Cart Issue : Items added to the cart while signed in will be refreshed when you sign out and then sign back in.

[kashinoki38]

Items added to the cart while signed in will be refreshed when you sign out and then sign back in.

Reproduce with the following steps:

1. Sigin in the User
2. Put some items in a cart
3. Sign out User
4. Sign in same User
5. See the cart -> there is no items which was put on step2

Cause:

On the step3 (Sign out User), cart will be newly created as guest user. On the step4 newly created cart will be used for signed in user.

Ideal behavior:

On the step4,

• If there are no items in guest cart and there are items in signed user cart, signed user cart will be used
• If there are items in guest cart and there are items in signed user cart, pop up shown which asks which is used between guest cart and signed user cart

[TotalLag]

Commenting as this is an interesting issue I'd like to try taking on. The general concept of cart persistence and merging across guest and logged-in sessions is a common feature in modern e-commerce.

Issue:

We need to define and implement the expected behavior for the shopping cart when users interact with it across different states: as guests, logged-in users, and when transitioning between these states (e.g., adding items as a guest and then logging in, or logging out while having items in the cart).

Acceptance Criteria:

1. Cart Merging Logic: Ensure that when a user logs in after using a guest cart, the items in both carts are merged, with quantity updates for duplicate items.
2. Persistent Cart Across Devices: Investigate and potentially implement a feature to keep the cart synchronized across multiple devices and browsers when users log in or out.
3. Guest Cart Expiry: Define how long guest carts should persist in case the session is inactive and how to handle cart expiry gracefully.