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Clear auth-scoped caches on auth transitions to prevent stale dashboard state

Fixes a user-facing stale-state bug by treating authentication transitions as cache boundaries: when login/logout/auth errors or authenticated user-id changes occur, InsForge removes auth-scoped queries (apiKey, metadata, users, database tables, usage) so the dashboard recovers with the current user’s data instead of showing old or blank content.

AuthProviderauth-scoped query cacheReact QueryAbortSignal.any

What Happened

  • Fixes a user-facing stale-state bug by treating authentication transitions as cache boundaries: when login/logout/auth errors or authenticated user-id changes occur, InsForge removes auth-scoped queries (apiKey, metadata, users, database tables, usage) so the dashboard recovers with the current user’s data instead of showing old or blank content.
  • Fixes a user-facing stale-state bug by treating authentication transitions as cache boundaries: when login/logout/auth errors or authenticated user-id changes occur, InsForge removes auth-scoped queries (apiKey, metadata, users, database tables, usage) so the dashboard recovers with the current user’s data instead of showing old or blank content.
  • 1 evidence item attached for review.

What is Different

Before

Scattered source updates, isolated context, and manual follow-up across multiple feeds.

Now

Introduced auth-aware lifecycle handling in the data/auth flow: AuthProvider now detects user identity transitions and removes user-scoped query data, cancels in-flight auth-scoped requests on auth transitions, and routes request cancellation through combined signals (caller + 30s timeout) to avoid hung or stale auth-bound operations.

Why Track This

Why It Matters

Users returning from idle or re-authenticating after tab switching will see their own dashboard status instead of blank screens or residual data from another session, which improves trust in what they are seeing and reduces operational confusion during routine navigation. Technically, auth-scoped queries for apiKey, metadata, users, tables, and usage are now canceled and removed on auth state changes, with timeout-capped requests enforced through AbortSignal.any. Continue watching for timeout-related false negatives on very slow networks and for any legitimate background requests that are unexpectedly canceled during rapid auth transitions.

Impact

Users returning from idle or re-authenticating after tab switching will see their own dashboard status instead of blank screens or residual data from another session, which improves trust in what they are seeing and reduces operational confusion during routine navigation. Technically, auth-scoped queries for apiKey, metadata, users, tables, and usage are now canceled and removed on auth state changes, with timeout-capped requests enforced through AbortSignal.any. Continue watching for timeout-related false negatives on very slow networks and for any legitimate background requests that are unexpectedly canceled during rapid auth transitions.

What To Watch Next

  • Watch whether AuthProvider becomes a repeated pattern.
  • Track follow-up changes around LLMOps.
  • Compare future signals against this evidence trail.
  • Re-check risk flags: stale_data_after_relogin, inflight_query_cancel_race.
Open Topic TimelineOpen Technical EventOpen Original Sourcestale_data_after_relogin / inflight_query_cancel_race / false_timeouts_on_slow_networks / wrong_cache_scope_on_user_change / post_bootstrap_reauth_edge_cases

Supporting Evidence

GITHUB PULL REQUESTHigh Trust

InsForge/InsForge PR #1294: INS-140: Investigate stale page state after being idle

After being idle on another tab, returning to /dashboard could show endless loading/blank state due to stale auth-bound queries and cross-user cache leakage; the PR adds auth-scoped cache removal and request-cancel behavior on auth changes.