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`linkWith` not returns a `sessionToken` in CloudCloud

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Description

I'm encountering an issue with linkWith in Cloud Code on Parse-Server 7.2. When linking a user with a third-party provider, the method does not return a sessionToken as expected. This breaks the intended behavior, where the user should be logged in automatically after linking.

Steps to Reproduce
Here is the code snippet that demonstrates the issue:

Parse.Cloud.define(
  'auth',
  async req => {
    const { authData, nickname, email } = req.params;

    const authName = Object.keys(authData)[0];

    if (!authName) {
      throw new Parse.Error(1000, {
        code: 1001,
        msg: 'invalid authData',
      });
    }
    const provider = getAuthProvider(authName, authData?.[authName]);

    if (!provider) {
      throw new Parse.Error(1000, {
        code: 1001,
        msg: 'invalid authData',
      });
    }

    let hasUser;

    if (email) {
      const query = new Parse.Query(Parse.User);
      query.equalTo('email', email);
      hasUser = await query.first({ useMasterKey: true });
      req.log.info('hasUser', hasUser);
    }

    const user = new Parse.User();

    if (!hasUser) {
      user.set('email', email);
      user.set('nickname', nickname);
    }

    return user.linkWith(provider, authData?.[authName]);

  },
  {
    fields: {
      authData: {
        required: true,
        type: Object,
      },
      nickname: {
        required: true,
        type: String,
      },
      email: {
        type: String,
        options: email => {
          return /^[\w-\.]+@([\w-]+\.)+[\w-]{2,12}$/.test(email);
        },
      },
    },
  }
);

Attempt to link the user with a provider using linkWith.
Observe that no sessionToken is returned.

Environment
Parse Server Version: 7.2

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the supplied Cloud Code example on Parse Server 7.2 and tracing the linkWith authentication flow. Confirm the expected sessionToken behavior and add or update regression coverage so the reproduced linking case either returns the token or clearly reports the intended result.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, node.js
Domain
api, authentication, backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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