else
res.redirect('/');

).catch((err) =>
console.log(err);
);
else
return res.redirect('/');

).catch((err) =>
console.log(err);
);

);


events route:



Router.get('/events', (req, res) => 
if (req.session.isLoggedIn)

Event.find(, (err, events) =>
res.render('events',
prods: events,
pageTitle: 'Events',
path: '/events',
hasProducts: events.length > 0
);
).catch((err) =>
console.log(err);
);

else
console.log('User not authenticated');
res.status(401).send('User not authenticated');


);









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    I recently added authentication to my website using bcrypt. When authenticating, bcrypt compares the passwords.



    If passwords match req.session is set as a cookie and written to mongodb using connect-mongodb-session. But when redirecting to /events the app crashes and gives me an error: Error [ERR_HTTP_HEADERS_SENT]: Cannot set headers after they are sent to the client



    I'm using handlebars to render my html code



    auth route:



    Router.get('/', (req, res) => 
    res.status(200).render('login', pageTitle: 'Log In');
    )

    Router.post('/', (req, res) =>
    //Authenticate user
    const username = req.body.username;
    const pass = req.body.password;

    User.findOne(username: username).then((user) =>
    if (user)
    //Validate password
    console.log(user);
    console.log(user.password);
    bcrypt.compare(pass, user.password).then((doMatch) =>
    console.log(doMatch);
    //Check if password match
    if (doMatch)
    //To use session use express-session package
    req.session.isLoggedIn = true;
    req.session.user = user;
    req.session.save((err) =>
    console.log(err);
    res.redirect('/');
    );
    return res.redirect('/events');
    else
    res.redirect('/');

    ).catch((err) =>
    console.log(err);
    );
    else
    return res.redirect('/');

    ).catch((err) =>
    console.log(err);
    );

    );


    events route:



    Router.get('/events', (req, res) => 
    if (req.session.isLoggedIn)

    Event.find(, (err, events) =>
    res.render('events',
    prods: events,
    pageTitle: 'Events',
    path: '/events',
    hasProducts: events.length > 0
    );
    ).catch((err) =>
    console.log(err);
    );

    else
    console.log('User not authenticated');
    res.status(401).send('User not authenticated');


    );









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      I recently added authentication to my website using bcrypt. When authenticating, bcrypt compares the passwords.



      If passwords match req.session is set as a cookie and written to mongodb using connect-mongodb-session. But when redirecting to /events the app crashes and gives me an error: Error [ERR_HTTP_HEADERS_SENT]: Cannot set headers after they are sent to the client



      I'm using handlebars to render my html code



      auth route:



      Router.get('/', (req, res) => 
      res.status(200).render('login', pageTitle: 'Log In');
      )

      Router.post('/', (req, res) =>
      //Authenticate user
      const username = req.body.username;
      const pass = req.body.password;

      User.findOne(username: username).then((user) =>
      if (user)
      //Validate password
      console.log(user);
      console.log(user.password);
      bcrypt.compare(pass, user.password).then((doMatch) =>
      console.log(doMatch);
      //Check if password match
      if (doMatch)
      //To use session use express-session package
      req.session.isLoggedIn = true;
      req.session.user = user;
      req.session.save((err) =>
      console.log(err);
      res.redirect('/');
      );
      return res.redirect('/events');
      else
      res.redirect('/');

      ).catch((err) =>
      console.log(err);
      );
      else
      return res.redirect('/');

      ).catch((err) =>
      console.log(err);
      );

      );


      events route:



      Router.get('/events', (req, res) => 
      if (req.session.isLoggedIn)

      Event.find(, (err, events) =>
      res.render('events',
      prods: events,
      pageTitle: 'Events',
      path: '/events',
      hasProducts: events.length > 0
      );
      ).catch((err) =>
      console.log(err);
      );

      else
      console.log('User not authenticated');
      res.status(401).send('User not authenticated');


      );









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      I recently added authentication to my website using bcrypt. When authenticating, bcrypt compares the passwords.



      If passwords match req.session is set as a cookie and written to mongodb using connect-mongodb-session. But when redirecting to /events the app crashes and gives me an error: Error [ERR_HTTP_HEADERS_SENT]: Cannot set headers after they are sent to the client



      I'm using handlebars to render my html code



      auth route:



      Router.get('/', (req, res) => 
      res.status(200).render('login', pageTitle: 'Log In');
      )

      Router.post('/', (req, res) =>
      //Authenticate user
      const username = req.body.username;
      const pass = req.body.password;

      User.findOne(username: username).then((user) =>
      if (user)
      //Validate password
      console.log(user);
      console.log(user.password);
      bcrypt.compare(pass, user.password).then((doMatch) =>
      console.log(doMatch);
      //Check if password match
      if (doMatch)
      //To use session use express-session package
      req.session.isLoggedIn = true;
      req.session.user = user;
      req.session.save((err) =>
      console.log(err);
      res.redirect('/');
      );
      return res.redirect('/events');
      else
      res.redirect('/');

      ).catch((err) =>
      console.log(err);
      );
      else
      return res.redirect('/');

      ).catch((err) =>
      console.log(err);
      );

      );


      events route:



      Router.get('/events', (req, res) => 
      if (req.session.isLoggedIn)

      Event.find(, (err, events) =>
      res.render('events',
      prods: events,
      pageTitle: 'Events',
      path: '/events',
      hasProducts: events.length > 0
      );
      ).catch((err) =>
      console.log(err);
      );

      else
      console.log('User not authenticated');
      res.status(401).send('User not authenticated');


      );






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          req.session.save((err) => 
          console.log(err);
          res.redirect('/');
          );
          return res.redirect('/events');


          Here you pass a callback into save and immediately redirect res.redirect('/events').
          After some time when callback redirect res.redirect('/'); throws an error.






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            req.session.save((err) => 
            console.log(err);
            res.redirect('/');
            );
            return res.redirect('/events');


            Here you pass a callback into save and immediately redirect res.redirect('/events').
            After some time when callback redirect res.redirect('/'); throws an error.






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              req.session.save((err) => 
              console.log(err);
              res.redirect('/');
              );
              return res.redirect('/events');


              Here you pass a callback into save and immediately redirect res.redirect('/events').
              After some time when callback redirect res.redirect('/'); throws an error.






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                These lines are the culprit.



                req.session.save((err) => 
                console.log(err);
                res.redirect('/');
                );
                return res.redirect('/events');


                Here you pass a callback into save and immediately redirect res.redirect('/events').
                After some time when callback redirect res.redirect('/'); throws an error.






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                These lines are the culprit.



                req.session.save((err) => 
                console.log(err);
                res.redirect('/');
                );
                return res.redirect('/events');


                Here you pass a callback into save and immediately redirect res.redirect('/events').
                After some time when callback redirect res.redirect('/'); throws an error.







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