Getting Started

Build a User Management App with SolidJS

This tutorial demonstrates how to build a basic user management app. The app authenticates and identifies the user, stores their profile information in the database, and allows the user to log in, update their profile details, and upload a profile photo. The app uses:

  • Supabase Database - a Postgres database for storing your user data and Row Level Security so data is protected and users can only access their own information.
  • Supabase Auth - users log in through magic links sent to their email (without having to set up passwords).
  • Supabase Storage - users can upload a profile photo.

Supabase User Management example

Project setup

Before we start building we're going to set up our Database and API. This is as simple as starting a new Project in Supabase and then creating a "schema" inside the database.

Create a project

  1. Create a new project in the Supabase Dashboard.
  2. Enter your project details.
  3. Wait for the new database to launch.

Set up the database schema

Now we are going to set up the database schema. We can use the "User Management Starter" quickstart in the SQL Editor, or you can just copy/paste the SQL from below and run it yourself.

Get the API Keys

Now that you've created some database tables, you are ready to insert data using the auto-generated API. We just need to get the Project URL and anon key from the API settings.

  1. Go to the API Settings page in the Dashboard.
  2. Find your Project URL, anon, and service_role keys on this page.

Building the app

Let's start building the SolidJS app from scratch.

Initialize a SolidJS app

We can use Degit to initialize an app called supabase-solid:


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npx degit solidjs/templates/ts supabase-solid
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cd supabase-solid

Then let's install the only additional dependency: supabase-js


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npm install @supabase/supabase-js

And finally we want to save the environment variables in a .env. All we need are the API URL and the anon key that you copied earlier.

.env

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VITE_SUPABASE_URL=YOUR_SUPABASE_URL
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VITE_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY=YOUR_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY

Now that we have the API credentials in place, let's create a helper file to initialize the Supabase client. These variables will be exposed on the browser, and that's completely fine since we have Row Level Security enabled on our Database.

src/supabaseClient.jsx

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import { createClient } from '@supabase/supabase-js'
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const supabaseUrl = import.meta.env.VITE_SUPABASE_URL
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const supabaseAnonKey = import.meta.env.VITE_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY
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export const supabase = createClient(supabaseUrl, supabaseAnonKey)

App styling (optional)

An optional step is to update the CSS file src/index.css to make the app look nice. You can find the full contents of this file here.

Set up a login component

Let's set up a SolidJS component to manage logins and sign ups. We'll use Magic Links, so users can sign in with their email without using passwords.

src/Auth.tsx

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import { createSignal } from 'solid-js'
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import { supabase } from './supabaseClient'
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export default function Auth() {
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const [loading, setLoading] = createSignal(false)
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const [email, setEmail] = createSignal('')
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const handleLogin = async (e: SubmitEvent) => {
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e.preventDefault()
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try {
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setLoading(true)
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const { error } = await supabase.auth.signInWithOtp({ email: email() })
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if (error) throw error
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alert('Check your email for the login link!')
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} catch (error) {
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if (error instanceof Error) {
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alert(error.message)
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}
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} finally {
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setLoading(false)
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}
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}
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return (
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<div class="row flex-center flex">
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<div class="col-6 form-widget" aria-live="polite">
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<h1 class="header">Supabase + SolidJS</h1>
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<p class="description">Sign in via magic link with your email below</p>
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<form class="form-widget" onSubmit={handleLogin}>
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<div>
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<label for="email">Email</label>
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<input
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id="email"
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class="inputField"
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type="email"
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placeholder="Your email"
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value={email()}
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onChange={(e) => setEmail(e.currentTarget.value)}
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/>
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</div>
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<div>
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<button type="submit" class="button block" aria-live="polite">
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{loading() ? <span>Loading</span> : <span>Send magic link</span>}
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</button>
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</div>
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</form>
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</div>
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</div>
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)
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}

Account page

After a user is signed in we can allow them to edit their profile details and manage their account.

Let's create a new component for that called Account.tsx.

src/Account.tsx

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import { AuthSession } from '@supabase/supabase-js'
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import { Component, createEffect, createSignal } from 'solid-js'
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import { supabase } from './supabaseClient'
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interface Props {
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session: AuthSession
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}
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const Account: Component<Props> = ({ session }) => {
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const [loading, setLoading] = createSignal(true)
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const [username, setUsername] = createSignal<string | null>(null)
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const [website, setWebsite] = createSignal<string | null>(null)
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const [avatarUrl, setAvatarUrl] = createSignal<string | null>(null)
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createEffect(() => {
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getProfile()
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})
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const getProfile = async () => {
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try {
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setLoading(true)
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const { user } = session
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const { data, error, status } = await supabase
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.from('profiles')
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.select(`username, website, avatar_url`)
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.eq('id', user.id)
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.single()
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if (error && status !== 406) {
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throw error
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}
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if (data) {
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setUsername(data.username)
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setWebsite(data.website)
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setAvatarUrl(data.avatar_url)
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}
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} catch (error) {
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if (error instanceof Error) {
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alert(error.message)
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}
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} finally {
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setLoading(false)
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}
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}
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const updateProfile = async (e: Event) => {
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e.preventDefault()
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try {
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setLoading(true)
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const { user } = session
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const updates = {
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id: user.id,
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username: username(),
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website: website(),
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avatar_url: avatarUrl(),
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updated_at: new Date().toISOString(),
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}
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const { error } = await supabase.from('profiles').upsert(updates)
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if (error) {
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throw error
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}
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} catch (error) {
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if (error instanceof Error) {
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alert(error.message)
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}
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} finally {
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setLoading(false)
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}
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}
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return (
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<div aria-live="polite">
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<form onSubmit={updateProfile} class="form-widget">
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<div>Email: {session.user.email}</div>
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<div>
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<label for="username">Name</label>
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<input
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id="username"
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type="text"
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value={username() || ''}
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onChange={(e) => setUsername(e.currentTarget.value)}
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/>
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</div>
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<div>
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<label for="website">Website</label>
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<input
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id="website"
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type="text"
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value={website() || ''}
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onChange={(e) => setWebsite(e.currentTarget.value)}
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/>
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</div>
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<div>
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<button type="submit" class="button primary block" disabled={loading()}>
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{loading() ? 'Saving ...' : 'Update profile'}
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</button>
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</div>
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<button type="button" class="button block" onClick={() => supabase.auth.signOut()}>
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Sign Out
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</button>
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</form>
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</div>
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)
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}
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export default Account

