interim auth fix

packages/desktop/src/controller/recoil.tsx

@@ -13,3 +13,8 @@ export const $searchQuery = atom<string>({
   key: "SEARCH_QUERY",
   default: "",
 });
+
+export const $authFailureCount = atom<number>({
+  key: "AUTH_FAILURE_COUNT",
+  default: 0,
+});

packages/desktop/src/pages/Login/index.tsx

@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
+import { $authFailureCount, $authTokens } from "../../controller/recoil";
 import Channels, { STORE_ITEMS } from "../../electron/constants";
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useRecoilState, useSetRecoilState } from "recoil";
 
-import { $authTokens } from "../../controller/recoil";
 import { CircularProgress } from "@mui/material";
 import { FcGoogle } from "react-icons/fc";
 import Logo from "../../components/Logo";
 import { nirvanaApi } from "../../controller/nirvanaApi";
 import { useCreateUser } from "../../controller/index";
-import { useSetRecoilState } from "recoil";
 
 export default function Login({ onReady }: { onReady: Function }) {
   const setAuthTokens = useSetRecoilState($authTokens);
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState<boolean>(false);
+  const [authFailureCount, setAuthFailureCount] =
+    useRecoilState($authFailureCount);
 
   const continueAuth = () => {
     setIsLoading(true);
@@ -37,10 +39,14 @@ export default function Login({ onReady }: { onReady: Function }) {
   };
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    // todo make sure we don't loop flash when id token expires for user
+    // todo solve this better by just using refresh token in the backend
-    // hack for now log out in this case
-    // logOut();
 
+    setAuthFailureCount((prevVal) => prevVal + 1);
+
+    // if failure count is 2, then just log the user out
+    if (authFailureCount >= 2) {
+      logOut();
+    } else {
       // see if we have tokens in localstorage in which case we can continue on
       window.electronAPI.store
         .get(STORE_ITEMS.AUTH_TOKENS)
@@ -57,6 +63,7 @@ export default function Login({ onReady }: { onReady: Function }) {
             });
           }
         });
+    }
 
     window.electronAPI.once(Channels.AUTH_TOKENS, (tokens: any) => {
       setIsLoading(true);