How do I Redirect a User on Login?

By default, after a user logs in, they are redirected to the homepage.

It is possible to customize this behavior.

You can implement a loginAfterLogin method in any module. This method takes req and an optional callback.

Setting req.redirect will cause Apostrophe to redirect the user to that location.

// lib/modules/my-module/index.js
module.exports = {
  construct: function(self, options) {
    self.loginAfterLogin = function(req) {
      if (req.user.isSpecialInSomeWay) {
        req.redirect = '/special';
      } else {
        // Just let them go go the home page
      }
    };
  }
};

Don't forget to enable your module in app.js.

If you do not set req.redirect, the user is redirected to the home page.

For a complete example, check out the apostrophe-second-chance-login (opens new window) module, which turns 404's into an opportunity to log in, if a page exists that the user might have the privilege of seeing after logging in.