gitpod-io / gitpod-io/gitpod

Remember last user choice for "auth provider" dropdown (client side)

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component: dashboard meta: never-stale team: webapp type: improvement
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Description

@akosyakov reports:

that’s also annoying, always gitlab, although i logged in with github and change to it on this page each time:

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Research direction

Start by locating the client-side auth provider dropdown shown in the issue and trace how its selected provider is initialized. Make the user's last choice persist and be selected on later visits, then verify the dropdown no longer defaults to GitLab after choosing GitHub.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
authentication, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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