How to store auth session?

popular-magenta · 2023-11-15T19:32:01.449Z

How do I store the auth session so it stops asking to me log in on every page?

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kapa.ai•11/15/23, 7:32 PM

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kapa.ai•11/15/23, 7:33 PM

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In Refine, the authentication process is handled by the auth provider. The auth provider should have a

login

login

method that sets the user as authenticated and stores the necessary information (e.g., token) in the local storage. Here's an example of how an auth provider is set up in Refine with Auth0:

const App = () => {  
 const { isLoading, isAuthenticated, user, logout, getIdTokenClaims } = useAuth0();  
  
 if (isLoading) {  
 return <span>loading...</span>;  
 }  
  
 const authProvider: AuthBindings = {  
 login: async () => {  
 return {  
 success: true,  
 };  
 },  
 logout: async () => {  
 logout({ returnTo: window.location.origin });  
 return {  
 success: true,  
 };  
 },  
 onError: async (error) => {  
 console.error(error);  
 return { error };  
 },  
 check: async () => {  
 try {  
 const token = await getIdTokenClaims();  
 if (token) {  
 axios.defaults.headers.common = {  
 Authorization: `Bearer ${token.__raw}`,  
 };  
 return {  
 authenticated: true,  
 };  
 } else {  
 return {  
 authenticated: false,  
 error: {  
 message: "Check failed",  
 name: "Token not found",  
 },  
 redirectTo: "/login",  
 logout: true,  
 };  
 }  
 } catch (error: any) {  
 return {  
 authenticated: false,  
 error: new Error(error),  
 redirectTo: "/login",  
 logout: true,  
 };  
 }  
  
 return {  
 authenticated: false,  
 error: {  
 message: "Check failed",  
 name: "Token not found",  
 },

const App = () => {  
 const { isLoading, isAuthenticated, user, logout, getIdTokenClaims } = useAuth0();  
  
 if (isLoading) {  
 return <span>loading...</span>;  
 }  
  
 const authProvider: AuthBindings = {  
 login: async () => {  
 return {  
 success: true,  
 };  
 },  
 logout: async () => {  
 logout({ returnTo: window.location.origin });  
 return {  
 success: true,  
 };  
 },  
 onError: async (error) => {  
 console.error(error);  
 return { error };  
 },  
 check: async () => {  
 try {  
 const token = await getIdTokenClaims();  
 if (token) {  
 axios.defaults.headers.common = {  
 Authorization: `Bearer ${token.__raw}`,  
 };  
 return {  
 authenticated: true,  
 };  
 } else {  
 return {  
 authenticated: false,  
 error: {  
 message: "Check failed",  
 name: "Token not found",  
 },  
 redirectTo: "/login",  
 logout: true,  
 };  
 }  
 } catch (error: any) {  
 return {  
 authenticated: false,  
 error: new Error(error),  
 redirectTo: "/login",  
 logout: true,  
 };  
 }  
  
 return {  
 authenticated: false,  
 error: {  
 message: "Check failed",  
 name: "Token not found",  
 },

const App = () => {  
 const { isLoading, isAuthenticated, user, logout, getIdTokenClaims } = useAuth0();  
  
 if (isLoading) {  
 return <span>loading...</span>;  
 }  
  
 const authProvider: AuthBindings = {  
 login: async () => {  
 return {  
 success: true,  
 };  
 },  
 logout: async () => {  
 logout({ returnTo: window.location.origin });  
 return {  
 success: true,  
 };  
 },  
 onError: async (error) => {  
 console.error(error);  
 return { error };  
 },  
 check: async () => {  
 try {  
 const token = await getIdTokenClaims();  
 if (token) {  
 axios.defaults.headers.common = {  
 Authorization: `Bearer ${token.__raw}`,  
 };  
 return {  
 authenticated: true,  
 };  
 } else {  
 return {  
 authenticated: false,  
 error: {  
 message: "Check failed",  
 name: "Token not found",  
 },  
 redirectTo: "/login",  
 logout: true,  
 };  
 }  
 } catch (error: any) {  
 return {  
 authenticated: false,  
 error: new Error(error),  
 redirectTo: "/login",  
 logout: true,  
 };  
 }  
  
 return {  
 authenticated: false,  
 error: {  
 message: "Check failed",  
 name: "Token not found",  
 },

const App = () => {  
 const { isLoading, isAuthenticated, user, logout, getIdTokenClaims } = useAuth0();  
  
 if (isLoading) {  
 return <span>loading...</span>;  
 }  
  
 const authProvider: AuthBindings = {  
 login: async () => {  
 return {  
 success: true,  
 };  
 },  
 logout: async () => {  
 logout({ returnTo: window.location.origin });  
 return {  
 success: true,  
 };  
 },  
 onError: async (error) => {  
 console.error(error);  
 return { error };  
 },  
 check: async () => {  
 try {  
 const token = await getIdTokenClaims();  
 if (token) {  
 axios.defaults.headers.common = {  
 Authorization: `Bearer ${token.__raw}`,  
 };  
 return {  
 authenticated: true,  
 };  
 } else {  
 return {  
 authenticated: false,  
 error: {  
 message: "Check failed",  
 name: "Token not found",  
 },  
 redirectTo: "/login",  
 logout: true,  
 };  
 }  
 } catch (error: any) {  
 return {  
 authenticated: false,  
 error: new Error(error),  
 redirectTo: "/login",  
 logout: true,  
 };  
 }  
  
 return {  
 authenticated: false,  
 error: {  
 message: "Check failed",  
 name: "Token not found",  
 },

In your case, you should modify your

handlelogin

handlelogin

handlelogin

handlelogin function to use the

login

login

method from your

authProvider

authProvider

. This way, refine will handle the authentication state and redirection for you.

If you want to avoid storing tokens in local storage for security reasons, you can use cookies. Here are some docs with NextJS and remix that can guide you on how to do this:

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kapa.ai•11/15/23, 7:33 PM

Remember to restart your developer server for the changes to take effect. Press Ctrl+C on your keyboard to close the server and run

npm run dev

npm run dev

to start it again.

Sources:

Discord support thread: Persistent 'Loading...' Screen in Refine App (ask-any-questionPersistent 'Loading...' Screen in Refine App—Requires Multiple Refreshes for Switching Between Pages)
How to handle node server tokens securely in refine (https://github.com/refinedev/refine/discussions/5116)
Discord support thread: login (ask-any-questionlogin)
Blog > Blog > refine vs RedwoodJS > Authentication > Refine Part 2 (https://refine.dev/blog/refine-vs-redwood-js/)
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kapa.ai•11/15/23, 7:33 PM

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