admin.js

/*
 admin stuff
 */
var app = module.parent.exports;

UserProvider = require('./favprovider-memory').UserProvider,
userProvider = new UserProvider();

var sys = require('sys');

app.get('/.admin', function(req, res){ 
    console.log(sys.inspect(req.session));
    res.send('<p>admin</p>');
});

app.get('/.admin/setuser', function(req, res){
    var username = req.query.u;
    userProvider.findByName(username, function(error, user){
        if (user) {
            console.log(sys.inspect(req.session));
            req.session.user = user;
            res.send('user set: ' + username);
        } else {
            console.log('error!');
            res.send('Failed to load user ' + username);
        }
    });
});

app.js

express = require('express');
app = module.exports = express.createServer();

var settings = require('./settings'),
    FavProvider = require('./favprovider-memory').FavProvider,
    UserProvider = require('./favprovider-memory').UserProvider,
    sys = require('sys'),
    template = require('./template/template'),
    loader = require('./template/loader'),
    users = require('./users'),
    admin = require('./admin');

// stuff

app.configure(function(){
    app.set('views', __dirname + '/views');
    app.use(express.bodyDecoder());
    app.use(express.cookieDecoder());
    app.use(express.methodOverride());
    app.use(express.compiler({ src: __dirname + '/public', enable: ['less'] }));
    app.use(app.router);
    app.use(express.staticProvider(__dirname + '/public'));
    app.use(express.session());
});