Extract a useWalletAddress() hook to remove duplicated session casts

[Benjtalkshow]

The following pattern is duplicated across five files:

(session?.user as { walletAddress?: string; address?: string } | undefined)?.walletAddress ||
(session?.user as { walletAddress?: string; address?: string } | undefined)?.address ||
null

Files with the cast:

• components/bounty/fcfs-approval-panel.tsx
• components/bounty/fcfs-claim-button.tsx
• components/bounty/competition-submission.tsx
• components/bounty/competition-judging.tsx
• hooks/use-competition-join-state.ts

The cast drifts in shape across files and the fallback to address is easy to miss when adding a new caller.

What to do

Add hooks/use-wallet-address.ts:

import { authClient } from "@/lib/auth-client";

/**
 * Returns the connected wallet address from the current session, or null
 * if the user is not signed in or has no wallet attached.
 */
export function useWalletAddress(): string | null {
  const { data: session } = authClient.useSession();
  const user = session?.user as
    | { walletAddress?: string; address?: string }
    | undefined;
  return user?.walletAddress || user?.address || null;
}

Replace the duplicated casts in the five files above with const walletAddress = useWalletAddress();.

Acceptance criteria

• New hook lives at hooks/use-wallet-address.ts
• All five files import and use it
• No (session?.user as { walletAddress?: string; address?: string ...}) casts remain anywhere in components/ or hooks/
• No behavior change

Files

• hooks/use-wallet-address.ts (new)
• components/bounty/fcfs-approval-panel.tsx
• components/bounty/fcfs-claim-button.tsx
• components/bounty/competition-submission.tsx
• components/bounty/competition-judging.tsx
• hooks/use-competition-join-state.ts

[linear]

BOU-297

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🔗 Related PRs

#154 - feat: implement Stellar Explorer Integration and Transaction Links [merged]
#161 - feat(bounty): add FCFS single-claim flow with claim/approve UI and cl… [merged]
#179 - feat(wallet): implement live wallet balance, asset management, and escrow summary [merged]
#241 - Split bounty-detail-sidebar-cta into three focused files [merged]
#263 - fix(#211): extend Bounty type with optional UI fields, remove ad-hoc … [merged]

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[Jo-anny]

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[noevidence1017]

@noevidence1017 has applied to work on this issue as part of the Stellar Wave Program's 6th wave.

Dear Maintainers,

I would like to apply to work on Issue #275, Extract a useWalletAddress() hook to remove duplicated session casts.

I have experience with React, TypeScript, and building reusable hooks to improve code maintainability. For this issue, I will create the useWalletAddress() hook in hooks/use-wallet-address.ts, replace the duplicated session casts across the specified components and hooks with the shared hook, and verify that no remaining inline session casts exist while preserving the current behavior.

Before submitting my pull request, I will ensure the project builds successfully, run the relevant tests, and verify that the refactoring introduces no behavioral changes while meeting all acceptance criteria.

Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to contributing to the BoundlessFi project.

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[zinodict121]

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Hi maintainer, I will love to work on this issue. Please assign it to me

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[leocagli]

Hello! I'd like to extract useWalletAddress() hook to centralize the duplicated wallet address logic. This is a clean refactor with clear scope — one hook, update all callers. Can I be assigned?

[Benjtalkshow]

Hello! I'd like to extract useWalletAddress() hook to centralize the duplicated wallet address logic. This is a clean refactor with clear scope — one hook, update all callers. Can I be assigned?

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[shogun444]

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Hi! I'd like to work on this issue.
I've contributed to Rust, TypeScript, backend, frontend, and smart contract projects, with a focus on delivering focused, well-tested changes. I'll keep the implementation within the requested scope, preserve existing behavior unless the issue requires otherwise, include the necessary tests and documentation, and submit a PR that's straightforward to review.
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