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changes to auth token for avatars #63

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11 changes: 8 additions & 3 deletions backend/src/middleware/authenticateToken.js
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Expand Up @@ -5,9 +5,14 @@ const { verifyToken } = require('../utils/generateToken');
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const authenticateToken = (req, res, next) => {
try {
// Get token from Authorization header
const authHeader = req.headers['authorization'];
const token = authHeader && authHeader.split(' ')[1]; // Bearer TOKEN
// Get token from Authorization header OR query parameter
let authHeader = req.headers['authorization'];
let token = authHeader && authHeader.split(' ')[1]; // Bearer TOKEN

// Fallback to query parameter (for image URLs that can't send headers)
if (!token && req.query.token) {
token = req.query.token;
}

if (!token) {
return res.status(401).json({
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