Allow formage to work (authenticate users) without sessions

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I'm trying to run formage and get this error (When accessing /admin). I can login going to admin/login but after submitting credentials i get TypeError: Cannot set property '_FormageUser' of undefined

TypeError: Cannot set property '_loginReferrer' of undefined
    at /Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/formage/lib/controllers.js:540:52
    at callbacks (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:164:37)
    at param (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:138:11)
    at pass (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:145:5)
    at Router._dispatch (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:173:5)
    at Object.router (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:33:10)
    at next (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/proto.js:190:15)
    at Object.json [as handle] (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/middleware/json.js:53:37)
    at next (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/proto.js:190:15)
    at Object.urlencoded [as handle] (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/middleware/urlencoded.js:51:37)
    at next (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/proto.js:190:15)
    at b (domain.js:183:18)
    at Domain.run (domain.js:123:23)
    at Object.DomainsMiddleware [as handle] (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/formage/node_modules/nodestrum/index.js:54:7)
    at next (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/proto.js:190:15)
    at Object.expressInit [as handle] (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/lib/middleware.js:30:5)
    at next (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/proto.js:190:15)
    at Object.query [as handle] (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/middleware/query.js:44:5)
    at next (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/proto.js:190:15)
    at Function.app.handle (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/proto.js:198:3)
    at Object.fn [as handle] (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/lib/application.js:120:11)
    at next (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/proto.js:190:15)
    at next (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/proto.js:165:78)
    at resume (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/middleware/static.js:60:7)
    at SendStream.error (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/middleware/static.js:73:37)
    at SendStream.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:95:17)
    at SendStream.error (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/send/lib/send.js:147:51)
    at SendStream.onStatError (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/send/lib/send.js:248:48)
    at /Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/send/lib/send.js:320:26
    at Object.oncomplete (fs.js:107:15)
GET /admin 500 13ms - 16b
TypeError: Cannot set property '_loginReferrer' of undefined
    at /Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/formage/lib/controllers.js:540:52
    at callbacks (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:164:37)
    at param (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:138:11)
    at pass (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:145:5)
    at Router._dispatch (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:173:5)
    at Object.router (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:33:10)
    at next (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/proto.js:190:15)
    at Object.json [as handle] (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/middleware/json.js:53:37)
    at next (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/proto.js:190:15)
    at Object.urlencoded [as handle] (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/middleware/urlencoded.js:51:37)
    at next (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/proto.js:190:15)
    at b (domain.js:183:18)
    at Domain.run (domain.js:123:23)
    at Object.DomainsMiddleware [as handle] (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/formage/node_modules/nodestrum/index.js:54:7)
    at next (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/proto.js:190:15)
    at Object.expressInit [as handle] (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/lib/middleware.js:30:5)
    at next (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/proto.js:190:15)
    at Object.query [as handle] (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/middleware/query.js:44:5)
    at next (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/proto.js:190:15)
    at Function.app.handle (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/proto.js:198:3)
    at Object.fn [as handle] (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/lib/application.js:120:11)
    at next (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/proto.js:190:15)
    at next (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/proto.js:165:78)
    at resume (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/middleware/static.js:60:7)
    at SendStream.error (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/middleware/static.js:73:37)
    at SendStream.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:95:17)
    at SendStream.error (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/send/lib/send.js:147:51)
    at SendStream.onStatError (/Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/send/lib/send.js:248:48)
    at /Users/antonded/Projects/КупиНомер/kupinomer-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/send/lib/send.js:320:26
    at Object.oncomplete (fs.js:107:15)

My code is:

var express         = require('express');
var path            = require('path');
var passport        = require('passport');
var config          = require('./libs/config');
var log             = require('./libs/log')(module);
var oauth2          = require('./libs/oauth2');
var async           = require('./node_modules/async');
var parser          = require('./parser');
var apns            = require('./libs/apns');
var mongoose    = require('mongoose');

require('./libs/auth');
var app = express();

var AdvertisementModel = require('./libs/mongoose').AdvertisementModel;
var UnregisteredUserModel = require('./libs/mongoose').UnregisteredUserModel;

app.use(express.favicon());
app.use(express.logger('dev'));
app.use(express.bodyParser());
app.use(passport.initialize());
app.use(express.methodOverride());
app.use(app.router);
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, "public")));

require('formage').init(app, express, mongoose.models, {
    title: 'Admin',
    root: '/admin',
    default_section: 'main',
    username: 'admin',
    password: 'admin',
    admin_users_gui: true
});

app.use(function(req, res, next){
    res.status(404);
    log.debug('Not found URL: %s',req.url);
    res.send({ error: 'Not found' });
    return;
});

app.use(function(err, req, res, next){
    res.status(err.status || 500);
    log.error('Internal error(%d): %s',res.statusCode,err.message);
    res.send({ error: err.message });
    return;
});

[refack]

For ver 2.x.x formage user authentication is based on sessions.
Simplest solution is to add the cookieParser and cookieSession middlewares to your app

...
app.use(express.cookieParser('magical secret admin'));
app.use(express.cookieSession({cookie: { maxAge: 1000 * 60 * 60 *  24 }}));
...