Better Auth•3w ago

how to update the session

So I am quite new to better auth; earlier, next auth used to be my go-to solution, but it's getting rough. I am struggling to understand the designs of better auth. When I use getSession, the session is an object of session and user.

 
const {data: session} = authClient.useSession(); 
       ?^ session: {
              session: Session;
              user: User:
          }

 
const {data: session} = authClient.useSession(); 
       ?^ session: {
              session: Session;
              user: User:
          }

Now I want to extend the session object. Let's say I want to add orgSlug to the session. Where should I add it? On session.session or session.user?
According to the docs, Customizing Session Response added a "newFiled" to session.user. Where should I add this, and more importantly, how?

23 Replies

PrashantOP•3w ago

So, if I go according to the docs, let's add an orgSlug on session.user If I go according to the docs workaround for type interferences in custom session I am loosing all my types customSession

PrashantOP•3w ago

this is what the docs suggested

PrashantOP•3w ago

this is my code ss, the same goes with session. Both session and user are inferring as unknown

PrashantOP•3w ago

if I remove options, it behaves normally

PrashantOP•3w ago

I am in sooo much pain 😢 back to customizing the session wait a sec, I am getting pissed rn there are two different ways to infer custom fields on auth-client??? whyyyyy

PrashantOP•3w ago

the first one is under typescript and he second one is under customizing session response

Ping•3w ago

May I see where you defined options? Most cases, the reason why the user and session become unknown is because the auth config inferred the plugins array as empty []. But you may have other stuff defined in options, 🤔 Both of them act differently, the first ss is to infer any additionalFields or mapped fields you may have defined in your auth config. The second is purely for mapping the session & user by your customSession plugin

PrashantOP•3w ago

felt overwhelmed hey @Ping I want help on session update. How do I update it btw which to use?

Ping•3w ago

I assume you mean you want the orgSlug in the session. Here's an example

Ping•3w ago

In this case where you're just wanting the customSession inference, just use the customSessionClient.

PrashantOP•3w ago

lemme try this

PrashantOP•3w ago

is this how it works?

PrashantOP•3w ago

options for aut.ts

PrashantOP•3w ago

this is what I am experiencing rn

PrashantOP•3w ago

the first ss is of the type error I am getting when I am trying to use authclient.udpateUser to update the org slug the second one are the logs,

Ping•3w ago

You can't set that via updateUser. You need to use your ORM to set this

PrashantOP•3w ago

so in better-auth you can't update the session ?

Ping•3w ago

Yes. Just use your ORM, that's updating the session.

PrashantOP•3w ago

😢 how to do it via orm probaly like I am using drizzle with orm i am update it in db, but how to update it on client? wait a sec, just found something

PrashantOP•3w ago

I can confirm that this works

PrashantOP•3w ago

i am able to update the session @Ping this works for me :)) so what i did was I updated the session on db refetch on client

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