node.js - hapi-auth-cookie not setting cookie -

for node app im using bell , hapi-auth-cookie plugins use yahoo api. current code, able authenticate yahoo , redirected homepage. however, request.auth seems empty once homepage. can tell, i'm doing example, yet have no authentication once homepage. appreciated! here's i've got:

var path = require('path'); var hapi = require('hapi'); var cookiesession = require('cookie-session');  var serveroptions = {   views: {     engines: {       html: require('handlebars')     },   path: path.join(__dirname, './app/www/public/pages'),   layoutpath: path.join(__dirname, './app/www/public/pages')   } };  var server = new hapi.server(8003, serveroptions);  server.pack.register([   require('bell'),   require('hapi-auth-cookie') ], function(err) {   if (err) {     throw err;   }    server.auth.strategy('yahoo', 'bell', {     provider: 'yahoo',     password: 'cookie_encryption_password',     clientid:'2kj3kj2',     clientsecret: '3kj2k3jl',     issecure: false     // terrible idea required if not using https   });    server.auth.strategy('session', 'cookie', {     password: 'secret',     cookie: 'sid-example',     redirectto: '/login',     issecure: false   });    server.route({     method: ['get', 'post'], // must handle both , post     path: '/login',          // callback endpoint registered provider     config: {       auth: 'yahoo',       handler: function (request, reply) {          var creds = request.auth.credentials;         request.auth.session.clear();         request.auth.session.set(creds);         return reply.redirect('/');       }     }   });    server.route({     method: 'get',     path: '/',     handler: function (request, reply) {       reply.view('index', { title: 'hello world' });     }   });    server.start(); }); 

to expound upon , extend eran's answer:

if want have access authentication/session data route doesn't need authentication view (such home page) possible not intuitive in opinion. have set auth scheme on route change mode 'try' , set route specific hapi-auth-cookie parameter prevent unauthenticated user being redirected login page such:

server.route({   method: 'get',   path: '/',   config: {     handler: homepage,     auth: {       mode: 'try',       strategy: 'session'     },     plugins: { 'hapi-auth-cookie': { redirectto: false } }   } }); 

mode: 'try' allow user proceed route path if not authenticated , redirectto: false stop unauthenticated request route being redirected login page. way, users can route without authentication (typical home page) once authenticated cookie data set via hapi-auth-cookie available use.