Question

I have a simple accessor in my class:

public function get loggedIn():Boolean
{
    var loggedIn:Boolean = somePrivateMethodToCheckStatus();
    return loggedIn;
}

The API I’m now working with checks login status in an asynchronous fashion:

API_Class.addEventListener(API_Class.LOGIN_STATUS,onStatusCheck);
API_Class.checkLoginStatus();

function onStatusCheck(evt:API_Event):void
{
    //evt.loggedIn == true or false
}

Is there a way I can perform this asynchronous request without exiting my accessor?

Answer 1

Simple answer: No, there is not. You will have to set up login verification in an asynchronous fashion.

I am a bit curious: Why is there a need to repeatedly poll the login status remotely? If your user logged in from within the Flash application, the status should be known. Same goes for logging out. If login and logout is handled from outside the Flash app, why not implement a notification mechanism (via JavaScript or socket connection)?

Also, if not being logged in prevents users from performing actions on the server, you could check for authorization on the server, whenever remote calls are made, and return an error if the session has expired. This would still be more efficient than repeatedly polling status info.