Added ip-banning middleware, under development

server/utilities/banned-up-addresses-middleware.js

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+const { Op } = require("sequelize");
+const { bannedIPAddresses } = require('../database/models');
+
+//middleware to manage banned IP addresses
+module.exports = async (req, res, next) => {
+	const address = req.header('x-forwarded-for') || req.socket.remoteAddress;
+
+	const record = await bannedIPAddresses.findOne({
+		where: {
+			content: address,
+
+			expiry: {
+				[Op.gt]: Date.now()
+			}
+		}
+	});
+
+	if (!!record) {
+		return res.status(403).send("IP address banned");
+	}
+
+	console.log(`IP      ${address}`);
+
+	return next();
+};