How to Stop Page Refresh After Okta Token Refresh in React Application

Learn how to prevent unnecessary page refreshes caused by `Okta token refresh` in your React application with Redux. We provide a clear solution to maintain state and enhance user experience. --- This video is based on the question https://stackoverflow.com/q/77870957/ asked by the user 'akshada' ( https://stackoverflow.com/u/23290350/ ) and on the answer https://stackoverflow.com/a/77871000/ provided by the user 'Drew Reese' ( https://stackoverflow.com/u/8690857/ ) at 'Stack Overflow' website. Thanks to these great users and Stackexchange community for their contributions. Visit these links for original content and any more details, such as alternate solutions, latest updates/developments on topic, comments, revision history etc. For example, the original title of the Question was: How to stop page refresh after okta token refresh after every 2 min Also, Content (except music) licensed under CC BY-SA https://meta.stackexchange.com/help/licensing The original Question post is licensed under the 'CC BY-SA 4.0' ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ ) license, and the original Answer post is licensed under the 'CC BY-SA 4.0' ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ ) license. If anything seems off to you, please feel free to write me at vlogize [AT] gmail [DOT] com. --- How to Stop Page Refresh After Okta Token Refresh in Your React Application If you are using Okta for authentication in your React application, you may encounter a frustrating issue where the page refreshes every time the Okta token refreshes. This can disrupt your application flow and lead to a poor user experience. The refresh occurs because the state is updated, causing the entire component to re-render and consequently losing your context and Redux store state. Fortunately, there is a solution to prevent this unwanted page refresh. Understanding the Problem When working with authentication states in React, especially with libraries like Okta, you often depend on the authState.isAuthenticated property to determine the user's authentication status. The issue arises when: The Okta token refreshes. The component that utilizes the authState re-renders. As a result, the Redux store gets recreated, which leads to loss of any state previously held in the store. Solution: Instantiate the Redux Store Outside the Component To prevent the store from being recreated every time the component renders, you can create the store outside your AppWithRouterAccess component. By doing this, the store will only be instantiated once, preserving its state even when the component re-renders. Step-by-Step Implementation Create the store outside the component: Move the store creation code outside the AppWithRouterAccess function. [[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]] Key Changes Explained Store Declaration: We declared the Redux store using createStore outside of the AppWithRouterAccess component. This allows the store to maintain its state regardless of component re-renders. Provider Setup: The Redux now wraps the entire component, ensuring that your store remains the same across authentication state changes. By implementing this solution, your application will no longer refresh unnecessarily upon Okta token refreshes, resulting in a seamless user experience. Conclusion Implementing proper state management in an authentication-driven application is crucial for maintaining a good user experience. With the step-by-step approach outlined above, you can effectively eliminate unwanted page refreshes caused by Okta token refreshes. Remember to always instantiate your Redux store outside of components if it needs to maintain its state across re-renders! If you have any questions or need further guidance on this topic, feel free to leave a comment below!