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wit search · "where do we handle authentication"
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  ● src/auth/handler.ts:45-89 (92% match)
    function: handleAuthentication
    │  45 │ export async function handleAuthentication(req: Request) {
    │  46 │   const token = extractToken(req);
    │  47 │   if (!token) {
    │  48 │     throw new AuthError('No token provided');
    │  49 │   }
    │  50 │   const user = await validateToken(token);
    │ ... │ (38 more lines)

  ● src/middleware/auth.ts:12-35 (85% match)
    function: authMiddleware
    │  12 │ export function authMiddleware() {
    │  13 │   return async (req, res, next) => {
    ...

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    ● src/index.ts
    ● src/utils/helpers.ts
    ● tests/setup.ts

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  ● src/index.ts:42
    │ // TODO: Add error handling
    │ const result = processData(input);

  ● src/utils/helpers.ts:15
    │ // TODO: Optimize this loop
    │ for (const item of items) {

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