updateRequestStatus: (parent, { id, isApproved, token }) => {

			//verify and decode a token
			// console.log(validToken.verify(token));
			const isValidToken = validToken.verify(token);

			
			if(isValidToken && isValidToken.isAdmin){
				console.log("valid and isAdmin");

				//check if registered user and isAdmin
				return User.exists({ _id: isValidToken._id })
				.then(()=> {
					let updates = {
						isApproved,
						approverId: isValidToken._id,
						dateApprovedOrDenied: new Date()
					}
					return Request.findByIdAndUpdate(id, { isApproved, dateApproved, approverId }, { new: true })
				})
				.catch(error=>{
					console.log(error);
					return null;
				})
			} else {
				console.log("invalid token or not admin");
				return null;
			}
		},