Alongside the token the value of admin state is also sent.

seasoned_api/src/user/userRepository.js

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class UserRepository {
          create: 'insert into user (user_name) values (?)',
          change: 'update user set password = ? where user_name = ?',
          retrieveHash: 'select * from user where user_name = ?',
-         getAdminByUser: 'select admin from user where user_name = ?'
+         getAdminStateByUser: 'select admin from user where user_name = ?'
       };
    }
 
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ class UserRepository {
       return this.database.run(this.queries.change, [password, user.username]);
    }
 
-   isAdmin(user) {
-      return this.database.get(this.queries.getAdminByUser, user.username).then((row) => {
+   checkAdmin(user) {
+      return this.database.get(this.queries.getAdminStateByUser, user.username).then((row) => {
          return row.admin;
       })
    }

seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/user/login.js

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 const User = require('src/user/user');
 const Token = require('src/user/token');
 const UserSecurity = require('src/user/userSecurity');
+const UserRepository = require('src/user/userRepository');
 const configuration = require('src/config/configuration').getInstance();
 
 const secret = configuration.get('authentication', 'secret');
 const userSecurity = new UserSecurity();
+const userRepository = new UserRepository();
 
 /**
  * Controller: Log in a user provided correct credentials.
@@ -17,9 +19,11 @@ function loginController(req, res) {
    const password = req.body.password;
 
    userSecurity.login(user, password)
-      .then(() => {
+      .then(() => userRepository.checkAdmin(user))
+      .then((checkAdmin) => {
          const token = new Token(user).toString(secret);
-         res.send({ success: true, token });
+         const admin_state = checkAdmin == 1 ? true : false;
+         res.send({ success: true, token, admin: admin_state });
       })
       .catch((error) => {
          res.status(401).send({ success: false, error: error.message });

seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/user/register.js

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 const User = require('src/user/user');
 const Token = require('src/user/token');
 const UserSecurity = require('src/user/userSecurity');
+const UserRepository = require('src/user/userRepository');
 const configuration = require('src/config/configuration').getInstance();
 
 const secret = configuration.get('authentication', 'secret');
 const userSecurity = new UserSecurity();
+const userRepository = new UserRepository();
 
 /**
  * Controller: Register a new user
@@ -17,9 +19,11 @@ function registerController(req, res) {
    const password = req.body.password;
 
    userSecurity.createNewUser(user, password)
-      .then(() => {
+      .then(() => userRepository.checkAdmin(user))
+      .then((checkAdmin) => {
          const token = new Token(user).toString(secret);
-         res.send({ success: true, message: 'Welcome to Seasoned!', token});
+         const admin_state = checkAdmin == 1 ? true : false;
+         res.send({ success: true, message: 'Welcome to Seasoned!', token, admin: admin_state });
       })
       .catch((error) => {
          res.status(401).send({ success: false, error: error.message });