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Discover a simple and effective way to protect all endpoints in your SvelteKit application without repetitive code. Learn how to implement an authentication check in a structured manner.
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Introduction: The Challenge of Protecting Endpoints

As developers, we often face the challenge of securing our applications, particularly when it involves multiple endpoints. If you're working on a SvelteKit app and need to protect numerous endpoints, you might be feeling overwhelmed. Repeatedly adding the same authentication checks to every endpoint can lead to cluttered code and make maintaining your application a headache.

So, what’s the solution? Is there a more efficient way to handle this? The answer lies in leveraging hooks and creating reusable functions. Let’s delve into a structured approach to simplify the process.

The Limitations in SvelteKit

Currently, SvelteKit does not allow for endpoint-specific hooks. Attempting to define individual hooks for each endpoint wouldn't only be cumbersome but also difficult to manage whenever your protected routes change. Instead, we can consolidate our authentication check into a reusable function that will keep our codebase clean and manageable.

A Streamlined Solution: Creating Reusable Handlers

Instead of duplicating the authentication logic across all endpoints, we can extract it into its own handler function. This way, you can maintain a single point of truth for your authentication logic, enabling you to make changes in one place without worrying about updating every single endpoint.

Step-by-Step Implementation

Create a Handler Function
We start by defining a function that can compose various handlers. This function will execute the defined handlers in sequence until one returns a value.

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Implement the Authentication Check
Next, we define the authentication check logic.

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Create a New Handler with Authentication Check
We then create a function that combines the authentication logic with any existing endpoint handlers.

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Secure Your Endpoint
Finally, apply the withAuth function to your endpoints:

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Conclusion: Simplifying Your SvelteKit Endpoints

By extracting your authentication logic into a reusable function, you can efficiently manage your endpoint security in SvelteKit without duplicating code. This approach maintains clarity in your codebase and streamlines future changes to your authentication requirements.

No more scattered authentication checks across endpoints—now you can safeguard all your routes in just a few clean code snippets. Happy coding!