Altinn / Altinn/app-frontend-react
Optimize JWT token refresh app-frontend
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 21
- Forks
- 33
- Avg merge
- 6d 23h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 3
Description
## Description
JWT-token refresh in app-frontend is implemented in a way that it uses "alot" of CPU resources. On a fairly new macbook it jumps from 0.3% (idle) to 3% load when moving the mouse. The increased usage of CPU could be noticeable on a "weaker" pc.
A suggested solution is that we do how netbanks handles sessions, where a little notification shows up a little while before the token expires. It should say something like "Your session is expiring soon, do you want to keep working?" and have an ok-button.
## In scope
- How long is the token valid?
- What must a user do to be classified as active?
- How often should we refresh the token?
- How do we implement the checks if the token should be active?
## Constraints
## Analysis
## Conclusion
> Short summary of the proposed solution.
## Tasks
- [ ] Is this issue labeled with a correct area label?
- [ ] QA has been done
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by tracing the JWT refresh behavior in app-frontend and measuring CPU usage during mouse movement and token expiry. Define the token lifetime, activity criteria, refresh interval, and notification behavior, then verify that session handling reduces unnecessary CPU use and supports the proposed keep-working flow.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- react, typescript
- Domain
- authentication, frontend, performance
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100