exit getUser if user session doesn't exist

Author: raclim

client/modules/User/actions.js

@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ export function getUser() {
       const response = await apiClient.get('/session');
       const { data } = response;
 
+      // If data.user is null, undefined, or not present
+      if (!data?.user) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       dispatch(authenticateUser(data));
       dispatch({
         type: ActionTypes.SET_PREFERENCES,

server/controllers/session.controller.js

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export function createSession(req, res, next) {
 
 export function getSession(req, res) {
   if (!req.user) {
-    return res.status(200).send({ message: 'Session does not exist.' });
+    return res.status(200).send({ user: null });
   }
   if (req.user.banned) {
     return res.status(403).send({ message: 'Forbidden: User is banned.' });