var jws = require('jws'); module.exports = function (jwt, options) { options = options || {}; var decoded = jws.decode(jwt, options); if (!decoded) { return null; } var payload = decoded.payload; //try parse the payload if(typeof payload === 'string') { try { var obj = JSON.parse(payload); if(obj !== null && typeof obj === 'object') { payload = obj; } } catch (e) { } } //return header if `complete` option is enabled. header includes claims //such as `kid` and `alg` used to select the key within a JWKS needed to //verify the signature if (options.complete === true) { return { header: decoded.header, payload: payload, signature: decoded.signature }; } return payload; };