Started to build out the app. Its got a basic set of features and it should really be in VC

server/helpers/Auth.js

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+var jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
+
+let Auth = {}
+
+const secretKey = '@TODO define secret constant its important!!!'
+
+Auth.createToken = (userId) => {
+	const signedData = {'id': userId, 'date':Date.now()}
+	const token = jwt.sign(signedData, secretKey)
+	return token
+}
+Auth.decodeToken = (token) => {
+	return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+		jwt.verify(token, secretKey, function(err, decoded){
+			if(err || decoded.id == undefined){
+				reject('Bad Token')
+				return
+			}
+			//Pass back decoded token
+			resolve(decoded)
+			return
+		});
+	})
+}
+
+module.exports = Auth