In my EmberJS application, I have a current user initializer, which injects the user into all controllers, routes, and views. It works great when logged in. I need the synchronous loading of the current user object so I can check some user permissions right off the bat.
Here's my initializer:
App.CurrentUserInitializer - Ember.Initializer.extent({
name: 'current-user',
after: 'authentication',
initialize: function(container, app) {
var store = container.lookup('store:main');
app.deferReadiness();
store.find('user', 'me').then(function (user) {
app.register('session:user', user, {instantiate: false});
_.forEach(['route', 'controller', 'view'], function (place) {
app.inject(place, 'currentUser', 'session:user');
});
app.advanceReadiness();
}).catch(function () {
app.advanceReadiness();
});
}
});
Where this breaks down for me, is during login. When the app boots, the initializer is run, but the /users/me
route returns a 401 error. If I don't catch the error and advanceReadiness, booting halts. By catching the error, the app boots, but the initializer isn't run again after login, so the current user isn't loaded.
What are my options here? I can't use @marcoow's recommended method of adding a computed property to the Session, as I need the user loaded at boot time.
I've tried forcing loading the user object on the IndexRoute as a hack, but that doesn't seem to work.
Any tips are appreciated.