Update useAwaitableNavigate to handle navigations between pages reliably

.changeset/silly-tips-cry.md

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@clerk/clerk-js': patch
+'@clerk/nextjs': patch
+---
+
+Make useAwaitableNavigate handle navigations between pages reliably

.changeset/unlucky-crabs-grab.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/nextjs': patch
+---
+
+Make useAwaitableNavigate handle navigations between pages reliably

packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts

@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ export default class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
  );
  }
 
- type SetActiveHook = () => void;
+ type SetActiveHook = () => void | Promise<void>;
  const onBeforeSetActive: SetActiveHook =
  typeof window !== 'undefined' && typeof window.__unstable__onBeforeSetActive === 'function'
  ? window.__unstable__onBeforeSetActive
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ export default class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
  this.#broadcastSignOutEvent();
  }
 
- onBeforeSetActive();
+await onBeforeSetActive();
 
  //1. setLastActiveSession to passed user session (add a param).
  // Note that this will also update the session's active organization
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ export default class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
 
  this.#setAccessors(newSession);
  this.#emit();
- onAfterSetActive();
+await onAfterSetActive();
  this.#resetComponentsState();
  };
 

packages/clerk-js/src/globals.d.ts

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ declare global {
  const __PKG_VERSION__: string;
 
  interface Window {
- __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => void;
- __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => void;
+ __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => Promise<void> | void;
+ __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => Promise<void> | void;
  }
 }
 

packages/nextjs/src/app-router/client/ClerkProvider.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use client';
 import { ClerkProvider as ReactClerkProvider } from '@clerk/clerk-react';
 import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect, useTransition } from 'react';
 
 import { ClerkNextOptionsProvider } from '../../client-boundary/NextOptionsContext';
 import { useSafeLayoutEffect } from '../../client-boundary/useSafeLayoutEffect';
@@ -13,24 +13,55 @@ declare global {
  export interface Window {
  __clerk_nav_await: Array<(value: void) => void>;
  __clerk_nav: (to: string) => Promise<void>;
+ __clerk_internal_invalidateCachePromise: () => void | undefined;
  }
 }
 
 export const ClientClerkProvider = (props: NextClerkProviderProps) => {
  const { __unstable_invokeMiddlewareOnAuthStateChange = true } = props;
  const router = useRouter();
  const navigate = useAwaitableNavigate();
+ const [isPending, startTransition] = useTransition();
+
+ useEffect(() => {
+ if (!isPending) {
+ window.__clerk_internal_invalidateCachePromise?.();
+ }
+ }, [isPending]);
 
  useSafeLayoutEffect(() => {
  window.__unstable__onBeforeSetActive = () => {
- if (__unstable_invokeMiddlewareOnAuthStateChange) {
- router.refresh();
- router.push(window.location.href);
- }
+ /**
+ * We need to invalidate the cache in case the user is navigating to a page that
+ * was previously cached using the auth state that was active at the time.
+ *
+ * We also need to await for the invalidation to happen before we navigate,
+ * otherwise the navigation will use the cached page.
+ *
+ * For example, if we did not invalidate the flow, the following scenario would be broken:
+ * - The middleware is configured in such a way that it redirects you back to the same page if a certain condition is true (eg, you need to pick an org)
+ * - The user has a <Link href=/> component in the page
+ * - The UB is mounted with afterSignOutUrl=/
+ * - The user clicks the Link. A nav to / happens, a 307 to the current page is returned so a navigation does not take place. The / navigation is now cached as a 307 to the current page
+ * - The user clicks sign out
+ * - We call router.refresh()
+ * - We navigate to / but its cached and instead, we 'redirect' to the current page
+ *
+ * For more information on cache invalidation, see:
+ * https://nextjs.org/docs/app/building-your-application/caching#invalidation-1
+ */
+ return new Promise(res => {
+ window.__clerk_internal_invalidateCachePromise = res;
+ startTransition(() => {
+ router.refresh();
+ });
+ });
  };
 
  window.__unstable__onAfterSetActive = () => {
- router.refresh();
+ if (__unstable_invokeMiddlewareOnAuthStateChange) {
+ return router.refresh();
+ }
  };
  }, []);
 

packages/nextjs/src/app-router/client/useAwaitableNavigate.ts

@@ -1,46 +1,62 @@
 'use client';
 
-import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
-import { useEffect, useRef, useTransition } from 'react';
+import { usePathname, useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useTransition } from 'react';
 
-type NavigateFunction = ReturnType<typeof useRouter>['push'];
+declare global {
+ interface Window {
+ __clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer: Array<() => void> | undefined;
+ __clerk_internal_navFun: (to: string) => Promise<void>;
+ }
+}
 
 /**
  * Creates an "awaitable" navigation function that will do its best effort to wait for Next.js to finish its route transition.
- *
  * This is accomplished by wrapping the call to `router.push` in `startTransition()`, which should rely on React to coordinate the pending state. We key off of
  * `isPending` to flush the stored promises and ensure the navigates "resolve".
  */
 export const useAwaitableNavigate = () => {
  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/unbound-method
  const { push } = useRouter();
+ const pathname = usePathname();
  const [isPending, startTransition] = useTransition();
- const clerkNavRef = useRef<(...args: Parameters<NavigateFunction>) => Promise<void>>();
- const clerkNavPromiseBuffer = useRef<(() => void)[]>([]);
 
- // Set the navigation function reference only once
- if (!clerkNavRef.current) {
- clerkNavRef.current = (to, opts) => {
+ if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+ window.__clerk_internal_navFun = to => {
  return new Promise<void>(res => {
- clerkNavPromiseBuffer.current.push(res);
+ if (!window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer) {
+ // We need to use window to store the reference to the buffer,
+ // as ClerkProvider might be unmounted and remounted during navigations
+ // If we use a ref, it will be reset when ClerkProvider is unmounted
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer = [];
+ }
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer.push(res);
  startTransition(() => {
- push(to, opts);
+ push(to);
  });
  });
  };
  }
 
- // Handle flushing the promise buffer when pending is false. If pending is false and there are promises in the buffer we should be able to safely flush them.
+ const flushPromises = () => {
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer?.forEach(resolve => resolve());
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer = [];
+ };
+
+ // Flush any pending promises on mount/unmount
  useEffect(() => {
-if (isPending) {
-return;
- }
+flushPromises();
+ return flushPromises;
+}, []);
 
- if (clerkNavPromiseBuffer?.current?.length) {
- clerkNavPromiseBuffer.current.forEach(resolve => resolve());
+ // Handle flushing the promise buffer when a navigation happens
+ useEffect(() => {
+ if (!isPending) {
+ flushPromises();
  }
- clerkNavPromiseBuffer.current = [];
- }, [isPending]);
+ }, [pathname, isPending]);
 
- return clerkNavRef.current;
+ return useCallback((to: string) => {
+ return window.__clerk_internal_navFun(to);
+ }, []);
 };

packages/nextjs/src/global.d.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 declare global {
  interface Window {
- __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => void;
- __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => void;
+ __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => void | Promise<void>;
+ __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => void | Promise<void>;
  }
 }
 

