Parse user updated on server but not locally

[GursheeshSingh]

I think this a strange behaviour in ParseUser

ParseUser currentUser = await ParseUser.currentUser();
currentUser.set("turnOnNotifications", newValue);
var response = await currentUser.update();
if (response.success) {
    ParseUser currentUser = await ParseUser.currentUser();
    currentUser.get("turnOnNotifications");
    return;
}

Here when I change the value of current user and update it. It successfully updates the value to the sever and the response also gives the updated value

But when I access it again, it is still unchanged, I think the update only happens on the server and not locally.

This is quite frustrating as it causes a lot of bugs and does not help in the program flow.

[fischerscode]

Seems like this is related to #256

[GursheeshSingh]

Yes.

The user is logged in already and it successfully gets updated on the server. But not locally, it seems like a SDK issue.

[fischerscode]

I've done some testing, too.
Before copying your sample code, I used .save() to save the, everything worked as expected.
Then I changed .save() to .update(), this resulted in the same problems as described you.
By logging out and back in the user object was updated.

I think by calling update, the SDK saves changes successfully but does not write the UserObject to the CoreStore properly.

I will try to fix this tomorrow.

[GursheeshSingh]

Does the .save() work for you?

Both .save() and .update() don't update the local storage for me.

[fischerscode]

For me .save()works just fine.
Which corestore are you using?

[GursheeshSingh]

Seems like its working with save() and not update().
I am using Shared Preferences

Can we use Flutter Secure storage?

[GursheeshSingh]

Does save() work the same if I make some changes and save it?

[fischerscode]

I am actually not quite sure what .update() does.
.save() should just save your changes to the server.
Have you tried the changes merged with #368?

[GursheeshSingh]

I will try them out and let you know.

[GursheeshSingh]

How do I specifically use this version of pull request in pubspec.yaml?

[phillwiggins]

Something like this do you mean?

parse_server_sdk: git: url: git://github.com/phillwiggins/flutter_parse_sdk.git ref: release/1.0.26

[GursheeshSingh]

Thank you

  parse_server_sdk:
    git:
      url: git://github.com/parse-community/Parse-SDK-Flutter.git
      ref: release/1.0.27

I check the update() function and it works now.

I think that if we have some tests, we could have avoid suck a bug.

I can definitely contribute some tests.