Router / handlers

[hannahcmtucker]

I noticed theres a bit code repetition in your routers / handlers.
This pops up a few times:

if (req.headers.cookie){
            let { jwt } = parse(req.headers.cookie)
            verify(jwt, process.env.JWT_SECRET, (err, decoded)=>{
// some code here
}

And also the JWT verifying logic is split between the router/handler files. It might be more consistent to keep it to one or the other.

Another thing you could consider is having some reusable functions for things like bcrypt / JWTs (perhaps in a separate utils file), which you can pull in when needed... :)

[vlbee]

what is a separate utils file? like logic but for utility code?