How to handle a route that authentication is optional?

[abel]

I'd like to create routes that authenticates req.user for authenticated users but still allow non authenticated users to access the route.

Would anybody be as kind to give me a workaround?

[Kamil Mysliwiec]

You can simply extend AuthGuard and return true even if canActivate either throws an exception/returns false. :)

[Vitalii Kryvenko]

@kamilmysliwiec Could you please attach passport info object to the exception that you throw, because I need to know why the exception was actually thrown.