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Discussion on "How to prevent React ProtectedRoutes from Redirecting to Login on Page Reload" | Hashnode

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Chinenye Anikwenze

Software developer && Technical writer

Feb 8, 2023

How to prevent React ProtectedRoutes from Redirecting to Login on Page Reload

In standardized applications, it is important to ensure that your users' information is not accessible to anyone but your users. One common way to handle this is through the use of protected routes, which only allow access to specific pages of an app...

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#reactjs #reacthooks #programming-blogs #bugs-and-errors #frontend-development

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Egai-Osowor

Front-End Developer

Sep 11, 2023

In solution 2, what purpose does the "userUpdated" state serve?

Chinenye Anikwenze

Software developer && Technical writer

Sep 11, 2023

It is used to store the state of the user and can be reused within the application.

Now, in retrospect, it's over engineering since the developer can access the local storage and store it in state.

Thanks for pointing this out

Egai-Osowor

Front-End Developer

Sep 11, 2023

Yeah, that's true. A simpler approach would be to set "isUserSignedIn" to true after successful login and remove it when the user clicks the logout button. The only logic that will be handled on auth change is setting the current user. Chinenye Anikwenze