Create Private Route Component

[rcamach7]

Why?

• When users are logged in, they should not be able to visit certain pages.
  • currenlty the redirect happens within each private page. For example, HomePage and Profile component use a hook to check if the user is logged in, and redirects them if not.
• We want to make a component that can be used across all private routes, without making the actual page component worry about this

How?

• Create a PrivateRoute component.
  • It will use userContext to pull user information. If user does not exist, redirect user to the login page. If user exists, allow the page to be displayed
  • there are several ways to build this. You can look at this example to get an idea
• Use this PrivateRoute on all pages in the Routes file that only logged in users should be able to visit
• remove the previous logic in these components that used a hook to redirect users

[ramya202000]

Hi!

I would like work on this. Could anyone please guide me?

[lugenx]

Hey @ramya202000, Thanks for your interest! This issue is already in a PR and being reviewed. Feel free to check out other issues or join our Discord to chat and get updates.

[Owobilum]

Hello! Please assign this to me

[lugenx]

Hello! Please assign this to me

just to clarify, PR already was created by @Owobilum before, I have asked him to leave this comment, this way GitHub allows me to assign this to him.