.changeset/silly-tips-cry.md

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@clerk/clerk-js': patch
+'@clerk/nextjs': patch
+---
+
+Make useAwaitableNavigate handle navigations between pages reliably

.changeset/unlucky-crabs-grab.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/nextjs': patch
+---
+
+Make useAwaitableNavigate handle navigations between pages reliably

packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts

@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ export default class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
  );
  }
 
- type SetActiveHook = () => void;
+ type SetActiveHook = () => void | Promise<void>;
  const onBeforeSetActive: SetActiveHook =
  typeof window !== 'undefined' && typeof window.__unstable__onBeforeSetActive === 'function'
  ? window.__unstable__onBeforeSetActive
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ export default class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
  this.#broadcastSignOutEvent();
  }
 
- onBeforeSetActive();
+await onBeforeSetActive();
 
  //1. setLastActiveSession to passed user session (add a param).
  // Note that this will also update the session's active organization
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ export default class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
 
  this.#setAccessors(newSession);
  this.#emit();
- onAfterSetActive();
+await onAfterSetActive();
  this.#resetComponentsState();
  };
 

packages/clerk-js/src/globals.d.ts

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ declare global {
  const __PKG_VERSION__: string;
 
  interface Window {
- __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => void;
- __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => void;
+ __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => Promise<void> | void;
+ __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => Promise<void> | void;
  }
 }
 

packages/nextjs/src/app-router/client/ClerkProvider.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use client';
 import { ClerkProvider as ReactClerkProvider } from '@clerk/clerk-react';
 import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect, useTransition } from 'react';
 
 import { ClerkNextOptionsProvider } from '../../client-boundary/NextOptionsContext';
 import { useSafeLayoutEffect } from '../../client-boundary/useSafeLayoutEffect';
@@ -13,24 +13,55 @@ declare global {
  export interface Window {
  __clerk_nav_await: Array<(value: void) => void>;
  __clerk_nav: (to: string) => Promise<void>;
+ __clerk_internal_invalidateCachePromise: () => void | undefined;
  }
 }
 
 export const ClientClerkProvider = (props: NextClerkProviderProps) => {
  const { __unstable_invokeMiddlewareOnAuthStateChange = true } = props;
  const router = useRouter();
  const navigate = useAwaitableNavigate();
+ const [isPending, startTransition] = useTransition();
+
+ useEffect(() => {
+ if (!isPending) {
+ window.__clerk_internal_invalidateCachePromise?.();
+ }
+ }, [isPending]);
 
  useSafeLayoutEffect(() => {
  window.__unstable__onBeforeSetActive = () => {
- if (__unstable_invokeMiddlewareOnAuthStateChange) {
- router.refresh();
- router.push(window.location.href);
- }
+ /**
+ * We need to invalidate the cache in case the user is navigating to a page that
+ * was previously cached using the auth state that was active at the time.
+ *
+ * We also need to await for the invalidation to happen before we navigate,
+ * otherwise the navigation will use the cached page.
+ *
+ * For example, if we did not invalidate the flow, the following scenario would be broken:
+ * - The middleware is configured in such a way that it redirects you back to the same page if a certain condition is true (eg, you need to pick an org)
+ * - The user has a <Link href=/> component in the page
+ * - The UB is mounted with afterSignOutUrl=/
+ * - The user clicks the Link. A nav to / happens, a 307 to the current page is returned so a navigation does not take place. The / navigation is now cached as a 307 to the current page
+ * - The user clicks sign out
+ * - We call router.refresh()
+ * - We navigate to / but its cached and instead, we 'redirect' to the current page
+ *
+ * For more information on cache invalidation, see:
+ * https://nextjs.org/docs/app/building-your-application/caching#invalidation-1
+ */
+ return new Promise(res => {
+ window.__clerk_internal_invalidateCachePromise = res;
+ startTransition(() => {
+ router.refresh();
+ });
+ });
  };
 
  window.__unstable__onAfterSetActive = () => {
- router.refresh();
+ if (__unstable_invokeMiddlewareOnAuthStateChange) {
+ return router.refresh();
+ }
  };
  }, []);
 

packages/nextjs/src/app-router/client/useAwaitableNavigate.ts

@@ -1,46 +1,62 @@
 'use client';
 
-import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
-import { useEffect, useRef, useTransition } from 'react';
+import { usePathname, useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useTransition } from 'react';
 
-type NavigateFunction = ReturnType<typeof useRouter>['push'];
+declare global {
+ interface Window {
+ __clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer: Array<() => void> | undefined;
+ __clerk_internal_navFun: (to: string) => Promise<void>;
+ }
+}
 
 /**
  * Creates an "awaitable" navigation function that will do its best effort to wait for Next.js to finish its route transition.
- *
  * This is accomplished by wrapping the call to `router.push` in `startTransition()`, which should rely on React to coordinate the pending state. We key off of
  * `isPending` to flush the stored promises and ensure the navigates "resolve".
  */
 export const useAwaitableNavigate = () => {
  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/unbound-method
  const { push } = useRouter();
+ const pathname = usePathname();
  const [isPending, startTransition] = useTransition();
- const clerkNavRef = useRef<(...args: Parameters<NavigateFunction>) => Promise<void>>();
- const clerkNavPromiseBuffer = useRef<(() => void)[]>([]);
 
- // Set the navigation function reference only once
- if (!clerkNavRef.current) {
- clerkNavRef.current = (to, opts) => {
+ if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+ window.__clerk_internal_navFun = to => {
  return new Promise<void>(res => {
- clerkNavPromiseBuffer.current.push(res);
+ if (!window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer) {
+ // We need to use window to store the reference to the buffer,
+ // as ClerkProvider might be unmounted and remounted during navigations
+ // If we use a ref, it will be reset when ClerkProvider is unmounted
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer = [];
+ }
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer.push(res);
  startTransition(() => {
- push(to, opts);
+ push(to);
  });
  });
  };
  }
 
- // Handle flushing the promise buffer when pending is false. If pending is false and there are promises in the buffer we should be able to safely flush them.
+ const flushPromises = () => {
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer?.forEach(resolve => resolve());
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer = [];
+ };
+
+ // Flush any pending promises on mount/unmount
  useEffect(() => {
-if (isPending) {
-return;
- }
+flushPromises();
+ return flushPromises;
+}, []);
 
- if (clerkNavPromiseBuffer?.current?.length) {
- clerkNavPromiseBuffer.current.forEach(resolve => resolve());
+ // Handle flushing the promise buffer when a navigation happens
+ useEffect(() => {
+ if (!isPending) {
+ flushPromises();
  }
- clerkNavPromiseBuffer.current = [];
- }, [isPending]);
+ }, [pathname, isPending]);
 
- return clerkNavRef.current;
+ return useCallback((to: string) => {
+ return window.__clerk_internal_navFun(to);
+ }, []);
 };

packages/nextjs/src/global.d.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 declare global {
  interface Window {
- __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => void;
- __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => void;
+ __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => void | Promise<void>;
+ __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => void | Promise<void>;
  }
 }
 

