On May 6, 4:45 pm, markww <[email protected]> wrote:
> Actually, just confirming this, all the solutions presented here *do
> not* work in webkit browsers (chrome, safari), right? Looks like it
> works in firefox ok. I haven't found any alternative solutions in my
> searches, so seems like our options are still:
>
> 1) Use methods presented here, but won't work in chrome or safari
> 2) Use standard login submit form (outside of gwt, but will work on
> all browsers)
I'm using GWT-controlled auth (i.e. without "exiting" the app when
logging out) for more than 2 years now (initially sending the form to
the server, then using the above solution) and I must say that...
if you can, don't make the same mistake!
For all my new projects, I'm using a separate page for the login
screen adn the GWT app (which can safely assume it is authenticated),
just like Google does. Yes it means you could loose your work when
your session expires but it makes the development sooo much easier!
In our app where we still do this, the session automatically ends
after 30' of inactivity (calculated only based on requests to the
server, or rather, responses from the server). You're then showed the
login screen but you cannot change the username, your only option is
to give your password (much like a "session locked" screen, as in MS
Windows), or refresh the page. All your work is kept behind though, so
when you "unlock" the app, you didn't loose anything. Only when the
user explicitly logs out the login screen is shown with the ability to
log back in as any user (and switch locale, which reloads the page
with the appropriate GWT locale selected), and only in this case the
whole app (except the login screen) is blown out, and cached data is
cleared. This is really a PITA to maintain as there's always a risk
you forget clearing something out.
So let me reiterate:
if you can, don't make the same mistake!
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