:construction: runtime array to manage all logged in users + incrementing array + accessing array for search

backend/lib/routes/user/login.js

                 const user = await h.context.transaction(login)
                 const token = userService.createToken(user)
 
+                // insert new logged in user
+                request.server.app.loggedInUsers.push(login.user_id)
+
                 return {
                     ok: true,
                     handler: pluginConfig.handlerType,

backend/lib/routes/user/online-status.js

 
 module.exports = {
     method: 'get',
-    path: '/{id}',
+    path: '/{id}/status',
     options: {
         ...pluginConfig.docs.get,
         tags: ['api'],
         auth: 'default_jwt',
         handler: async function (request, h) {
             try {
-                // TODO write userService method to return a user's status given id
                 const { userService } = request.services()
                 const userId = request.params.userId
-
-                const status = await userService.getStatus(userId)
+                const status = await userService.getStatus(userId, request.server.app.loggedInUsers)
 
                 return {
                     ok: true,

backend/lib/services/user.js

         return passwordRow ? passwordRow.token : null
     }
 
-    async getStatus(id){
-        // not sure how to write this part
+    async getStatus(id, loggedInUsers){
+        return loggedInUsers.find(user_id => user_id == id) ? 'online' : 'offline'
     }
 }

backend/server/index.js

         await Exiting.createManager(server).start()
         server.log(['start'], `Server started at ${server.info.uri}`)
         process.title = 'siimee_backend'
+        // manage logged in users to check against for online status
+        server.app.loggedInUsers = [] 
         return server
     }