How can I make the check function work with httpOnly
For my authentication, the api makes use of cross-site httpOnly cookies, which means I cannot check if a user is logged in on the client side. The way that this is checked is by hitting the /api/account/info endpoint, which either returns a 200 if the user is logged in or a 401 when the user is logged out. However the authProvider makes a server side request to the api, which makes it so the cookies are not passed along in nextjs. How can I fix this?
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Hmm, I don't know enough to give you a confident answer yet. However, you can refer to the Refine documentation (https://refine.dev/docs) for more information on how to handle authentication and authorization processes in Refine applications. Specifically, you might find the sections on AuthProvider (https://refine.dev/docs/authentication/auth-provider/) and Server Side Authentication (https://refine.dev/docs/routing/integrations/remix#server-side-authentication-with-self-service-cookie) useful.
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harsh-harlequin•7mo ago
@kapa.ai I want the authProvider to make client side request, not server side requests in nextjs, specifically the check method
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In Refine, the
authProvider
's check
method is used to control the authentication state of your application. If you want to make client-side requests instead of server-side requests in Next.js, you can do so by using the check
method in your authProvider
.
Here's an example of how you can implement the check
method to make client-side requests:
In this example, the check
method makes a client-side request to the /api/account/info
endpoint. If the response status is 200
, it means the user is authenticated, and the method returns { authenticated: true }
. If the response status is not 200
, it means the user is not authenticated, and the method returns an object with authenticated: false
, a redirectTo
property pointing to the login page, and an error
object with details about the authentication failure.
Remember to pass the authProvider
to the <Refine />
component as a prop:
For more information, refer to the Refine documentation (https://refine.dev/docs/guides-concepts/authentication#auth-provider) and the Next.js Authentication guide (https://refine.dev/docs/routing/integrations/next-js#authentication).
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harsh-harlequin•7mo ago
this doesn't send along the cookies @kapa.ai
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To ensure cookies are sent along with your requests, you can use the
credentials
option in the fetch
API. This option can be set to include
to always send cookies, even for cross-origin calls. Here's how you can modify the check
method:
In this example, the credentials: 'include'
option ensures that cookies are sent along with the request to the /api/account/info
endpoint.
Remember to pass the authProvider
to the <Refine />
component as a prop:
For more information, refer to the Refine documentation (https://refine.dev/docs/guides-concepts/authentication#auth-provider) and the Next.js Authentication guide (https://refine.dev/docs/routing/integrations/next-js#authentication).
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harsh-harlequin•7mo ago
@kapa.ai this code only works when the fetch call is made from the browser, in this case it makes it from the server where nextjs is hosted
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I see, you're dealing with a situation where you want to ensure the
check
method in your authProvider
makes a client-side request, not a server-side request, in a Next.js context.
Unfortunately, the provided extracts do not contain specific information on how to ensure that the check
method in the authProvider
makes client-side requests instead of server-side requests in Next.js.
However, you might consider implementing a client-side data fetching strategy using Next.js features like useEffect
or libraries like React Query
for fetching data after the page has been rendered on the client-side.
For more detailed guidance, you may want to refer to the Refine documentation (https://refine.dev/docs) or the Next.js data fetching documentation (https://nextjs.org/docs/basic-features/data-fetching).
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harsh-harlequin•7mo ago
@Batu can you help me with this?
fascinating-indigo•7mo ago
Hey @BlackBearFTW you need to check how to pass cookies to nextjs in nextjs docs, it's not really about refine I guess. And if you are using nextjs 14+, maybe
"use client"
directive could help you.harsh-harlequin•7mo ago
But does use client work in the authprovider?
And its a httpOnly cookie so I cannot pass it along
fascinating-indigo•7mo ago
As I said before, you need to check NextJS documentation for this one. Refine doesn't have anything special other than making request.
https://nextjs.org/docs/app/api-reference/functions/cookies
Functions: cookies | Next.js
API Reference for the cookies function.