prevent dupe user

yale-swe · Oct 28, 2023 · 7c2e84a · 7c2e84a
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diff --git a/server/controllers/auth.js b/server/controllers/auth.js
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ export const register = async (req, res) => {
 	try {
 		const { userName, password, email, firstName, lastName } = req.body;
 
+		const existingUser = await UserModel.findOne({ userName });
+		if (existingUser) {
+			return handleBadRequest(
+				res,
+				"Username already found. Please try again."
+			);
+		}
+
 		const salt = await bcrypt.genSalt(10);
 		const passwordHash = await bcrypt.hash(password, salt);