Redirects and Authentication Timing

[rkunboxed]

Question on redirects for auth vs. unauth users. Currently, I trigger a session check on initState of the app. I need GoRouter to hold off on any redirects until the session check is complete. What is the best way to go about this? The GoRouter redirects are handled before my session check has completed so it treats everyone as unauthenticated when they first enter the app. Subsequent redirects work great because the session check has completed.

[csells]

The way I do this is to initialize my auth provider in main before calling runApp. However, you can also do this with a refreshListenable that starts at a startup screen before the logged in state is known.

[rkunboxed]

I ended up putting my auth check in main before calling runApp as you suggested so it would run as early as possible and it worked like a charm. Thanks!

[csells]

You could also take advantage of the new navigator builder feature to show a splash screen before even showing the navigator, although you'll still need to use that in conjunction with a refreshListenable once your login sequence has completed.

[rkunboxed]

Thanks, I will give this approach a try.

[csells]

excellent news