.changeset/silly-tips-cry.md

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@clerk/clerk-js': patch
+'@clerk/nextjs': patch
+---
+
+Make useAwaitableNavigate handle navigations between pages reliably

.changeset/unlucky-crabs-grab.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/nextjs': patch
+---
+
+Make useAwaitableNavigate handle navigations between pages reliably

packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts

@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ export default class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
  );
  }
 
- type SetActiveHook = () => void;
+ type SetActiveHook = () => void | Promise<void>;
  const onBeforeSetActive: SetActiveHook =
  typeof window !== 'undefined' && typeof window.__unstable__onBeforeSetActive === 'function'
  ? window.__unstable__onBeforeSetActive
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ export default class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
  this.#broadcastSignOutEvent();
  }
 
- onBeforeSetActive();
+await onBeforeSetActive();
 
  //1. setLastActiveSession to passed user session (add a param).
  // Note that this will also update the session's active organization
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ export default class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
 
  this.#setAccessors(newSession);
  this.#emit();
- onAfterSetActive();
+await onAfterSetActive();
  this.#resetComponentsState();
  };
 

packages/clerk-js/src/globals.d.ts

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ declare global {
  const __PKG_VERSION__: string;
 
  interface Window {
- __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => void;
- __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => void;
+ __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => Promise<void> | void;
+ __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => Promise<void> | void;
  }
 }
 

packages/nextjs/src/app-router/client/ClerkProvider.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use client';
 import { ClerkProvider as ReactClerkProvider } from '@clerk/clerk-react';
 import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect, useTransition } from 'react';
 
 import { ClerkNextOptionsProvider } from '../../client-boundary/NextOptionsContext';
 import { useSafeLayoutEffect } from '../../client-boundary/useSafeLayoutEffect';
@@ -13,24 +13,55 @@ declare global {
  export interface Window {
  __clerk_nav_await: Array<(value: void) => void>;
  __clerk_nav: (to: string) => Promise<void>;
+ __clerk_internal_invalidateCachePromise: () => void | undefined;
  }
 }
 
 export const ClientClerkProvider = (props: NextClerkProviderProps) => {
  const { __unstable_invokeMiddlewareOnAuthStateChange = true } = props;
  const router = useRouter();
  const navigate = useAwaitableNavigate();
+ const [isPending, startTransition] = useTransition();
+
+ useEffect(() => {
+ if (!isPending) {
+ window.__clerk_internal_invalidateCachePromise?.();
+ }
+ }, [isPending]);
 
  useSafeLayoutEffect(() => {
  window.__unstable__onBeforeSetActive = () => {
- if (__unstable_invokeMiddlewareOnAuthStateChange) {
- router.refresh();
- router.push(window.location.href);
- }
+ /**
+ * We need to invalidate the cache in case the user is navigating to a page that
+ * was previously cached using the auth state that was active at the time.
+ *
+ * We also need to await for the invalidation to happen before we navigate,
+ * otherwise the navigation will use the cached page.
+ *
+ * For example, if we did not invalidate the flow, the following scenario would be broken:
+ * - The middleware is configured in such a way that it redirects you back to the same page if a certain condition is true (eg, you need to pick an org)
+ * - The user has a <Link href=/> component in the page
+ * - The UB is mounted with afterSignOutUrl=/
+ * - The user clicks the Link. A nav to / happens, a 307 to the current page is returned so a navigation does not take place. The / navigation is now cached as a 307 to the current page
+ * - The user clicks sign out
+ * - We call router.refresh()
+ * - We navigate to / but its cached and instead, we 'redirect' to the current page
+ *
+ * For more information on cache invalidation, see:
+ * https://nextjs.org/docs/app/building-your-application/caching#invalidation-1
+ */
+ return new Promise(res => {
+ window.__clerk_internal_invalidateCachePromise = res;
+ startTransition(() => {
+ router.refresh();
+ });
+ });
  };
 
  window.__unstable__onAfterSetActive = () => {
- router.refresh();
+ if (__unstable_invokeMiddlewareOnAuthStateChange) {
+ return router.refresh();
+ }
  };
  }, []);
 

packages/nextjs/src/app-router/client/useAwaitableNavigate.ts

@@ -1,46 +1,62 @@
 'use client';
 
-import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
-import { useEffect, useRef, useTransition } from 'react';
+import { usePathname, useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useTransition } from 'react';
 
-type NavigateFunction = ReturnType<typeof useRouter>['push'];
+declare global {
+ interface Window {
+ __clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer: Array<() => void> | undefined;
+ __clerk_internal_navFun: (to: string) => Promise<void>;
+ }
+}
 
 /**
  * Creates an "awaitable" navigation function that will do its best effort to wait for Next.js to finish its route transition.
- *
  * This is accomplished by wrapping the call to `router.push` in `startTransition()`, which should rely on React to coordinate the pending state. We key off of
  * `isPending` to flush the stored promises and ensure the navigates "resolve".
  */
 export const useAwaitableNavigate = () => {
  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/unbound-method
  const { push } = useRouter();
+ const pathname = usePathname();
  const [isPending, startTransition] = useTransition();
- const clerkNavRef = useRef<(...args: Parameters<NavigateFunction>) => Promise<void>>();
- const clerkNavPromiseBuffer = useRef<(() => void)[]>([]);
 
- // Set the navigation function reference only once
- if (!clerkNavRef.current) {
- clerkNavRef.current = (to, opts) => {
+ if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+ window.__clerk_internal_navFun = to => {
  return new Promise<void>(res => {
- clerkNavPromiseBuffer.current.push(res);
+ if (!window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer) {
+ // We need to use window to store the reference to the buffer,
+ // as ClerkProvider might be unmounted and remounted during navigations
+ // If we use a ref, it will be reset when ClerkProvider is unmounted
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer = [];
+ }
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer.push(res);
  startTransition(() => {
- push(to, opts);
+ push(to);
  });
  });
  };
  }
 
- // Handle flushing the promise buffer when pending is false. If pending is false and there are promises in the buffer we should be able to safely flush them.
+ const flushPromises = () => {
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer?.forEach(resolve => resolve());
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer = [];
+ };
+
+ // Flush any pending promises on mount/unmount
  useEffect(() => {
-if (isPending) {
-return;
- }
+flushPromises();
+ return flushPromises;
+}, []);
 
- if (clerkNavPromiseBuffer?.current?.length) {
- clerkNavPromiseBuffer.current.forEach(resolve => resolve());
+ // Handle flushing the promise buffer when a navigation happens
+ useEffect(() => {
+ if (!isPending) {
+ flushPromises();
  }
- clerkNavPromiseBuffer.current = [];
- }, [isPending]);
+ }, [pathname, isPending]);
 
- return clerkNavRef.current;
+ return useCallback((to: string) => {
+ return window.__clerk_internal_navFun(to);
+ }, []);
 };

packages/nextjs/src/global.d.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 declare global {
  interface Window {
- __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => void;
- __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => void;
+ __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => void | Promise<void>;
+ __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => void | Promise<void>;
  }
 }
 

