// need this for custom derivation #[macro_use] extern crate serde_derive; extern crate medallion; use std::default::Default; use medallion::{Payload, Header, Token}; #[derive(Default, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Debug)] struct Custom { user_id: String, // useful if you want a None to not appear in the serialized JSON #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")] email: Option, rhino: bool, } fn new_token(user_id: &str, password: &str) -> Option { // Dummy auth if password != "password" { return None; } let header: Header<()> = Default::default(); let payload = Payload { claims: Some(Custom { user_id: user_id.into(), rhino: true, ..Default::default() }), ..Default::default() }; let token = Token::new(header, payload); token.sign(b"secret_key").ok() } fn login(token: &str) -> Option { let token = Token::<(), Custom>::parse(token).unwrap(); if token.verify(b"secret_key").unwrap() { Some(token.payload.claims.unwrap().user_id) } else { None } } fn main() { let token = new_token("Random User", "password").unwrap(); let logged_in_user = login(&*token).unwrap(); assert_eq!(logged_in_user, "Random User"); }