From d63c66063824666f78712ea9cd910c3c51ee460b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sua yoo <sua@suayoo.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 18:03:07 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] only share auth if present

---
 frontend/src/utils/AuthService.ts | 14 +++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/AuthService.ts b/frontend/src/utils/AuthService.ts
index 4d627edcc5..23a444be42 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/AuthService.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/AuthService.ts
@@ -201,11 +201,15 @@ export default class AuthService {
       "message",
       ({ data }: MessageEvent<AuthEventDetail>) => {
         if (data.name === "requesting_auth") {
-          // A new tab/window opened and is requesting shared auth
-          AuthService.broadcastChannel.postMessage({
-            name: "responding_auth",
-            auth: AuthService.getCurrentTabAuth(),
-          } as AuthResponseEventDetail);
+          const auth = AuthService.getCurrentTabAuth();
+
+          if (auth) {
+            // A new tab/window opened and is requesting shared auth
+            AuthService.broadcastChannel.postMessage({
+              name: "responding_auth",
+              auth: AuthService.getCurrentTabAuth(),
+            } as AuthResponseEventDetail);
+          }
         }
       },
     );

From 77f6be1cec8fcf810b075df3a61fe9ca4e8a41fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sua yoo <sua@suayoo.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 18:27:51 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] check tab count

---
 frontend/src/utils/AuthService.ts    | 13 +++++-
 frontend/src/utils/TabSyncService.ts | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 75 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 frontend/src/utils/TabSyncService.ts

diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/AuthService.ts b/frontend/src/utils/AuthService.ts
index 23a444be42..e3ae82f235 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/AuthService.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/AuthService.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { APIError } from "./api";
 import { urlForName } from "./router";
 import appState, { AppStateService } from "./state";
+import TabSyncService from "./TabSyncService";
 
 import type { APIUser } from "@/index";
 import type { Auth } from "@/types/auth";
@@ -64,7 +65,10 @@ export default class AuthService {
   static logOutEvent: keyof AuthEventMap = "btrix-log-out";
   static needLoginEvent: keyof AuthEventMap = "btrix-need-login";
 
-  static broadcastChannel = new BroadcastChannel(AuthService.storageKey);
+  static tabSync = new TabSyncService(AuthService.storageKey);
+  static get broadcastChannel() {
+    return AuthService.tabSync.channel;
+  }
   static storage = {
     getItem() {
       return window.sessionStorage.getItem(AuthService.storageKey);
@@ -245,12 +249,17 @@ export default class AuthService {
       };
       AuthService.broadcastChannel.addEventListener("message", cb);
     });
+
     // Ensure that `getSharedSessionAuth` is resolved within a reasonable
     // timeframe, even if another window/tab doesn't respond:
     const timeoutPromise = new Promise<null>((resolve) => {
+      if (!this.tabSync.tabCount || this.tabSync.tabCount === 1) {
+        resolve(null);
+        return;
+      }
       window.setTimeout(() => {
         resolve(null);
-      }, 10);
+      }, 500);
     });
 
     return Promise.race([broadcastPromise, timeoutPromise]).then(
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/TabSyncService.ts b/frontend/src/utils/TabSyncService.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cda9db8c9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/TabSyncService.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { nanoid } from "nanoid";
+
+type TabSyncConfig = { tabIds: string[] };
+
+/**
+ * Service for syncing data across tabs using `BroadcastChannel`
+ */
+export default class TabSyncService {
+  static storageKey = "btrix.tabSync";
+
+  public tabId = nanoid();
+  public channel: BroadcastChannel;
+  public get tabCount() {
+    return this.getStoredSyncConfig()?.tabIds.length;
+  }
+
+  constructor(channelName: string) {
+    // Open channel
+    this.channel = new BroadcastChannel(channelName);
+
+    // Update number of open tabs
+    const syncConfig = this.getStoredSyncConfig() || { tabIds: [] };
+
+    syncConfig.tabIds.push(this.tabId);
+
+    window.localStorage.setItem(
+      TabSyncService.storageKey,
+      JSON.stringify({
+        ...syncConfig,
+        // Somewhat arbitrary, but only store latest 20 tabs to keep list managable
+        tabIds: syncConfig.tabIds.slice(-20),
+      }),
+    );
+
+    // Remove tab ID on page unload
+    window.addEventListener("unload", () => {
+      const syncConfig = this.getStoredSyncConfig();
+
+      if (syncConfig) {
+        const tabIds = syncConfig.tabIds.filter((id) => id === this.tabId);
+
+        window.localStorage.setItem(
+          TabSyncService.storageKey,
+          JSON.stringify({
+            ...syncConfig,
+            tabIds,
+          }),
+        );
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  private getStoredSyncConfig(): TabSyncConfig | null {
+    const storedSyncConfig = window.localStorage.getItem(
+      TabSyncService.storageKey,
+    );
+
+    if (storedSyncConfig) {
+      return JSON.parse(storedSyncConfig) as TabSyncConfig;
+    }
+
+    return null;
+  }
+}