Wasp•3mo ago

Context.user is null

{ [ Server ] user: null, [ Server ] entities: { ..... [ Server ] } My context.user is null. HOw come this?

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Hi @Sven. I'm kapa.ai, your friendly support bot. I will try to answer your question by searching through the knowledge base. :wave: ---------------------- Based on the information provided in the knowledge sources, it appears that context.user being null typically indicates that the user is not authenticated. This is a common scenario in Wasp when dealing with authentication. Here's how you can handle this situation: 1. Check Authentication: In your server-side operations (queries and actions), you should always check if context.user exists before proceeding with any user-specific logic. If it's null, it means the user is not authenticated. 2. Throw an Error: If authentication is required for the operation, you should throw an HTTP error with a 401 (Unauthorized) status code. Here's an example of how to do this:

import { HttpError } from 'wasp/server'

export const someOperation = async (args, context) => {
  if (!context.user) {
    throw new HttpError(401)
  }
  // Proceed with authenticated user logic
}

import { HttpError } from 'wasp/server'

export const someOperation = async (args, context) => {
  if (!context.user) {
    throw new HttpError(401)
  }
  // Proceed with authenticated user logic
}

This pattern is demonstrated in the Wasp Tutorial (https://wasp-lang.dev/docs/tutorial/auth#updating-operations-to-check-authentication) and the Auth Overview documentation (https://wasp-lang.dev/docs/auth/overview#using-the-contextuser-object). 3. Client-side Handling: On the client side, you can use the useAuth() hook to check if a user is logged in. Note that it's normal to see a 401 error in the browser console when the user is not authenticated - this is just the API indicating that the user isn't logged in Discord discussion (https://discord.com/channels/686873244791210014/1216511333176971366). 4. Conditional Rendering: You might want to conditionally render components or execute logic based on whether the user is authenticated or not. Remember, context.user being null is not necessarily an error - it's often just an indication that the current request is coming from an unauthenticated user. Your application should be designed to handle both authenticated and unauthenticated states appropriately. ---------------------- Note: you can ask me a follow up question by @ mentioning me again :speech_balloon: ---------------------- Sorry @Sven, I seem to be having a bit of trouble. Don't worry though, I've pinged my support and they will try to fix me up! :technologist: Perhaps try again in 15mins?

martinsos•3mo ago

hey @Sven you ever solved this? If not, can you give more info?

SvenOP•3mo ago

I got a 403 error from my own action resulting in me being logged out I think I changes the 403 to another status

Vinny (@Wasp)•3mo ago

It would be helpful if you supplied the code that throws the error you're getting, so we can evaluate the issue better.

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