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fix(clerk-js): Reload client in setActive when session not found #7349

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fix(clerk-js): Reload client in setActive when session not found
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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions .changeset/fix-csr-multisession-impersonation.md
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'@clerk/clerk-js': patch
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Fix impersonation in CSR multi-session apps when admin has existing session

9 changes: 8 additions & 1 deletion packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts
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if (typeof session === 'string') {
session = (this.client.sessions.find(x => x.id === session) as SignedInSessionResource) || null;
const sessionId = session;
session = (this.client.sessions.find(x => x.id === sessionId) as SignedInSessionResource) || null;
// If session not found, reload client to fetch newly created sessions (e.g., impersonation sessions)
// This handles the case where setActive is called immediately after creating a session via ticket
if (!session) {
await this.client.fetch();
session = (this.client.sessions.find(x => x.id === sessionId) as SignedInSessionResource) || null;
}
}

const onBeforeSetActive: SetActiveHook =
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