Session Caching with Custom Fields Workaround

I've been using Next Auth and was thinking to switch over, however the line below is making me hesitate. I do not want to hit the db on every request, but I also want to use custom fields such as roles. Is there an alternative or work around for this?

Session caching, including secondary storage or cookie cache, does not include custom fields. Each time the session is fetched, your custom session function will be called.

Session caching, including secondary storage or cookie cache, does not include custom fields. Each time the session is fetched, your custom session function will be called.

Session caching, including secondary storage or cookie cache, does not include custom fields. Each time the session is fetched, your custom session function will be called.

Session caching, including secondary storage or cookie cache, does not include custom fields. Each time the session is fetched, your custom session function will be called.

DN_DevOP•4/23/25, 1:08 PM

Is using additionalFieldsadditionalFields a viable option here? Would those fields be cached?

KiNFiSH•4/23/25, 2:43 PM

what was your usecase for caching may be i can navigate you around ?

DN_DevOP•4/23/25, 4:42 PM

With Next Auth I used short lived JWTs with a table to refresh them so it hit the db every now and then. Better auth uses sessions which I'm ok with but I don't want to hit the db every request.

The project I intend to use with better auth is new so not sure what I may need just yet, besides role(s). If I can extend the user and session objects with additionalFields and still use the cookie cache that's fine with me.

DDN_Dev I've been using Next Auth and was thinking to switch over, however the line belo...

bekacru•4/23/25, 5:34 PM

all additional fields will be cached. Only the callback you pass on custom session will be called

DN_DevOP•4/23/25, 6:12 PM

Did some more reading, is it that additional fields is used to extend the better auth session response but custom session is used to (potentially) overwrite it in a sense?

DDN_Dev Did some more reading, is it that additional fields is used to extend the better...

bekacru•4/23/25, 6:38 PM

custom session is if you want additional information like querying additional db

bekacru•4/23/25, 6:38 PM

both session & user table data are cached

DN_DevOP•4/24/25, 12:50 AM

Hmm...I use the table inheritance pattern where user table is the base and the roles share a primary key with the user table. Seems like I would have to use the custom session plugin here, which means no caching

DDN_Dev Hmm...I use the table inheritance pattern where user table is the base and the r...

bekacru•4/24/25, 5:19 AM

no caching for the roles but you can cache that yourself

DN_DevOP•4/24/25, 5:47 AM

Got it, thanks

DN_DevOP•4/24/25, 5:53 AM

I do hope eventually a hook or something is added so that we can modify what is stored in the cookie cache

DDN_Dev I do hope eventually a hook or something is added so that we can modify what is ...

bekacru•4/24/25, 6:09 AM

Yes. We will soon.

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