.changeset/silly-tips-cry.md

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@clerk/clerk-js': patch
+'@clerk/nextjs': patch
+---
+
+Make useAwaitableNavigate handle navigations between pages reliably

.changeset/unlucky-crabs-grab.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/nextjs': patch
+---
+
+Make useAwaitableNavigate handle navigations between pages reliably

packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts

@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ export default class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
  );
  }
 
- type SetActiveHook = () => void;
+ type SetActiveHook = () => void | Promise<void>;
  const onBeforeSetActive: SetActiveHook =
  typeof window !== 'undefined' && typeof window.__unstable__onBeforeSetActive === 'function'
  ? window.__unstable__onBeforeSetActive
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ export default class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
  this.#broadcastSignOutEvent();
  }
 
- onBeforeSetActive();
+await onBeforeSetActive();
 
  //1. setLastActiveSession to passed user session (add a param).
  // Note that this will also update the session's active organization
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ export default class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
 
  this.#setAccessors(newSession);
  this.#emit();
- onAfterSetActive();
+await onAfterSetActive();
  this.#resetComponentsState();
  };
 

packages/clerk-js/src/globals.d.ts

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ declare global {
  const __PKG_VERSION__: string;
 
  interface Window {
- __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => void;
- __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => void;
+ __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => Promise<void> | void;
+ __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => Promise<void> | void;
  }
 }
 

packages/nextjs/src/app-router/client/ClerkProvider.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use client';
 import { ClerkProvider as ReactClerkProvider } from '@clerk/clerk-react';
 import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect, useTransition } from 'react';
 
 import { ClerkNextOptionsProvider } from '../../client-boundary/NextOptionsContext';
 import { useSafeLayoutEffect } from '../../client-boundary/useSafeLayoutEffect';
@@ -13,24 +13,55 @@ declare global {
  export interface Window {
  __clerk_nav_await: Array<(value: void) => void>;
  __clerk_nav: (to: string) => Promise<void>;
+ __clerk_internal_invalidateCachePromise: () => void | undefined;
  }
 }
 
 export const ClientClerkProvider = (props: NextClerkProviderProps) => {
  const { __unstable_invokeMiddlewareOnAuthStateChange = true } = props;
  const router = useRouter();
  const navigate = useAwaitableNavigate();
+ const [isPending, startTransition] = useTransition();
+
+ useEffect(() => {
+ if (!isPending) {
+ window.__clerk_internal_invalidateCachePromise?.();
+ }
+ }, [isPending]);
 
  useSafeLayoutEffect(() => {
  window.__unstable__onBeforeSetActive = () => {
- if (__unstable_invokeMiddlewareOnAuthStateChange) {
- router.refresh();
- router.push(window.location.href);
- }
+ /**
+ * We need to invalidate the cache in case the user is navigating to a page that
+ * was previously cached using the auth state that was active at the time.
+ *
+ * We also need to await for the invalidation to happen before we navigate,
+ * otherwise the navigation will use the cached page.
+ *
+ * For example, if we did not invalidate the flow, the following scenario would be broken:
+ * - The middleware is configured in such a way that it redirects you back to the same page if a certain condition is true (eg, you need to pick an org)
+ * - The user has a <Link href=/> component in the page
+ * - The UB is mounted with afterSignOutUrl=/
+ * - The user clicks the Link. A nav to / happens, a 307 to the current page is returned so a navigation does not take place. The / navigation is now cached as a 307 to the current page
+ * - The user clicks sign out
+ * - We call router.refresh()
+ * - We navigate to / but its cached and instead, we 'redirect' to the current page
+ *
+ * For more information on cache invalidation, see:
+ * https://nextjs.org/docs/app/building-your-application/caching#invalidation-1
+ */
+ return new Promise(res => {
+ window.__clerk_internal_invalidateCachePromise = res;
+ startTransition(() => {
+ router.refresh();
+ });
+ });
  };
 
  window.__unstable__onAfterSetActive = () => {
- router.refresh();
+ if (__unstable_invokeMiddlewareOnAuthStateChange) {
+ return router.refresh();
+ }
  };
  }, []);
 

packages/nextjs/src/app-router/client/useAwaitableNavigate.ts

@@ -1,46 +1,62 @@
 'use client';
 
-import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
-import { useEffect, useRef, useTransition } from 'react';
+import { usePathname, useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useTransition } from 'react';
 
-type NavigateFunction = ReturnType<typeof useRouter>['push'];
+declare global {
+ interface Window {
+ __clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer: Array<() => void> | undefined;
+ __clerk_internal_navFun: (to: string) => Promise<void>;
+ }
+}
 
 /**
  * Creates an "awaitable" navigation function that will do its best effort to wait for Next.js to finish its route transition.
- *
  * This is accomplished by wrapping the call to `router.push` in `startTransition()`, which should rely on React to coordinate the pending state. We key off of
  * `isPending` to flush the stored promises and ensure the navigates "resolve".
  */
 export const useAwaitableNavigate = () => {
  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/unbound-method
  const { push } = useRouter();
+ const pathname = usePathname();
  const [isPending, startTransition] = useTransition();
- const clerkNavRef = useRef<(...args: Parameters<NavigateFunction>) => Promise<void>>();
- const clerkNavPromiseBuffer = useRef<(() => void)[]>([]);
 
- // Set the navigation function reference only once
- if (!clerkNavRef.current) {
- clerkNavRef.current = (to, opts) => {
+ if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+ window.__clerk_internal_navFun = to => {
  return new Promise<void>(res => {
- clerkNavPromiseBuffer.current.push(res);
+ if (!window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer) {
+ // We need to use window to store the reference to the buffer,
+ // as ClerkProvider might be unmounted and remounted during navigations
+ // If we use a ref, it will be reset when ClerkProvider is unmounted
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer = [];
+ }
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer.push(res);
  startTransition(() => {
- push(to, opts);
+ push(to);
  });
  });
  };
  }
 
- // Handle flushing the promise buffer when pending is false. If pending is false and there are promises in the buffer we should be able to safely flush them.
+ const flushPromises = () => {
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer?.forEach(resolve => resolve());
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer = [];
+ };
+
+ // Flush any pending promises on mount/unmount
  useEffect(() => {
-if (isPending) {
-return;
- }
+flushPromises();
+ return flushPromises;
+}, []);
 
- if (clerkNavPromiseBuffer?.current?.length) {
- clerkNavPromiseBuffer.current.forEach(resolve => resolve());
+ // Handle flushing the promise buffer when a navigation happens
+ useEffect(() => {
+ if (!isPending) {
+ flushPromises();
  }
- clerkNavPromiseBuffer.current = [];
- }, [isPending]);
+ }, [pathname, isPending]);
 
- return clerkNavRef.current;
+ return useCallback((to: string) => {
+ return window.__clerk_internal_navFun(to);
+ }, []);
 };

packages/nextjs/src/global.d.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 declare global {
  interface Window {
- __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => void;
- __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => void;
+ __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => void | Promise<void>;
+ __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => void | Promise<void>;
  }
 }
 

