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"Best" way to handle Auth & User Collection
Hi All!
I'm trying to figure out the best way to "link" Accounts and my user collection. I know I can't link them with a relationship. I appreciate your thoughts on the "best" way to handle this!
When I create a new Account user would it be best to?
- grab the account user's id, and set the new user documents id === account user id
- grab the account user's id, let the user document generate a unique id, then toss the account users id into a property on the new user document. Such as "account id"
- Link the 2 with a 3rd collection. User Id generates its own unique id. The third document just has 2 properties:
- Account id
- User Id
The first option seems more efficient. And if I'm not misunderstanding something, someone would need the session data/secret not just the user id to really do anything to the Auth Account right? So 2 and 3 just seems to add extra complexity?
(I'm using Next.Js 15 if that changes anyone's answer)
TL;DR
Developers are discussing the best way to link Accounts and user collection in Next.Js 15. The options considered are:
1. Linking user documents directly with the account user's id.
2. Generating a unique id for user documents and storing the account user's id in a property.
3. Using a third collection to link account id and user id.
The first option is deemed more efficient as additional complexity with 2 and 3 may not be necessary. 