Launch!

Now that we have all the components in place, let's update App.tsx:

src/App.tsx

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import { Component, createEffect, createSignal } from 'solid-js'
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import { supabase } from './supabaseClient'
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import { AuthSession } from '@supabase/supabase-js'
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import Account from './Account'
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import Auth from './Auth'
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const App: Component = () => {
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const [session, setSession] = createSignal<AuthSession | null>(null)
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createEffect(() => {
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supabase.auth.getSession().then(({ data: { session } }) => {
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setSession(session)
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})
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supabase.auth.onAuthStateChange((_event, session) => {
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setSession(session)
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})
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})
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return (
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<div class="container" style={{ padding: '50px 0 100px 0' }}>
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{!session() ? <Auth /> : <Account session={session()!} />}
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</div>
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)
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}
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export default App

Once that's done, run this in a terminal window:


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npm start

And then open the browser to localhost:3000 and you should see the completed app.

Supabase SolidJS

Bonus: Profile photos

Every Supabase project is configured with Storage for managing large files like photos and videos.

Create an upload widget

Let's create an avatar for the user so that they can upload a profile photo. We can start by creating a new component:

src/Avatar.tsx

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import { Component, createEffect, createSignal, JSX } from 'solid-js'
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import { supabase } from './supabaseClient'
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interface Props {
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size: number
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url: string | null
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onUpload: (event: Event, filePath: string) => void
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}
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const Avatar: Component<Props> = (props) => {
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const [avatarUrl, setAvatarUrl] = createSignal<string | null>(null)
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const [uploading, setUploading] = createSignal(false)
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createEffect(() => {
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if (props.url) downloadImage(props.url)
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})
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const downloadImage = async (path: string) => {
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try {
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const { data, error } = await supabase.storage.from('avatars').download(path)
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if (error) {
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throw error
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}
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const url = URL.createObjectURL(data)
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setAvatarUrl(url)
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} catch (error) {
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if (error instanceof Error) {
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console.log('Error downloading image: ', error.message)
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}
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}
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}
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const uploadAvatar: JSX.EventHandler<HTMLInputElement, Event> = async (event) => {
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try {
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setUploading(true)
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const target = event.currentTarget
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if (!target?.files || target.files.length === 0) {
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throw new Error('You must select an image to upload.')
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}
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const file = target.files[0]
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const fileExt = file.name.split('.').pop()
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const fileName = `${Math.random()}.${fileExt}`
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const filePath = `${fileName}`
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const { error: uploadError } = await supabase.storage.from('avatars').upload(filePath, file)
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if (uploadError) {
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throw uploadError
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}
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props.onUpload(event, filePath)
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} catch (error) {
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if (error instanceof Error) {
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alert(error.message)
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}
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} finally {
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setUploading(false)
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}
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}
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return (
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<div style={{ width: props.size }} aria-live="polite">
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{avatarUrl() ? (
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<img
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src={avatarUrl()!}
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alt={avatarUrl() ? 'Avatar' : 'No image'}
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class="avatar image"
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style={{ height: `${props.size}px`, width: `${props.size}px` }}
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/>
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) : (
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<div
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class="avatar no-image"
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style={{ height: `${props.size}px`, width: `${props.size}px` }}
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/>
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)}
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<div style={{ width: `${props.size}px` }}>
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<label class="button primary block" for="single">
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{uploading() ? 'Uploading ...' : 'Upload avatar'}
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</label>
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<span style="display:none">
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<input
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type="file"
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id="single"
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accept="image/*"
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onChange={uploadAvatar}
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disabled={uploading()}
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/>
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</span>
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</div>
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</div>
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)
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}
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export default Avatar

Add the new widget

And then we can add the widget to the Account page:

src/Account.tsx

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// Import the new component
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import Avatar from './Avatar'
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// ...
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return (
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<form onSubmit={updateProfile} class="form-widget">
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{/* Add to the body */}
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<Avatar
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url={avatarUrl()}
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size={150}
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onUpload={(e: Event, url: string) => {
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setAvatarUrl(url)
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updateProfile(e)
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}}
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/>
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{/* ... */}
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</div>
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)

At this stage you have a fully functional application!