.changeset/silly-tips-cry.md

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@clerk/clerk-js': patch
+'@clerk/nextjs': patch
+---
+
+Make useAwaitableNavigate handle navigations between pages reliably

.changeset/unlucky-crabs-grab.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/nextjs': patch
+---
+
+Make useAwaitableNavigate handle navigations between pages reliably

packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts

@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ export default class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
  );
  }
 
- type SetActiveHook = () => void;
+ type SetActiveHook = () => void | Promise<void>;
  const onBeforeSetActive: SetActiveHook =
  typeof window !== 'undefined' && typeof window.__unstable__onBeforeSetActive === 'function'
  ? window.__unstable__onBeforeSetActive
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ export default class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
  this.#broadcastSignOutEvent();
  }
 
- onBeforeSetActive();
+await onBeforeSetActive();
 
  //1. setLastActiveSession to passed user session (add a param).
  // Note that this will also update the session's active organization
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ export default class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
 
  this.#setAccessors(newSession);
  this.#emit();
- onAfterSetActive();
+await onAfterSetActive();
  this.#resetComponentsState();
  };
 

packages/clerk-js/src/globals.d.ts

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ declare global {
  const __PKG_VERSION__: string;
 
  interface Window {
- __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => void;
- __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => void;
+ __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => Promise<void> | void;
+ __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => Promise<void> | void;
  }
 }
 

packages/nextjs/src/app-router/client/ClerkProvider.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use client';
 import { ClerkProvider as ReactClerkProvider } from '@clerk/clerk-react';
 import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect, useTransition } from 'react';
 
 import { ClerkNextOptionsProvider } from '../../client-boundary/NextOptionsContext';
 import { useSafeLayoutEffect } from '../../client-boundary/useSafeLayoutEffect';
@@ -13,24 +13,55 @@ declare global {
  export interface Window {
  __clerk_nav_await: Array<(value: void) => void>;
  __clerk_nav: (to: string) => Promise<void>;
+ __clerk_internal_invalidateCachePromise: () => void | undefined;
  }
 }
 
 export const ClientClerkProvider = (props: NextClerkProviderProps) => {
  const { __unstable_invokeMiddlewareOnAuthStateChange = true } = props;
  const router = useRouter();
  const navigate = useAwaitableNavigate();
+ const [isPending, startTransition] = useTransition();
+
+ useEffect(() => {
+ if (!isPending) {
+ window.__clerk_internal_invalidateCachePromise?.();
+ }
+ }, [isPending]);
 
  useSafeLayoutEffect(() => {
  window.__unstable__onBeforeSetActive = () => {
- if (__unstable_invokeMiddlewareOnAuthStateChange) {
- router.refresh();
- router.push(window.location.href);
- }
+ /**
+ * We need to invalidate the cache in case the user is navigating to a page that
+ * was previously cached using the auth state that was active at the time.
+ *
+ * We also need to await for the invalidation to happen before we navigate,
+ * otherwise the navigation will use the cached page.
+ *
+ * For example, if we did not invalidate the flow, the following scenario would be broken:
+ * - The middleware is configured in such a way that it redirects you back to the same page if a certain condition is true (eg, you need to pick an org)
+ * - The user has a <Link href=/> component in the page
+ * - The UB is mounted with afterSignOutUrl=/
+ * - The user clicks the Link. A nav to / happens, a 307 to the current page is returned so a navigation does not take place. The / navigation is now cached as a 307 to the current page
+ * - The user clicks sign out
+ * - We call router.refresh()
+ * - We navigate to / but its cached and instead, we 'redirect' to the current page
+ *
+ * For more information on cache invalidation, see:
+ * https://nextjs.org/docs/app/building-your-application/caching#invalidation-1
+ */
+ return new Promise(res => {
+ window.__clerk_internal_invalidateCachePromise = res;
+ startTransition(() => {
+ router.refresh();
+ });
+ });
  };
 
  window.__unstable__onAfterSetActive = () => {
- router.refresh();
+ if (__unstable_invokeMiddlewareOnAuthStateChange) {
+ return router.refresh();
+ }
  };
  }, []);
 

packages/nextjs/src/app-router/client/useAwaitableNavigate.ts

@@ -1,46 +1,62 @@
 'use client';
 
-import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
-import { useEffect, useRef, useTransition } from 'react';
+import { usePathname, useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useTransition } from 'react';
 
-type NavigateFunction = ReturnType<typeof useRouter>['push'];
+declare global {
+ interface Window {
+ __clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer: Array<() => void> | undefined;
+ __clerk_internal_navFun: (to: string) => Promise<void>;
+ }
+}
 
 /**
  * Creates an "awaitable" navigation function that will do its best effort to wait for Next.js to finish its route transition.
- *
  * This is accomplished by wrapping the call to `router.push` in `startTransition()`, which should rely on React to coordinate the pending state. We key off of
  * `isPending` to flush the stored promises and ensure the navigates "resolve".
  */
 export const useAwaitableNavigate = () => {
  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/unbound-method
  const { push } = useRouter();
+ const pathname = usePathname();
  const [isPending, startTransition] = useTransition();
- const clerkNavRef = useRef<(...args: Parameters<NavigateFunction>) => Promise<void>>();
- const clerkNavPromiseBuffer = useRef<(() => void)[]>([]);
 
- // Set the navigation function reference only once
- if (!clerkNavRef.current) {
- clerkNavRef.current = (to, opts) => {
+ if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+ window.__clerk_internal_navFun = to => {
  return new Promise<void>(res => {
- clerkNavPromiseBuffer.current.push(res);
+ if (!window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer) {
+ // We need to use window to store the reference to the buffer,
+ // as ClerkProvider might be unmounted and remounted during navigations
+ // If we use a ref, it will be reset when ClerkProvider is unmounted
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer = [];
+ }
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer.push(res);
  startTransition(() => {
- push(to, opts);
+ push(to);
  });
  });
  };
  }
 
- // Handle flushing the promise buffer when pending is false. If pending is false and there are promises in the buffer we should be able to safely flush them.
+ const flushPromises = () => {
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer?.forEach(resolve => resolve());
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer = [];
+ };
+
+ // Flush any pending promises on mount/unmount
  useEffect(() => {
-if (isPending) {
-return;
- }
+flushPromises();
+ return flushPromises;
+}, []);
 
- if (clerkNavPromiseBuffer?.current?.length) {
- clerkNavPromiseBuffer.current.forEach(resolve => resolve());
+ // Handle flushing the promise buffer when a navigation happens
+ useEffect(() => {
+ if (!isPending) {
+ flushPromises();
  }
- clerkNavPromiseBuffer.current = [];
- }, [isPending]);
+ }, [pathname, isPending]);
 
- return clerkNavRef.current;
+ return useCallback((to: string) => {
+ return window.__clerk_internal_navFun(to);
+ }, []);
 };

packages/nextjs/src/global.d.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 declare global {
  interface Window {
- __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => void;
- __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => void;
+ __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => void | Promise<void>;
+ __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => void | Promise<void>;
  }
 }
 

