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Can the router component navigate to components?

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German PinscherOP
Hi. Can Next's router component navigate to components instead of pages like React Router does?
// react-router
<Route path="/some-route" component={SomeComponent} />

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and no, you can't as per my info
maybe, you can with a custom server, but I'm not sure
and maybe with external packages
@German Pinscher if it helped you, please mark my message as a solution
German PinscherOP
Okay. Hold on. I'm making an example code snippet to further demonstrate my objective.
Anay-208
sure, ping me when done
@Anay-208 sure, ping me when done
German PinscherOP
I'm not using the app router. I'm using the pages directory.
German PinscherOP
Hold on.
That's an interesting question.
Let me do some research.
Anay-208
If state.matches("isLoggedIn") is true, then it should work
and where are you executing checkUserStatus function
@Anay-208 isn't this code working?
German PinscherOP
The immediate answer is "no" because I have the components saved here:
but you're saying, all I have to do is move them to the pages directory..
German PinscherOP
...more context for you.
I'm actually a Remix user. I'm making this to help someone on XState's Discord.
@German Pinscher I'm not using the app router. I'm using the `pages` directory.
Anay-208
If you replace return value with hello world, does it work?
German PinscherOP
I'll check. Hold on.
@Anay-208 If you replace return value with hello world, does it work?
German PinscherOP
Do you mean replace this:
 return (
    <AuthContext.Provider>
      {state.matches("isLoggedIn") ? <Dashboard /> : <Login />}
    </AuthContext.Provider>
  );

with this:
return "Hello World"
This works;
 return (
    <AuthContext.Provider>
      {state.matches("isLoggedIn") ? <Dashboard /> : <Login />}
    </AuthContext.Provider>
  );
@German Pinscher I'm not using the app router. I'm using the `pages` directory.
Anay-208
Where are you running checkUserStatus?
German PinscherOP
Sorry. That snippet was contrived to simplify it. Here's the full code:
export default function Index() {
  const [state] = useMachine(authMachine);
  const { send } = useActorRef(authMachine);

  console.log("state!!!!!!", state);

  useEffect(() => {
    // Check if the user is authenticated already
    async function checkUserStatus() {
      try {
        const isLoggedIn = await magic.user.isLoggedIn();

        if (isLoggedIn) {
          // Get user data and save it to context
          const userData = await magic.user.getInfo();
          send({
            type: "setUserData",
            user: userData,
          });
        } else {
          // Clear user data
          send({
            type: "setUserData",
            user: null,
          });
        }
      } catch (error) {
        console.error("Error:", error);
      }
    }
    checkUserStatus();
  }, [send]);

  console.log("state", state);

  return (
    <AuthContext.Provider>
      {state.matches("isLoggedIn") ? <Dashboard /> : <Login />}
    </AuthContext.Provider>
  );
}
...oh wait. That's missing the router. Hold on.
German PinscherOP
Okay. Now I remember what the root of the problem is... I need the "/dashboard" and "/login" routes to be children of the "/index" route, so they can receive context from AuthContext.Provider.
...because when this code runs:
router.push("/dashboard");

this error happens:
Error: You used a hook from "ActorProvider" but it's not inside a <ActorProvider> component.
German PinscherOP
@Anay-208 Unrelated question (won't help with this scenario, I'm just curious). Does Next have something similar to Remix's useMatches by any chance. I'm just
someone else might answer you soon
@Anay-208 wrap it with that component
German PinscherOP
wrap it with that component
Isn't that what I'm doing here?
German PinscherOP
<AuthContext.Provider> is the Actor Provider it's reffering to.
Anay-208
hm
German PinscherOP
...might be an XState bug, v5 just came out.
Anay-208
are you sure you imported and used it? because you are using AuthContent. Its either that I'm confused or you're 
import { ActorProvider } from '@xstate/react';
German PinscherOP
In Remix v1 routes (similar to pages, i guess) where able to create a hierarchy of parents and children by using nested folders. In Remix v2, it's done using "flat routes" with dot delimiters. That doesn't need to be done in Next?
Anay-208
Its best for you to create another thread for it about the bug. I don't think no one would reply to this.
@Anay-208 are you sure you imported and used it? because you are using AuthContent. Its either that I'm confused or you're js import { ActorProvider } from '@xstate/react';
German PinscherOP
Yes. Sorry. I left the imports out of the code I posted:
import { useEffect } from "react";
import { AuthContext, authMachine } from "@/machines/authMachine";
import { magic } from "@/lib/magic";
import { useActorRef, useMachine } from "@xstate/react";
import router from "next/router";
And use it
@Anay-208 Its best for you to create another thread for it about the bug. I don't think no one would reply to this.
German PinscherOP
the bug? Do you mean the possible XState bug?
I'll do that on XState's Discord. Thanks for the help. I'll keep you updated if I find the solution.
// pages/_app.tsx
import type { AppProps } from 'next/app'
import { AuthContext } from "@/machines/authMachine";

export default function MyApp({ Component, pageProps }: AppProps) {
  return (
     <AuthContext.Provider>
        <Component {...pageProps} />
     </AuthContext.Provider>
  )
}
in pages router, we usually render providers in _app.tsx
@German Pinscher ts export default function Index() { const [state] = useMachine(authMachine); const { send } = useActorRef(authMachine); console.log("state!!!!!!", state); useEffect(() => { // Check if the user is authenticated already async function checkUserStatus() { try { const isLoggedIn = await magic.user.isLoggedIn(); if (isLoggedIn) { // Get user data and save it to context const userData = await magic.user.getInfo(); send({ type: "setUserData", user: userData, }); } else { // Clear user data send({ type: "setUserData", user: null, }); } } catch (error) { console.error("Error:", error); } } checkUserStatus(); }, [send]); console.log("state", state); return ( <AuthContext.Provider> {state.matches("isLoggedIn") ? <Dashboard /> : <Login />} </AuthContext.Provider> ); }
Ray
And I would create a login page and for the code on this page I would do this (client side rendering)
import { useRouter } from 'next/router';

export default function Index() {
  const [state] = useMachine(authMachine);
  const { send } = useActorRef(authMachine);
  const router = useRouter();

  console.log("state!!!!!!", state);

  useEffect(() => {
    // Check if the user is authenticated already
    async function checkUserStatus() {
      try {
        const isLoggedIn = await magic.user.isLoggedIn();

        if (isLoggedIn) {
          // Get user data and save it to context
          const userData = await magic.user.getInfo();
          send({
            type: "setUserData",
            user: userData,
          });
        } else {
          // Clear user data
          send({
            type: "setUserData",
            user: null,
          });
        }
      } catch (error) {
        console.error("Error:", error);
      }
    }
    checkUserStatus();
  }, [send]);

  console.log("state", state);
  if (state.matches('isLoading')) {
    return <div>loading...</div>
  }

  if (!state.matches("isLoggedIn")) {
    return router.push("/login")
  }

  return <Dashboard />;
}