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The Facebook connection was getting stuck in a "pending" state indefinitely due to insufficient timeout handling and lack of proper OAuth authentication support. This PR addresses the root causes and provides a comprehensive solution.

🐛 Problem

Users experienced infinite pending states when attempting Facebook authentication, with no clear error messages or progress indication. The issue stemmed from:

  • Short connection timeout (7 seconds) insufficient for OAuth flows
  • Missing OAuth endpoints for social authentication
  • Poor error handling with generic messages
  • No progress indication during authentication flows

🔧 Solution

1. Extended Connection Timeouts

// Before: 7 seconds (too short for OAuth)
export const CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS = 7 * 1000;

// After: 30 seconds for standard connections, 60 seconds for OAuth
export const CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS = 30 * 1000;
export const OAUTH_TIMEOUT_MS = 60 * 1000;

2. OAuth Authentication Support

Added dedicated endpoints for social authentication:

// GET /auth/:provider - Initiate OAuth flow
// POST /auth/:provider/callback - Handle OAuth callback
// Supports Facebook and Google with proper state management

3. Enhanced Error Handling

// Before: Generic timeout error
reject(new Error(`Timeout while connecting to ${remoteServerUrl}`));

// After: Contextual error with guidance
reject(new Error(
  `Connection timeout after ${CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS / 1000} seconds. ` +
  `This may happen during social authentication flows like Facebook login. ` +
  `Please ensure stable network connection and complete authentication promptly.`
));

4. Connection Progress Utilities

Added comprehensive progress reporting system for frontend integration:

export function createConnectionProgressReporter(
  callback?: ConnectionProgressCallback
): ConnectionProgressCallback {
  // Provides real-time connection status updates
}

🧪 Testing

  • ✅ Unit tests verify timeout configurations
  • ✅ OAuth endpoints tested with mock authentication
  • ✅ Error handling validated with various failure scenarios
  • ✅ Progress reporting system tested
  • ✅ All existing tests continue to pass

📊 Impact

  • Resolves infinite pending state during Facebook OAuth flows
  • Better user experience with clear progress indication and error messages
  • Backward compatible - no breaking changes to existing API
  • Configurable timeouts for different connection types
  • Foundation for social authentication in Promptbook Studio

📝 Documentation

Added comprehensive documentation in FACEBOOK_CONNECTION_FIX.md including:

  • Root cause analysis
  • Implementation details
  • Usage examples
  • Troubleshooting guide
  • Migration notes

Fixes #275.

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@Copilot Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Fix Facebook connection Fix Facebook connection pending infinitely - implement OAuth support and improved timeouts Jul 1, 2025
@Copilot Copilot AI requested a review from hejny July 1, 2025 18:23
Copilot finished work on behalf of hejny July 1, 2025 18:23
@hejny hejny marked this pull request as ready for review July 1, 2025 18:54
@hejny hejny merged commit 4bbeee2 into main Jul 1, 2025
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