fix(backend,fastify): Skip handshake resolution for non-navigation requests when opted out - #9636
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Research spike: a backend-level counterpart to fastify's shipped __internal_enableHandshake, under a distinct name so the two are not confused. When true, handshake payload resolution is skipped for requests that are not eligible for a handshake redirect (non-GET, fetch/XHR), so a stale nonce no longer triggers a failing Backend API call per request. Navigation requests still resolve and redirect, so dev instances keep working. Includes an express integration test against the real backend proving the unchanged middleware forwards the option. Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_014TUNghY1SiahtRY5t1zZWC
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In `@packages/backend/src/tokens/__tests__/request.handshakeOptOut.test.ts`:
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- Line 5: Update the changeset note to describe the option using the actual
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In `@packages/backend/src/tokens/__tests__/request.test.ts`:
- Line 2494: Add coverage in the request tests for a non-navigation request
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Add non-navigation query-string handshake coverage.
The request tests contain no query-string handshake artifact. initHandshakeValues maps query parameters to handshakeNonce or handshakeToken, and the navigation-only gate applies to both fields. Add a non-navigation request with a stale query-string handshake nonce and assert that the payload exchange is skipped.
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In `@packages/backend/src/tokens/__tests__/request.test.ts` at line 2494, Add
coverage in the request tests for a non-navigation request carrying a stale
query-string handshake nonce. Use the existing initHandshakeValues
query-parameter mapping and assert that the payload exchange is skipped, while
authentication proceeds from the session cookie; keep the test focused on the
navigation-only gate.
Source: Coding guidelines
With __internal_enableHandshake: false the plugin now forwards __internal_resolveHandshakeOnlyForNavigation to authenticateRequest instead of stripping handshake cookies and query params itself. The redirect handling (dev-browser exception, signed-out fallback) is unchanged. Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_014TUNghY1SiahtRY5t1zZWC
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In `@packages/fastify/src/__tests__/withClerkMiddleware.test.ts`:
- Around line 425-426: Update the test around the `authenticateRequest`
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| headers: { cookie: '__clerk_handshake_nonce=nonce456; __client_uat=1675692233' }, |
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Assert that the query parameter reaches authenticateRequest.
The test only checks cookie preservation. A regression that still removes __clerk_handshake_nonce from req.url would pass. Assert the query parameter as well.
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| path: '/?__clerk_handshake_nonce=nonce456', | |
| headers: { cookie: '__clerk_handshake_nonce=nonce456; __client_uat=1675692233' }, | |
| path: '/?__clerk_handshake_nonce=nonce456', | |
| headers: { cookie: '__clerk_handshake_nonce=nonce456; __client_uat=1675692233' }, | |
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In `@packages/fastify/src/__tests__/withClerkMiddleware.test.ts` around lines 425
- 426, Update the test around the `authenticateRequest` invocation to assert
that the request URL still contains `__clerk_handshake_nonce=nonce456`, in
addition to the existing cookie-preservation assertion. Keep the test focused on
verifying both cookie and query-parameter propagation.
Source: Coding guidelines
With the backend option in place the plugin no longer needs to suppress handshake redirects, so the dev-browser exception, header cleanup, and signed-out fallback go away and the redirect path returns to its pre-#8560 shape. Adds an end-to-end test through the real backend for the opt-out, including both development sandbox flows. Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_014TUNghY1SiahtRY5t1zZWC
| const hasHandshakeToken = authenticateContext.handshakeNonce || authenticateContext.handshakeToken; | ||
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| if (hasHandshakeToken && canResolveHandshake) { |
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This is backwards compatible. Only fastify passes a value here, mapped from its existing __internal_enableHandshake: false, so the customer already on that flag keeps working after upgrading.
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After merging #8560, I realized the better fix belong to
@clerk/backend, and most of what fastify added can go. The nonce exchange inauthenticateRequestruns before the handshake eligibility check, so a stale__clerk_handshake_noncecookie on a plain API request always cost a failing Backend API call. Stripping the cookie in fastify only hid that from backend.Checklist
pnpm testruns as expected.pnpm buildruns as expected.Type of change