AdonisJS v5 Validator: Declarative Request Validation with Schema and Custom Rules
Learn how to use AdonisJS v5's built-in Validator to define schemas, validate incoming requests, handle errors, and avoid common pitfalls.
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Learn how to use AdonisJS v5's built-in Validator to define schemas, validate incoming requests, handle errors, and avoid common pitfalls.
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Determine whether an expired JWT token processed by the AdonisJS Auth provider automatically invalidates the corresponding session store entry when both JWT and session authentication are enabled in an AdonisJS v5 application. The JWT provider validates the exp claim and returns a 401 on expiry, while the session provider relies on the session's maxAge to in