Adonis.js api Sign Up route is not working - node.js

Question

I have an Adonis.js api-only app and my auth routes are not working.
Here is my signup route:
const Route = use('Route')
...
Route.post('/signup', 'UserController.signup')
Here is the action in the UserController:
'use strict'
const User = use('App/Models/User')
const Hash = use('Hash')
const Writ = use('App/Models/Writ')
class UserController {
async signup ({ request, auth, response }) {
// get user data from signup form
const userData = request.only(['name', 'username', 'email', 'password'])
console.log(userData);
try {
// save user to database
const user = await User.create(userData)
console.log(user);
// generate JWT token for user
const token = await auth.generate(user)
return response.json({
status: 'success',
data: token
})
} catch (error) {
return response.status(400).json({
status: 'error',
message: 'There was a problem creating the user, please try again later.'
})
}
}
...
module.exports = UserController
Using Postman, the console prints the request but returns:
{
"status": "error",
"message": "There was a problem creating the user, please try again later."
}

Answer 1

I hope you put all configuration right as mention in this document.
if your config right then this issue is user migration issue.
because user migration don't content name field so first check without send name into postman and not get name in controller like this
'use strict'
const User = use('App/Models/User')
const Hash = use('Hash')
const Writ = use('App/Models/Writ')
class UserController {
async signup ({ request, auth, response }) {
const userData =request.only(['username','email','password'])
console.log(userData);
try {
const user = await User.create(userData)
console.log(user);
// generate JWT token for user
const token = await auth.generate(user)
return response.json({
status: 'success',
data: token
})
} catch (error) {
return response.status(400).json({
status: 'error',
message: error
})
}
}
...
module.exports = UserController
and then try to generate token it's work
if you get success in response then change migration of user

Answer 2

try it:
'use strict'
const User = use('App/Models/User')
const Hash = use('Hash')
class UserController {
async signup ({ request, auth, response }) {
// get user data from signup form
const userData = request.only(['username', 'email', 'password'])
// ! Only existing fields in the database
console.log(userData);
try {
// save user to databas
const user = new User()
user.fill(userData)
await user.save()
// generate JWT token for user
const token = await auth.generate(user)
return response.json({
status: 'success',
data: token
})
} catch (error) {
return response.status(400).json({
status: 'error',
message: error
})
}
}
}
module.exports = UserController
It would be interesting to add a try/catch when creating the user to better target errors.
If it doesn't work, check the configuration files.
Have a nice day!