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feat(web): auth-gate code search submit on Ask GH - #1680

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Fixes SOU-2307

Summary

  • Adds a client-side login gate to non-empty code search submissions only when EXPERIMENT_ASK_GH_ENABLED=true and the user is anonymous.
  • Reuses Ask Sourcebot's server-derived isAuthenticated / isLoginWallEnabled contract, shared LoginDialog, and empty-submission behavior, while tracking code-search prompts separately with wa_publicsaas_cs_login_wall_prompted.
  • Preserves anonymous access to existing search results, code previews, files, repository trees, and file history.
  • Carries the requested search URL through authentication so the pending search runs automatically after login.
  • Leaves Ask GH-off behavior unchanged.

E2E matrix

Tested the final behavior at e372c864. The analytics-only follow-up at 4e6cd962 passed the full lint and test suite. For regression comparisons, tested the exact pre-change baseline at a28b1812 with the same indexed repository, database, and action sequence.

Ask GH on + anonymous access enabled

  • Main /search: anonymous SearchBar submission opened Sign in to continue; after credentials login, the browser automatically reached /search?query=SearchBar and rendered results without query re-entry.
  • Anonymous browsing: directly opened existing SearchBar results, opened code preview and full file browser, navigated from layoutClient.tsx to layout.tsx, and viewed commit history without a login wall.
  • Existing result page: anonymous user changed SearchBar to LoginDialog; login wall appeared over the old results; after login, the browser automatically reached /search?query=LoginDialog and rendered the new results.
  • Empty submission: pressing Enter with an empty search did not open the login wall or navigate.

ask_gh_main_search_login_resume.mp4
ask_gh_anonymous_results_files_history_browse.mp4
ask_gh_result_page_search_login_resume.mp4
final_empty_and_nonempty_search_gate.mp4

Ask GH off + anonymous access enabled

Ran the same script on changed and baseline deployments: anonymous SearchBar search, result preview, full file browser, file-tree navigation to layout.tsx, history view, and LoginDialog search from the result page. Both remained ungated and produced matching behavior.

Changed deployment:
changed_flag_off_anonymous_enabled_full_flow.mp4

Pre-change baseline:
baseline_flag_off_anonymous_enabled_full_flow.mp4

Ask GH off + anonymous access disabled

Ran the same script on changed and baseline deployments. Both redirected logged-out /search requests to /login with no guest option. After authentication, both completed the same search, preview, file-tree, history, and second-search flow with matching behavior.

Changed deployment:
changed_flag_off_anonymous_disabled_full_flow_retry.mp4

Pre-change baseline:
baseline_flag_off_anonymous_disabled_full_flow.mp4

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  • yarn workspace @sourcebot/web lint
  • yarn workspace @sourcebot/web test --run (147 files, 1,503 tests)
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Gates code search submissions behind a client-side login for anonymous users when EXPERIMENT_ASK_GH_ENABLED=true, while preserving anonymous access to results and repository browsing.

  • Unauthenticated users see a login dialog instead of being sent to search results, with their pending search automatically resuming at the result URL after sign-in.
  • Empty searches don't trigger the login wall, and the prompt is captured as wa_publicsaas_cs_login_wall_prompted.
  • Rolls the shared LoginDialog out of Ask chat so code search and chat use one component.
  • Deployments without the flag keep existing behavior; the changelog documents the change.

Written for commit f12f179. Summary will update on new commits.

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  • New Features
    • When the Ask GitHub experiment is enabled, search prompts from signed-out visitors open a login dialog instead of navigating to results.
    • After signing in, visitors can continue to the search they requested. Search behavior remains unchanged when the experiment is disabled.

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  • packages/web/src/app/(app)/components/searchBar/searchBar.tsx
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Walkthrough

Browse and search routes enable the login wall when the Ask GH experiment is enabled and no user is signed in. SearchBar then records qualifying search submissions and opens LoginDialog with the search URL as the callback.

Changes

Ask GitHub search login wall

Layer / File(s) Summary
Load and pass search authentication state
packages/web/src/app/(app)/browse/layout.tsx, packages/web/src/app/(app)/browse/layoutClient.tsx, packages/web/src/app/(app)/search/page.tsx, packages/web/src/app/(app)/search/components/searchLandingPage.tsx, packages/web/src/app/(app)/search/components/searchResultsPage.tsx
Browse layout fetches language models and session concurrently. Browse and search pages set showLoginWall from the experiment flag and session, then pass it to SearchBar through their page components.
Prompt for login on search submission
packages/web/src/app/(app)/components/searchBar/searchBar.tsx, packages/web/src/app/components/loginDialog.tsx, packages/web/src/lib/posthogEvents.ts, packages/web/src/features/chat/components/chatBox/chatBox.tsx, CHANGELOG.md
When the wall is enabled, SearchBar ignores blank queries and records an event for other submissions. It opens LoginDialog with the search URL as the callback. LoginDialog passes the callback URL to AuthMethodSelector, and ChatBox imports the shared dialog. The changelog records the login wall.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  actor User
  participant SearchBar
  participant Posthog
  participant LoginDialog
  participant AuthMethodSelector
  User->>SearchBar: Submit nonblank query
  SearchBar->>Posthog: Capture login-wall prompt event
  SearchBar->>LoginDialog: Set search URL callback
  LoginDialog->>AuthMethodSelector: Pass callback URL
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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to f12f1

Anonymous nonblank searches prompt for login only when Ask GH is enabled, and the requested search resumes after authentication. No material merge risk is established; the change is ready subject to normal checks.

