Implemented method to accept user login as json

models/user.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package models
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
+	"git.mowie.cc/konrad/Library/routes"
 )
 
 // User holds information about an user
@@ -28,11 +29,10 @@ func HashPassword(password string) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // CheckUserCredentials checks user credentials
-func CheckUserCredentials(username, password string) (User, error) {
+func CheckUserCredentials(u routes.UserLogin) (User, error) {
 
-	fmt.Println(username, password)
 	// Check if the user exists
-	var user = User{Username: username}
+	var user = User{Username: u.Username}
 	exists, err := x.Get(&user)
 	if err != nil {
 		return User{}, err
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func CheckUserCredentials(username, password string) (User, error) {
 	}
 
 	// Check the users password
-	err = bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword([]byte(user.Password), []byte(password))
+	err = bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword([]byte(user.Password), []byte(u.Password))
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return User{}, err

routes/login.go

@@ -8,13 +8,21 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
+// User Login-Object to recive user credentials in JSON format
+type UserLogin struct {
+	Username string `json:"username" form:"username"`
+	Password string `json:"password" form:"password"`
+}
+
 // Login is the login handler
 func Login(c echo.Context) error {
-	username := c.FormValue("username")
-	password := c.FormValue("password")
+	u := new(UserLogin)
+	if err := c.Bind(u); err != nil {
+		return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, models.Message{"Please provide a username and password."})
+	}
 
 	// Check user
-	user, err := models.CheckUserCredentials(username, password)
+	user, err := models.CheckUserCredentials(u)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, models.Message{"Wrong username or password."})