.changeset/silly-tips-cry.md

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@clerk/clerk-js': patch
+'@clerk/nextjs': patch
+---
+
+Make useAwaitableNavigate handle navigations between pages reliably

.changeset/unlucky-crabs-grab.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/nextjs': patch
+---
+
+Make useAwaitableNavigate handle navigations between pages reliably

packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts

@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ export default class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
  );
  }
 
- type SetActiveHook = () => void;
+ type SetActiveHook = () => void | Promise<void>;
  const onBeforeSetActive: SetActiveHook =
  typeof window !== 'undefined' && typeof window.__unstable__onBeforeSetActive === 'function'
  ? window.__unstable__onBeforeSetActive
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ export default class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
  this.#broadcastSignOutEvent();
  }
 
- onBeforeSetActive();
+await onBeforeSetActive();
 
  //1. setLastActiveSession to passed user session (add a param).
  // Note that this will also update the session's active organization
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ export default class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
 
  this.#setAccessors(newSession);
  this.#emit();
- onAfterSetActive();
+await onAfterSetActive();
  this.#resetComponentsState();
  };
 

packages/clerk-js/src/globals.d.ts

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ declare global {
  const __PKG_VERSION__: string;
 
  interface Window {
- __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => void;
- __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => void;
+ __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => Promise<void> | void;
+ __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => Promise<void> | void;
  }
 }
 

packages/nextjs/src/app-router/client/ClerkProvider.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use client';
 import { ClerkProvider as ReactClerkProvider } from '@clerk/clerk-react';
 import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect, useTransition } from 'react';
 
 import { ClerkNextOptionsProvider } from '../../client-boundary/NextOptionsContext';
 import { useSafeLayoutEffect } from '../../client-boundary/useSafeLayoutEffect';
@@ -13,24 +13,55 @@ declare global {
  export interface Window {
  __clerk_nav_await: Array<(value: void) => void>;
  __clerk_nav: (to: string) => Promise<void>;
+ __clerk_internal_invalidateCachePromise: () => void | undefined;
  }
 }
 
 export const ClientClerkProvider = (props: NextClerkProviderProps) => {
  const { __unstable_invokeMiddlewareOnAuthStateChange = true } = props;
  const router = useRouter();
  const navigate = useAwaitableNavigate();
+ const [isPending, startTransition] = useTransition();
+
+ useEffect(() => {
+ if (!isPending) {
+ window.__clerk_internal_invalidateCachePromise?.();
+ }
+ }, [isPending]);
 
  useSafeLayoutEffect(() => {
  window.__unstable__onBeforeSetActive = () => {
- if (__unstable_invokeMiddlewareOnAuthStateChange) {
- router.refresh();
- router.push(window.location.href);
- }
+ /**
+ * We need to invalidate the cache in case the user is navigating to a page that
+ * was previously cached using the auth state that was active at the time.
+ *
+ * We also need to await for the invalidation to happen before we navigate,
+ * otherwise the navigation will use the cached page.
+ *
+ * For example, if we did not invalidate the flow, the following scenario would be broken:
+ * - The middleware is configured in such a way that it redirects you back to the same page if a certain condition is true (eg, you need to pick an org)
+ * - The user has a <Link href=/> component in the page
+ * - The UB is mounted with afterSignOutUrl=/
+ * - The user clicks the Link. A nav to / happens, a 307 to the current page is returned so a navigation does not take place. The / navigation is now cached as a 307 to the current page
+ * - The user clicks sign out
+ * - We call router.refresh()
+ * - We navigate to / but its cached and instead, we 'redirect' to the current page
+ *
+ * For more information on cache invalidation, see:
+ * https://nextjs.org/docs/app/building-your-application/caching#invalidation-1
+ */
+ return new Promise(res => {
+ window.__clerk_internal_invalidateCachePromise = res;
+ startTransition(() => {
+ router.refresh();
+ });
+ });
  };
 
  window.__unstable__onAfterSetActive = () => {
- router.refresh();
+ if (__unstable_invokeMiddlewareOnAuthStateChange) {
+ return router.refresh();
+ }
  };
  }, []);
 

packages/nextjs/src/app-router/client/useAwaitableNavigate.ts

@@ -1,46 +1,62 @@
 'use client';
 
-import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
-import { useEffect, useRef, useTransition } from 'react';
+import { usePathname, useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useTransition } from 'react';
 
-type NavigateFunction = ReturnType<typeof useRouter>['push'];
+declare global {
+ interface Window {
+ __clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer: Array<() => void> | undefined;
+ __clerk_internal_navFun: (to: string) => Promise<void>;
+ }
+}
 
 /**
  * Creates an "awaitable" navigation function that will do its best effort to wait for Next.js to finish its route transition.
- *
  * This is accomplished by wrapping the call to `router.push` in `startTransition()`, which should rely on React to coordinate the pending state. We key off of
  * `isPending` to flush the stored promises and ensure the navigates "resolve".
  */
 export const useAwaitableNavigate = () => {
  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/unbound-method
  const { push } = useRouter();
+ const pathname = usePathname();
  const [isPending, startTransition] = useTransition();
- const clerkNavRef = useRef<(...args: Parameters<NavigateFunction>) => Promise<void>>();
- const clerkNavPromiseBuffer = useRef<(() => void)[]>([]);
 
- // Set the navigation function reference only once
- if (!clerkNavRef.current) {
- clerkNavRef.current = (to, opts) => {
+ if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+ window.__clerk_internal_navFun = to => {
  return new Promise<void>(res => {
- clerkNavPromiseBuffer.current.push(res);
+ if (!window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer) {
+ // We need to use window to store the reference to the buffer,
+ // as ClerkProvider might be unmounted and remounted during navigations
+ // If we use a ref, it will be reset when ClerkProvider is unmounted
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer = [];
+ }
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer.push(res);
  startTransition(() => {
- push(to, opts);
+ push(to);
  });
  });
  };
  }
 
- // Handle flushing the promise buffer when pending is false. If pending is false and there are promises in the buffer we should be able to safely flush them.
+ const flushPromises = () => {
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer?.forEach(resolve => resolve());
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer = [];
+ };
+
+ // Flush any pending promises on mount/unmount
  useEffect(() => {
-if (isPending) {
-return;
- }
+flushPromises();
+ return flushPromises;
+}, []);
 
- if (clerkNavPromiseBuffer?.current?.length) {
- clerkNavPromiseBuffer.current.forEach(resolve => resolve());
+ // Handle flushing the promise buffer when a navigation happens
+ useEffect(() => {
+ if (!isPending) {
+ flushPromises();
  }
- clerkNavPromiseBuffer.current = [];
- }, [isPending]);
+ }, [pathname, isPending]);
 
- return clerkNavRef.current;
+ return useCallback((to: string) => {
+ return window.__clerk_internal_navFun(to);
+ }, []);
 };

packages/nextjs/src/global.d.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 declare global {
  interface Window {
- __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => void;
- __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => void;
+ __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => void | Promise<void>;
+ __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => void | Promise<void>;
  }
 }
 

