jwt() method does not update the token currentUser()

When invoking jwt(true), the value in currentUser() is not updated until a logout then login again. As a user, it would be convenient if the jwt() method would update the value automatically.

Example:

const user = auth.currentUser();
const jwt = user.jwt(true);
jwt.then(() => {
  console.log("User token refreshed.");
  console.log(this.netlifyIdentity.currentUser());
});

This code snippet does not result in the new token being console.log.

[carlganz]

In addition to fixing this functionality, it would be great if the refresh token process was better documented.

[carlganz]

https://github.com/carlganz/gotruejs-in-vue

After experimenting with this some more I am almost certain this is not a bug, but a common issue people create for themselves that can probably be avoided with some improved documentation.

For example, in the example here, which doesn’t use the remember me functionality, the user info is saved as cookie manually to prevent logging out on refresh. I think a lot of people, including myself, did this even with setCookies:true not understanding that auth.currentUser() would resolve under the hood. As a result I think people are inadvertently instantiating more than one GoTrue object.

In the initial example, it seems pretty clear that auth and this.netlifyIdentity are different instances of the GoTrue object and that is why the call to jwt in authisn’t updating the state in this.netlifyIdentity. I think creating some documented examples of setCookies in combination with Vuex and Redux state management libraries is best solution here.