#944: Fixed auth. sessions not persistent

arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/auth/authentication-client-service.ts

@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ export class AuthenticationClientService
     this.service
       .session()
       .then((session) => this.notifySessionDidChange(session));
+
     this.setOptions();
+    this.service.initAuthSession()
+
     this.arduinoPreferences.onPreferenceChanged((event) => {
       if (event.preferenceName.startsWith('arduino.auth.')) {
         this.setOptions();

arduino-ide-extension/src/common/protocol/authentication-service.ts

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export interface AuthenticationService
   session(): Promise<AuthenticationSession | undefined>;
   disposeClient(client: AuthenticationServiceClient): void;
   setOptions(authOptions: AuthOptions): void;
+  initAuthSession(): Promise<void>;
 }
 
 export interface AuthenticationServiceClient {

arduino-ide-extension/src/node/auth/authentication-service-impl.ts

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ export class AuthenticationServiceImpl
   protected readonly delegate = new ArduinoAuthenticationProvider();
   protected readonly clients: AuthenticationServiceClient[] = [];
   protected readonly toDispose = new DisposableCollection();
+
+  private initialized = false; 
 
   async onStart(): Promise<void> {
     this.toDispose.pushAll([
@@ -42,7 +44,13 @@ export class AuthenticationServiceImpl
         this.clients.forEach((client) => this.disposeClient(client))
       ),
     ]);
-    await this.delegate.init();
+  }
+
+  async initAuthSession(): Promise<void> {
+    if (!this.initialized) {
+      await this.delegate.init();
+      this.initialized = true
+    }
   }
 
   setOptions(authOptions: AuthOptions) {