req.user vs req.user #1493
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| Please note the difference between `req` in a service handler (instance of `cds.EventContext`) and `req` in an express middleware (instance of `http.IncomingMessage`). | ||
| Case in point, `req.user` in a service handler is an official API and, if not explicitely set, points to `cds.context.user`. | ||
| On the other hand, setting `req.user` in a custom authentication middleware is deprecated. |
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do you generally discourage the use use of req.user in middleware or only for setting properties?
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We do recommend the usage of <cds.Request>.user or cds.context.user.
Our authentication middlewares only set cds.context.user which later on is also used when constructing a cds.Request.
<express.Request>.user is not set by us but if custom authentication middlewares set it, it's still working but deprecated. Custom authentication middlewares should also set cds.context.user instead.
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re #1483