node js basic authentication code example

Example 1: nodejs authentication token

Setting up our development environment and initializing our express server.
Creating our first basic route and controller.
Fleshing out our routes and controllers to add users and login users.
Creating a route and controller that will handle getting all users.

Example 2: node js how to basic auth to specific urk

var request = require('request')
var username = 'fooUsername'
var password = 'fooPassword'
var options = {
  url: 'http://localhost:1234/api/res/xyz',
  auth: {
    user: username,
    password: password
  }
}

request(options, function (err, res, body) {
  if (err) {
    console.dir(err)
    return
  }
  console.dir('headers', res.headers)
  console.dir('status code', res.statusCode)
  console.dir(body)
})