Auth0 returns a stale userInfo

[aguiraf]

Observed behavior

Watch/Unwatch button doesn't mantain the correct state; this is because data retrieved from auth0 /userinfo call is not updated with last modifications, despite app_metadata on auth0 user profile gets correctly updated

Expected behavior

UI gets updated with app_metadata modifications

Steps to reproduce the problem

• click watch button on FeedViewer manager page (the app_metadata gets updated on Auth0)
• navigate to the feed's project page (/userinfo is called BUT retrieve stale data)
• navigate back to the feed page: the button still show "watch" even if it should show "unwatch"

Any special notes on configuration used

We found this enlightening thread on Auth0 forum: https://community.auth0.com/t/auth0-returns-a-stale-userinfo/13030/6 TLDR: /userinfo endpoint retrieve historical data from the latest authentication point in time

Version of datatools-ui and datatools-server if applicable

• dev brench on both server and ui
• using a new Auth0 tenant

[landonreed]

I can replicate this problem as well, thanks for identifying this. I'm not sure what's a great solution for this at the moment. We do intend to replace how we are storing subscriptions/permissions in the app_metadata object with a new collection in the datatools-server MongoDB that contains user information, which would entirely solve this issue. But if you do have a solution in the meantime, we're happy to accept a PR.