Paths with a "." are ignored by `authMiddleware()`

[IGassmann]

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Brief Summary of the Issue

Next.js routes that include a . in their path are ignored by the authMiddleware(), even though . is a valid character to have within a URL path:

// `encodeURIComponent()` encodes characters such as ?, =, /, &, :
console.log(`paths/with/${encodeURIComponent('a.dot')}/are/okay`);
// Expected output: "paths/with/a.dot/are/okay"

This makes those pages error in Next.js if they use auth() in one of their Server Components.

Potential Solution

The Clerk's default proposed middleware config matcher doesn't match URL paths that include a . in their path.

Editing the matcher to allow . doesn't solve the issue, because the authMiddleware() also ignores those URL paths by default due to its DEFAULT_IGNORED_ROUTES.

Both the DEFAULT_CONFIG_MATCHER and the DEFAULT_IGNORED_ROUTES need to be updated in the authMiddleware() code and in the docs to allow for . in URL paths.

Minimal Reproduction or Replay

• git clone https://github.com/IGassmann/dot-clerk-issue
• npm install the required dependencies.
• npm run dev to launch the development server.
• Open http://localhost:3000
• Click in "View Demo"
• This will open http://localhost:3000/dot.path/dashboard which will throw:

Error: Clerk: auth() was called but it looks like you aren't using `authMiddleware` in your middleware file. Please use `authMiddleware` and make sure your middleware matcher is configured correctly and it matches this route or page. See https://clerk.com/docs/quickstarts/get-started-with-nextjs

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