.changeset/silly-tips-cry.md

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@clerk/clerk-js': patch
+'@clerk/nextjs': patch
+---
+
+Make useAwaitableNavigate handle navigations between pages reliably

.changeset/unlucky-crabs-grab.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/nextjs': patch
+---
+
+Make useAwaitableNavigate handle navigations between pages reliably

packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts

@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ export default class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
  );
  }
 
- type SetActiveHook = () => void;
+ type SetActiveHook = () => void | Promise<void>;
  const onBeforeSetActive: SetActiveHook =
  typeof window !== 'undefined' && typeof window.__unstable__onBeforeSetActive === 'function'
  ? window.__unstable__onBeforeSetActive
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ export default class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
  this.#broadcastSignOutEvent();
  }
 
- onBeforeSetActive();
+await onBeforeSetActive();
 
  //1. setLastActiveSession to passed user session (add a param).
  // Note that this will also update the session's active organization
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ export default class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
 
  this.#setAccessors(newSession);
  this.#emit();
- onAfterSetActive();
+await onAfterSetActive();
  this.#resetComponentsState();
  };
 

packages/clerk-js/src/globals.d.ts

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ declare global {
  const __PKG_VERSION__: string;
 
  interface Window {
- __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => void;
- __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => void;
+ __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => Promise<void> | void;
+ __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => Promise<void> | void;
  }
 }
 

packages/nextjs/src/app-router/client/ClerkProvider.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use client';
 import { ClerkProvider as ReactClerkProvider } from '@clerk/clerk-react';
 import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect, useTransition } from 'react';
 
 import { ClerkNextOptionsProvider } from '../../client-boundary/NextOptionsContext';
 import { useSafeLayoutEffect } from '../../client-boundary/useSafeLayoutEffect';
@@ -13,24 +13,55 @@ declare global {
  export interface Window {
  __clerk_nav_await: Array<(value: void) => void>;
  __clerk_nav: (to: string) => Promise<void>;
+ __clerk_internal_invalidateCachePromise: () => void | undefined;
  }
 }
 
 export const ClientClerkProvider = (props: NextClerkProviderProps) => {
  const { __unstable_invokeMiddlewareOnAuthStateChange = true } = props;
  const router = useRouter();
  const navigate = useAwaitableNavigate();
+ const [isPending, startTransition] = useTransition();
+
+ useEffect(() => {
+ if (!isPending) {
+ window.__clerk_internal_invalidateCachePromise?.();
+ }
+ }, [isPending]);
 
  useSafeLayoutEffect(() => {
  window.__unstable__onBeforeSetActive = () => {
- if (__unstable_invokeMiddlewareOnAuthStateChange) {
- router.refresh();
- router.push(window.location.href);
- }
+ /**
+ * We need to invalidate the cache in case the user is navigating to a page that
+ * was previously cached using the auth state that was active at the time.
+ *
+ * We also need to await for the invalidation to happen before we navigate,
+ * otherwise the navigation will use the cached page.
+ *
+ * For example, if we did not invalidate the flow, the following scenario would be broken:
+ * - The middleware is configured in such a way that it redirects you back to the same page if a certain condition is true (eg, you need to pick an org)
+ * - The user has a <Link href=/> component in the page
+ * - The UB is mounted with afterSignOutUrl=/
+ * - The user clicks the Link. A nav to / happens, a 307 to the current page is returned so a navigation does not take place. The / navigation is now cached as a 307 to the current page
+ * - The user clicks sign out
+ * - We call router.refresh()
+ * - We navigate to / but its cached and instead, we 'redirect' to the current page
+ *
+ * For more information on cache invalidation, see:
+ * https://nextjs.org/docs/app/building-your-application/caching#invalidation-1
+ */
+ return new Promise(res => {
+ window.__clerk_internal_invalidateCachePromise = res;
+ startTransition(() => {
+ router.refresh();
+ });
+ });
  };
 
  window.__unstable__onAfterSetActive = () => {
- router.refresh();
+ if (__unstable_invokeMiddlewareOnAuthStateChange) {
+ return router.refresh();
+ }
  };
  }, []);
 

packages/nextjs/src/app-router/client/useAwaitableNavigate.ts

@@ -1,46 +1,62 @@
 'use client';
 
-import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
-import { useEffect, useRef, useTransition } from 'react';
+import { usePathname, useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useTransition } from 'react';
 
-type NavigateFunction = ReturnType<typeof useRouter>['push'];
+declare global {
+ interface Window {
+ __clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer: Array<() => void> | undefined;
+ __clerk_internal_navFun: (to: string) => Promise<void>;
+ }
+}
 
 /**
  * Creates an "awaitable" navigation function that will do its best effort to wait for Next.js to finish its route transition.
- *
  * This is accomplished by wrapping the call to `router.push` in `startTransition()`, which should rely on React to coordinate the pending state. We key off of
  * `isPending` to flush the stored promises and ensure the navigates "resolve".
  */
 export const useAwaitableNavigate = () => {
  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/unbound-method
  const { push } = useRouter();
+ const pathname = usePathname();
  const [isPending, startTransition] = useTransition();
- const clerkNavRef = useRef<(...args: Parameters<NavigateFunction>) => Promise<void>>();
- const clerkNavPromiseBuffer = useRef<(() => void)[]>([]);
 
- // Set the navigation function reference only once
- if (!clerkNavRef.current) {
- clerkNavRef.current = (to, opts) => {
+ if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+ window.__clerk_internal_navFun = to => {
  return new Promise<void>(res => {
- clerkNavPromiseBuffer.current.push(res);
+ if (!window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer) {
+ // We need to use window to store the reference to the buffer,
+ // as ClerkProvider might be unmounted and remounted during navigations
+ // If we use a ref, it will be reset when ClerkProvider is unmounted
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer = [];
+ }
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer.push(res);
  startTransition(() => {
- push(to, opts);
+ push(to);
  });
  });
  };
  }
 
- // Handle flushing the promise buffer when pending is false. If pending is false and there are promises in the buffer we should be able to safely flush them.
+ const flushPromises = () => {
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer?.forEach(resolve => resolve());
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer = [];
+ };
+
+ // Flush any pending promises on mount/unmount
  useEffect(() => {
-if (isPending) {
-return;
- }
+flushPromises();
+ return flushPromises;
+}, []);
 
- if (clerkNavPromiseBuffer?.current?.length) {
- clerkNavPromiseBuffer.current.forEach(resolve => resolve());
+ // Handle flushing the promise buffer when a navigation happens
+ useEffect(() => {
+ if (!isPending) {
+ flushPromises();
  }
- clerkNavPromiseBuffer.current = [];
- }, [isPending]);
+ }, [pathname, isPending]);
 
- return clerkNavRef.current;
+ return useCallback((to: string) => {
+ return window.__clerk_internal_navFun(to);
+ }, []);
 };

packages/nextjs/src/global.d.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 declare global {
  interface Window {
- __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => void;
- __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => void;
+ __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => void | Promise<void>;
+ __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => void | Promise<void>;
  }
 }
 

