Full-Stack Development with Ionic and Nitric: Adding Authentication
Blog post from Stream
The article outlines the process of enhancing a full-stack application by integrating user authentication and API connectivity using Descope, a no-code authentication solution. Initially, it discusses setting up Descope for authentication, which involves creating a Descope account, configuring the React SDK, and implementing a login page using Ionic components and React hooks for session management. The article further details how to modify the application's routing to direct unauthenticated users to the login page and authenticated users to the home page, where a logout functionality is also added. It concludes with instructions on integrating Descope's authentication into the API, enabling personalized user greetings by validating session tokens and fetching user data, and hints at future updates involving CRUD functionality for notes.