Can I loop componentWillMount until I get the user_key from API? - react-native

Question

I am trying to use react navigation authentication flow to manage the login screen if the user is logged in or not. But now I got stuck in AsyncStorage. So while the user is not logged in I presume that componentWillMount will wait until the user will input the credentials, tap the login button, receive the user_id from API call and then try again. For me now it is calling what in the beginning which is fine but then I have to exit from app and go back to get the dashboard rendered. Any solution?
This is my code from App.js where I'm creating the routes as well. Also I am loading redux map on bottom.
export const createRootNavigator = (signedIn = false) => {
return SwitchNavigator(
{
SignedIn: {
screen: SignedIn
},
SignedOut: {
screen: SignedOut
}
},
{
initialRouteName: signedIn ? "SignedIn" : "SignedOut"
}
);
};
class App extends Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state = {
signedIn: false,
checkedSignIn: false
};
}
async componentWillMount() {
await isSignedIn()
.then(res => this.setState({ signedIn: res, checkedSignIn: true }))
.catch(err => alert("An error occurred"));
}
render() {
const { checkedSignIn, signedIn } = this.state;
// If we haven't checked AsyncStorage yet, don't render anything (better ways to do this)
if (!checkedSignIn) {
return null;
}
const Layout = createRootNavigator(signedIn);
return (
<SafeAreaView style={styles.safeArea}>
<View style={{flex: 1, backgroundColor: '#ffffff'}}>
<StatusBar barStyle="light-content"/>
<Layout />
<AlertContainer/>
</View>
</SafeAreaView>
)
}
};
And here is the Auth.js where I am waiting for the user_key.
export let USER_KEY = 'myKey';
export const onSignIn = async () => { await AsyncStorage.setItem(USER_KEY, 'true') };
export const onSignOut = async () => { await AsyncStorage.removeItem(USER_KEY) };
export const isSignedIn = () => {
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
AsyncStorage.getItem(USER_KEY)
.then(res => {
if (res !== null) {
// console.log('true')
resolve(true);
} else {
resolve(false);
// console.log('false')
}
})
.catch(err => reject(err));
});
};

Answer 1

A solution would be to make use of Splashscreen. You can add a splashscreen to the App. While Splashscreen is being displayed, check if user exists in Asyncstorage, if they do, navigate user to the Dashboard/Homescreen and if asynstorage responds null, navigate user to the Login page. Once Navigation is complete, you can hide the splashscreen. Checkout this package in npmjs for Splashscreen setup react-native-splash-screen