.changeset/silly-tips-cry.md

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@clerk/clerk-js': patch
+'@clerk/nextjs': patch
+---
+
+Make useAwaitableNavigate handle navigations between pages reliably

.changeset/unlucky-crabs-grab.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/nextjs': patch
+---
+
+Make useAwaitableNavigate handle navigations between pages reliably

packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts

@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ export default class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
  );
  }
 
- type SetActiveHook = () => void;
+ type SetActiveHook = () => void | Promise<void>;
  const onBeforeSetActive: SetActiveHook =
  typeof window !== 'undefined' && typeof window.__unstable__onBeforeSetActive === 'function'
  ? window.__unstable__onBeforeSetActive
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ export default class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
  this.#broadcastSignOutEvent();
  }
 
- onBeforeSetActive();
+await onBeforeSetActive();
 
  //1. setLastActiveSession to passed user session (add a param).
  // Note that this will also update the session's active organization
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ export default class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
 
  this.#setAccessors(newSession);
  this.#emit();
- onAfterSetActive();
+await onAfterSetActive();
  this.#resetComponentsState();
  };
 

packages/clerk-js/src/globals.d.ts

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ declare global {
  const __PKG_VERSION__: string;
 
  interface Window {
- __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => void;
- __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => void;
+ __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => Promise<void> | void;
+ __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => Promise<void> | void;
  }
 }
 

packages/nextjs/src/app-router/client/ClerkProvider.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use client';
 import { ClerkProvider as ReactClerkProvider } from '@clerk/clerk-react';
 import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect, useTransition } from 'react';
 
 import { ClerkNextOptionsProvider } from '../../client-boundary/NextOptionsContext';
 import { useSafeLayoutEffect } from '../../client-boundary/useSafeLayoutEffect';
@@ -13,24 +13,55 @@ declare global {
  export interface Window {
  __clerk_nav_await: Array<(value: void) => void>;
  __clerk_nav: (to: string) => Promise<void>;
+ __clerk_internal_invalidateCachePromise: () => void | undefined;
  }
 }
 
 export const ClientClerkProvider = (props: NextClerkProviderProps) => {
  const { __unstable_invokeMiddlewareOnAuthStateChange = true } = props;
  const router = useRouter();
  const navigate = useAwaitableNavigate();
+ const [isPending, startTransition] = useTransition();
+
+ useEffect(() => {
+ if (!isPending) {
+ window.__clerk_internal_invalidateCachePromise?.();
+ }
+ }, [isPending]);
 
  useSafeLayoutEffect(() => {
  window.__unstable__onBeforeSetActive = () => {
- if (__unstable_invokeMiddlewareOnAuthStateChange) {
- router.refresh();
- router.push(window.location.href);
- }
+ /**
+ * We need to invalidate the cache in case the user is navigating to a page that
+ * was previously cached using the auth state that was active at the time.
+ *
+ * We also need to await for the invalidation to happen before we navigate,
+ * otherwise the navigation will use the cached page.
+ *
+ * For example, if we did not invalidate the flow, the following scenario would be broken:
+ * - The middleware is configured in such a way that it redirects you back to the same page if a certain condition is true (eg, you need to pick an org)
+ * - The user has a <Link href=/> component in the page
+ * - The UB is mounted with afterSignOutUrl=/
+ * - The user clicks the Link. A nav to / happens, a 307 to the current page is returned so a navigation does not take place. The / navigation is now cached as a 307 to the current page
+ * - The user clicks sign out
+ * - We call router.refresh()
+ * - We navigate to / but its cached and instead, we 'redirect' to the current page
+ *
+ * For more information on cache invalidation, see:
+ * https://nextjs.org/docs/app/building-your-application/caching#invalidation-1
+ */
+ return new Promise(res => {
+ window.__clerk_internal_invalidateCachePromise = res;
+ startTransition(() => {
+ router.refresh();
+ });
+ });
  };
 
  window.__unstable__onAfterSetActive = () => {
- router.refresh();
+ if (__unstable_invokeMiddlewareOnAuthStateChange) {
+ return router.refresh();
+ }
  };
  }, []);
 

packages/nextjs/src/app-router/client/useAwaitableNavigate.ts

@@ -1,46 +1,62 @@
 'use client';
 
-import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
-import { useEffect, useRef, useTransition } from 'react';
+import { usePathname, useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useTransition } from 'react';
 
-type NavigateFunction = ReturnType<typeof useRouter>['push'];
+declare global {
+ interface Window {
+ __clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer: Array<() => void> | undefined;
+ __clerk_internal_navFun: (to: string) => Promise<void>;
+ }
+}
 
 /**
  * Creates an "awaitable" navigation function that will do its best effort to wait for Next.js to finish its route transition.
- *
  * This is accomplished by wrapping the call to `router.push` in `startTransition()`, which should rely on React to coordinate the pending state. We key off of
  * `isPending` to flush the stored promises and ensure the navigates "resolve".
  */
 export const useAwaitableNavigate = () => {
  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/unbound-method
  const { push } = useRouter();
+ const pathname = usePathname();
  const [isPending, startTransition] = useTransition();
- const clerkNavRef = useRef<(...args: Parameters<NavigateFunction>) => Promise<void>>();
- const clerkNavPromiseBuffer = useRef<(() => void)[]>([]);
 
- // Set the navigation function reference only once
- if (!clerkNavRef.current) {
- clerkNavRef.current = (to, opts) => {
+ if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+ window.__clerk_internal_navFun = to => {
  return new Promise<void>(res => {
- clerkNavPromiseBuffer.current.push(res);
+ if (!window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer) {
+ // We need to use window to store the reference to the buffer,
+ // as ClerkProvider might be unmounted and remounted during navigations
+ // If we use a ref, it will be reset when ClerkProvider is unmounted
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer = [];
+ }
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer.push(res);
  startTransition(() => {
- push(to, opts);
+ push(to);
  });
  });
  };
  }
 
- // Handle flushing the promise buffer when pending is false. If pending is false and there are promises in the buffer we should be able to safely flush them.
+ const flushPromises = () => {
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer?.forEach(resolve => resolve());
+ window.__clerk_internal_navPromisesBuffer = [];
+ };
+
+ // Flush any pending promises on mount/unmount
  useEffect(() => {
-if (isPending) {
-return;
- }
+flushPromises();
+ return flushPromises;
+}, []);
 
- if (clerkNavPromiseBuffer?.current?.length) {
- clerkNavPromiseBuffer.current.forEach(resolve => resolve());
+ // Handle flushing the promise buffer when a navigation happens
+ useEffect(() => {
+ if (!isPending) {
+ flushPromises();
  }
- clerkNavPromiseBuffer.current = [];
- }, [isPending]);
+ }, [pathname, isPending]);
 
- return clerkNavRef.current;
+ return useCallback((to: string) => {
+ return window.__clerk_internal_navFun(to);
+ }, []);
 };

packages/nextjs/src/global.d.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 declare global {
  interface Window {
- __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => void;
- __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => void;
+ __unstable__onBeforeSetActive: () => void | Promise<void>;
+ __unstable__onAfterSetActive: () => void | Promise<void>;
  }
 }