How to refresh Serenity.Authorization.UserDefinition after user logged on

[wirble]

What is the best way for me to get an updated version of the UserDefinition of the currently logged on user.

When a user logged on, I have a background process that updates their profile on certain criteria. After this background process is done, what is the best way for me to update their cached UserDefinition and how?

Should I turn off the cache function, if so how can I do that?

Or is there a way to retrieve their current userdefinition instead of the cached version?

Thanks much.

[marcobisio]

Try this way:

UserRetrieveService.RemoveCachedUser(....)

[wirble]

Thanks @marcobisio , where should I call that? In the AuthenticationService.cs file? So It doesn't cache it anymore...or right before I need it and Serenity will automatically retrieve the current user profile?

Or right after my background process is done and it will remove the current cache and force it to use the newer userdefinition?

[marcobisio]

You're welcome @wirble.
You probably should do that every time your background process update a user, in order to force the cache expiration of such user, otherwise you can do some tuning on the expiration interval here (always UserRetrieveService):

public IUserDefinition ByUsername(string username)
{
    if (username.IsEmptyOrNull())
        return null;

    return TwoLevelCache.Get<UserDefinition>("UserByName_" + username.ToLowerInvariant(),
        TimeSpan.Zero, TimeSpan.FromDays(1), fld.GenerationKey, () =>
    {
        using (var connection = SqlConnections.NewByKey("Default"))
            return GetFirst(connection, new Criteria(fld.Username) == username);
    });
}

Bye

[wirble]

@marcobisio thanks again. I have seen the removecacheduser after the update in authenticationservice file. I wasnt sure if I had to call retrieve again, but i assume serenity will do that automatically.

[ga5tan]

@marcobisio
calling UserRetrieveService.RemoveCachedUser(id, usename) with both parameters filled in in SetInternalFields seemed to do the trick. Ofcourse, I had to forward browser to dashboard, to refresh UserMenu and display new display name