Add additional columns to aufit_login for session tokens. fixed requireAuth for loading of some pages as requireauth was threating a valid session as not logged in.

internal/handlers/account/login.go

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"synlotto-website/internal/logging"
 	"synlotto-website/internal/models"
 	"synlotto-website/internal/platform/bootstrap"
+	"synlotto-website/internal/platform/sessionkeys"
 	auditlogStorage "synlotto-website/internal/storage/auditlog"
 	usersStorage "synlotto-website/internal/storage/users"
 )
@@ -74,6 +75,8 @@ func LoginPost(c *gin.Context) {
 	_ = sm.RenewToken(r.Context())
 
 	sm.Put(r.Context(), "user_id", user.Id)
+	sm.Put(r.Context(), sessionkeys.Username, user.Username)
+	sm.Put(r.Context(), sessionkeys.IsAdmin, user.IsAdmin)
 	sm.Put(r.Context(), "last_activity", time.Now().UTC())
 	sm.Put(r.Context(), "flash", "Welcome back, "+user.Username+"!")
 

internal/http/error/errors.go

@@ -6,37 +6,78 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	templateHelpers "synlotto-website/internal/helpers/template"
+
 	"synlotto-website/internal/models"
+	"synlotto-website/internal/platform/sessionkeys"
 
 	"github.com/alexedwards/scs/v2"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 )
 
-// RenderStatus renders web/templates/error/<status>.html inside layout.html.
+// RenderStatus renders web/templates/error/<status>.html inside layout.html,
+// using ONLY session data (no DB) so 404/500 pages don't crash and still
+// look "logged in" when a session exists.
 func RenderStatus(c *gin.Context, sessions *scs.SessionManager, status int) {
-	// Base context
-	ctx := templateHelpers.TemplateContext(c.Writer, c.Request, models.TemplateData{})
+	// Synthesize minimal TemplateData from session only
+	var data models.TemplateData
 
-	// Flash (SCS)
-	if f := sessions.PopString(c.Request.Context(), "flash"); f != "" {
-		ctx["Flash"] = f
+	ctx := c.Request.Context()
+
+	// Read minimal user snapshot from session
+	var uid int64
+	if v := sessions.Get(ctx, sessionkeys.UserID); v != nil {
+		switch t := v.(type) {
+		case int64:
+			uid = t
+		case int:
+			uid = int64(t)
+		}
+	}
+	if uid > 0 {
+		// username and is_admin are optional but make navbar correct
+		var uname string
+		if v := sessions.Get(ctx, sessionkeys.Username); v != nil {
+			if s, ok := v.(string); ok {
+				uname = s
+			}
+		}
+		var isAdmin bool
+		if v := sessions.Get(ctx, sessionkeys.IsAdmin); v != nil {
+			if b, ok := v.(bool); ok {
+				isAdmin = b
+			}
 		}
 
-	// Use your finalized paths
+		// Build a lightweight user; avoids DB lookups in error paths
+		data.User = &models.User{
+			Id:       uid,
+			Username: uname,
+			IsAdmin:  isAdmin,
+		}
+		data.IsAdmin = isAdmin
+	}
+
+	// Turn into the template context map (adds site meta, funcs, etc.)
+	ctxMap := templateHelpers.TemplateContext(c.Writer, c.Request, data)
+
+	// Flash (SCS)
+	if f := sessions.PopString(ctx, sessionkeys.Flash); f != "" {
+		ctxMap["Flash"] = f
+	}
+
+	// Template paths (layout-first)
 	pagePath := fmt.Sprintf("web/templates/error/%d.html", status)
 	if _, err := os.Stat(pagePath); err != nil {
 		c.String(status, http.StatusText(status))
 		return
 	}
-
-	// Keep your "layout first" load order
 	tmpl := templateHelpers.LoadTemplateFiles(
 		"web/templates/layout.html",
 		pagePath,
 	)
 
 	c.Status(status)
-	if err := tmpl.ExecuteTemplate(c.Writer, "layout", ctx); err != nil {
+	if err := tmpl.ExecuteTemplate(c.Writer, "layout", ctxMap); err != nil {
 		c.String(status, http.StatusText(status))
 	}
 }

internal/http/middleware/auth.go

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ func AuthMiddleware() gin.HandlerFunc {
 
 		if v := sm.Get(ctx, sessionkeys.LastActivity); v != nil {
 			if last, ok := v.(time.Time); ok && time.Since(last) > sm.Lifetime {
+				// don't destroy here; just rotate and bounce to login with a flash
 				_ = sm.RenewToken(ctx)
 				sm.Put(ctx, sessionkeys.Flash, "Your session has timed out.")
 				c.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, "/account/login")
@@ -29,7 +30,10 @@ func AuthMiddleware() gin.HandlerFunc {
 			}
 		}
 
+		// if logged in, update last activity
+		if sm.Exists(ctx, sessionkeys.UserID) {
 			sm.Put(ctx, sessionkeys.LastActivity, time.Now().UTC())
+		}
 		c.Next()
 	}
 }
@@ -66,8 +70,7 @@ func RememberMiddleware(app *bootstrap.App) gin.HandlerFunc {
 		}
 
 		if sessionHelper.HashVerifier(verifier) != hash {
-			// Tampered token – revoke for safety.
-			_ = sessionHelper.RevokeToken(app.DB, selector)
+			_ = sessionHelper.RevokeToken(app.DB, selector) // tampered
 			c.Next()
 			return
 		}
@@ -76,6 +79,9 @@ func RememberMiddleware(app *bootstrap.App) gin.HandlerFunc {
 		_ = sm.RenewToken(ctx)
 		sm.Put(ctx, sessionkeys.UserID, userID)
 		sm.Put(ctx, sessionkeys.LastActivity, time.Now().UTC())
+		// (Optional) if you can look up username/is_admin here, also set:
+		// sm.Put(ctx, sessionkeys.Username, uname)
+		// sm.Put(ctx, sessionkeys.IsAdmin, isAdmin)
 
 		c.Next()
 	}
@@ -86,8 +92,10 @@ func RequireAuth() gin.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(c *gin.Context) {
 		app := c.MustGet("app").(*bootstrap.App)
 		sm := app.SessionManager
+		ctx := c.Request.Context()
 
-		if sm.GetInt(c.Request.Context(), sessionkeys.UserID) == 0 {
+		// ✅ Use Exists to be robust to int vs int64 storage
+		if !sm.Exists(ctx, sessionkeys.UserID) {
 			c.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, "/account/login")
 			c.Abort()
 			return

internal/platform/sessionkeys/keys.go

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 package sessionkeys
 
-//ToDo: Is this just putting in "user_id" rather than the users ID?
 const (
 	UserID       = "user_id"
+	Username     = "username"
+	IsAdmin      = "is_admin"
 	LastActivity = "last_activity"
 	Flash        = "flash"
 )

internal/storage/migrations/0001_initial_create.up.sql

@@ -217,14 +217,17 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS audit_log (
       ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE SET NULL
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4;
 
--- AUDIT LOGIN (new)
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS audit_login (
   id          BIGINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
-  username   VARCHAR(191),
-  success    TINYINT(1),
-  ip         VARCHAR(64),
+  user_id     BIGINT UNSIGNED NULL,
+  username    VARCHAR(191) NOT NULL,
+  success     TINYINT(1) NOT NULL,
+  ip          VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL,
   user_agent  VARCHAR(255),
-  timestamp  DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+  timestamp   DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+  KEY idx_audit_login_user_id (user_id),
+  CONSTRAINT fk_audit_login_user
+    FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE SET NULL
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4;
 
 -- SYNDICATES