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<file name="packages/web/src/app/(app)/components/searchBar/searchBar.tsx">

<violation number="1" location="packages/web/src/app/(app)/components/searchBar/searchBar.tsx:239">
P2: Anonymous empty submissions no longer navigate to the search landing page: this early return leaves the previous results URL and results visible after the user clears the query and presses Enter. Gate only non-empty queries, then let empty submissions fall through to the existing `router.push(url)`.</violation>
</file>

<file name="packages/web/src/app/(app)/search/page.tsx">

<violation number="1" location="packages/web/src/app/(app)/search/page.tsx:2">
P3: Use `authenticatedPage(..., { allowAnonymous: true })` and derive `isAuthenticated` from its `user` context instead of calling `auth()` directly here. This keeps the page on the required auth path and prevents its auth handling from diverging from `withOptionalAuth`.</violation>
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if (query.trim().length === 0) {
return;
}
captureEvent('wa_publicsaas_cs_login_wall_prompted', {});
setLoginCallbackUrl(url);
return;

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P2: Anonymous empty submissions no longer navigate to the search landing page: this early return leaves the previous results URL and results visible after the user clears the query and presses Enter. Gate only non-empty queries, then let empty submissions fall through to the existing router.push(url).

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Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At packages/web/src/app/(app)/components/searchBar/searchBar.tsx, line 241:

<comment>Anonymous empty submissions no longer navigate to the search landing page: this early return leaves the previous results URL and results visible after the user clears the query and presses Enter. Gate only non-empty queries, then let empty submissions fall through to the existing `router.push(url)`.</comment>

<file context>
@@ -230,8 +236,25 @@ export const SearchBar = ({
         );
+
+        if (isLoginWallEnabled && !isAuthenticated) {
+            if (query.trim().length === 0) {
+                return;
+            }
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if (query.trim().length === 0) {
return;
}
captureEvent('wa_publicsaas_cs_login_wall_prompted', {});
setLoginCallbackUrl(url);
return;
if (query.trim().length > 0) {
captureEvent('wa_publicsaas_cs_login_wall_prompted', {});
setLoginCallbackUrl(url);
return;
}

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
import { env } from "@sourcebot/shared";
import { auth } from "@/auth";

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P3: Use authenticatedPage(..., { allowAnonymous: true }) and derive isAuthenticated from its user context instead of calling auth() directly here. This keeps the page on the required auth path and prevents its auth handling from diverging from withOptionalAuth.

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<comment>Use `authenticatedPage(..., { allowAnonymous: true })` and derive `isAuthenticated` from its `user` context instead of calling `auth()` directly here. This keeps the page on the required auth path and prevents its auth handling from diverging from `withOptionalAuth`.</comment>

<file context>
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { env } from "@sourcebot/shared";
+import { auth } from "@/auth";
 import { SearchLandingPage } from "./components/searchLandingPage";
 import { SearchResultsPage } from "./components/searchResultsPage";
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- Line 20: Update SearchPage to use authenticatedPage with OptionalAuthOptions
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const query = searchParams?.query;
const isRegexEnabled = searchParams?.isRegexEnabled === "true";
const isCaseSensitivityEnabled = searchParams?.isCaseSensitivityEnabled === "true";
const session = await auth();

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fd -i -t f '(^page\.tsx$|authenticatedPage|layout\.tsx$|README\.md$)' packages/web/src/app packages/web/src/middleware | sed -n '1,120p'
printf '%s\n' '--- search page ---'
cat -n 'packages/web/src/app/(app)/search/page.tsx'
printf '%s\n' '--- authenticatedPage references ---'
rg -n -C 8 'authenticatedPage' packages/web/src/middleware packages/web/src/app/'(app)' | sed -n '1,240p'
printf '%s\n' '--- auth wrapper source candidates ---'
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printf '%s\n' '--- authentication references ---'
rg -n -C 8 'authenticatedPage|export.*auth|function auth|const auth' packages/web/src/middleware packages/web/src/app/'(app)' | sed -n '1,260p'
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Use authenticatedPage with anonymous access.

authenticatedPage supports an optional user with { allowAnonymous: true }. Use that context instead of calling auth() directly.

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-import { auth } from "`@/auth`";
+import { authenticatedPage, type OptionalAuthOptions } from "`@/middleware/authenticatedPage`";
...
-interface SearchPageProps {
+interface SearchPageProps extends Record<string, unknown> {
...
-export default async function SearchPage(props: SearchPageProps) {
+export default authenticatedPage<SearchPageProps, OptionalAuthOptions>(async ({ user }, props) => {
...
-    const session = await auth();
-    const showLoginWall = env.EXPERIMENT_ASK_GH_ENABLED === "true" && !session?.user;
+    const showLoginWall = env.EXPERIMENT_ASK_GH_ENABLED === "true" && !user;
...
-}
+}, { allowAnonymous: true });
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In `@packages/web/src/app/`(app)/search/page.tsx at line 20, Update SearchPage to
use authenticatedPage with OptionalAuthOptions configured for anonymous access,
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}}
callbackUrl={loginCallbackUrl}
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Login form Enter key intercepted

Medium Severity

LoginDialog is rendered inside the search bar container that calls preventDefault on Enter. Keystrokes from the portaled credentials and magic-link fields bubble through the React tree, so Enter cannot submit the login form and the wall handler runs again instead.

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