Gorka CesiumG
Convex Community•2y ago•
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Gorka Cesium

intermitent failure Clerk: `const identity = await ctx.auth.getUserIdentity();`

Problem: the app works when page loads but if I reload it, the identity is null.

In development I have two apps that share the same convex dev in the same monorepo. I run them one a a time in localhost:3000, so when i use one app i don't run the other one.

This is the function that is throwing when getUserIdentity. It works fine on the first call, but fails after that. 

// convex/page.ts
export const getPage = query({
  args: { customerId: v.optional(v.id("bz_customers")) },
  handler: async (ctx, { customerId }) => {
    const identity = await ctx.auth.getUserIdentity(); // works the first time.
    if (!identity) throw new Error("Identidad no encontrada"); // throws on subsequent calls (reload of page or changing the args values from the react component hook useQuery)

   //...etc


Dependency:
"convex": "^1.11.0",

The auth is managed with Clerk. I set a JWT template for each app, with the same applicationID: "convex"

// auth.config.js
// Both env variables are set in dashboard.convex.dev
export default {
  providers: [
    { applicationID: "convex", domain: process.env.CLERK_JWT_ISSUER_DOMAIN }, // fentex.com
    {
      applicationID: "convex",
      domain: process.env.BREZZA_CLERK_JWT_ISSUER_DOMAIN, // brezza.com
    }, 
  ],
};


The other app works fine. it was the first one that i set up. The failure happens on the second app that I added.

The apps are in different url domains.

I wonder if it is a dirty state in the auth system.

Any idea how can I debug this?
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