I've encountered a puzzling issue while working on my Express.js application. Specifically, I have created an endpoint for updating a user's password. Surprisingly, the endpoint functions flawlessly with a POST request, but fails to work when switched to a PUT request. Instead, I receive a "500 - Internal server Error" in Postman.
Below is the snippet of my code:
// Route definition
router.post("/change-password", userController.changePassword);
Unfortunately, changing router.post to router.put as shown above leads to the request no longer functioning. I confirmed that the method type is indeed set to PUT and the request is directed to the correct URL (/user/change-password).
// Change a user's password
const changePassword = async (req, res) => {
// Extract token from request headers
const token = req.headers.authorization;
if (!token) {
return res.status(401).json({ message: "No token provided." });
}
// Parse JSON data from request body
const { oldPassword, newPassword } = req.body;
try {
// Validate token and retrieve payload
const decoded = verifyToken(token);
const { _id } = decoded;
// Locate user by id
const user = await User.findById(_id);
if (!user) {
return res.status(404).json({ error: "User not found" });
}
// Verify correctness of password
const isPasswordValid = await user.comparePassword(oldPassword);
if (!isPasswordValid) {
return res.status(401).json({ message: "Invalid credentials." });
}
// Update user's password
user.password = newPassword;
await user.save();
return res.status(200).json({ message: "Password changed successfully." });
} catch (error) {
res.status(500).json({ error: "Internal server error" });
}
};
I am utilizing Express.js version 4.18.2 and testing the endpoint through tools like Postman.
The cause of this dilemma eludes me, and I'm unsure if any specific configuration adjustments are required for PUT requests in Express.js. Any advice or recommendations on how to troubleshoot this anomaly would be highly appreciated. Thank you!