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•Created by omero on 4/23/2025 in #help

How can I do multiple Database calls 'during' user creation transaction in google OAuth?

Is there a way to write/hook into the User creation code when signing up with google ? I know that I can use the databaseHooks 'before' and 'after', but I want to do something 'during' the User DB creation that does multiple database inserts on signUp, because I want to use transactions to make sure they either all succeed or all fail, like this:

const onSignUp = async() => {
  const session = await mongoose.startSession();

  await session.withTransaction( async () => {
    // create user
    const newUser = await User.create({}, {session});

    // create bookmarks list for user
    const newList = await List.create({user: newUser.id}, {session});
    newUser.defaultLists.bookmarks = newList;
    await newUser.save().session(session);
  })
}

const onSignUp = async() => {
  const session = await mongoose.startSession();

  await session.withTransaction( async () => {
    // create user
    const newUser = await User.create({}, {session});

    // create bookmarks list for user
    const newList = await List.create({user: newUser.id}, {session});
    newUser.defaultLists.bookmarks = newList;
    await newUser.save().session(session);
  })
}

'before' and 'after' database hooks dont give me access to the user creation step, so how can I do this in betterAuth? If I put the Lists code in the after hook, and the after hook errors, it still keeps the user created, so I can end up with a user that doesnt have the documents they are supposed to have when they sign up

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