Better detection for login #3264

AtlasOfLivingAustralia · Aug 26, 2024 · bd26aa5 · bd26aa5
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diff --git a/grails-app/assets/javascripts/base-bs4.js b/grails-app/assets/javascripts/base-bs4.js
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ function setupTimeoutWarning(options) {
     window.addEventListener('offline', function() {
         fireKeepAlive();
     });
+    window.addEventListener('visibilitychange', function() {
+        if (!document.hidden) {
+            fireKeepAlive();
+        }
+    });
 
 
 }
diff --git a/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/merit/HomeController.groovy b/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/merit/HomeController.groovy
@@ -248,9 +248,16 @@ class HomeController {
         renderStaticPage(SettingPageType.CONTACTS, false)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a small amount of javascript to let other tabs know the user has been logged back in
+     * and closes the tab.
+     */
     def close() {
         response.setContentType("text/html")
-        render """<html><head><script type="text/javascript">window.close();</script></head><body/></html>"""
+        render """<html><head><script type="text/javascript">
+                            localStorage.setItem('login', new Date()); 
+                            window.close();
+                            </script></head><body/></html>"""
     }
 
     def staticPage(String id) {