using state

app.py

@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 import streamlit as st
 
+if 'auth_state' not in st.session_state:
+    st.session_state.auth_state = False
+
 # st.set_page_config(page_title="FAQ and Chat App")
 st.title("FAQ and Chat App")
-st.write("Welcome to the FAQ and Chat App! Navigate using the sidebar.")
+st.write("Welcome to the FAQ and Chat App! You can read our FAQs or directly chat with our AI (experimental)")
 
 st.page_link("pages/faq.py", label="FAQ")
 st.page_link("pages/chat.py", label="Chat")
 
+

pages/login.py

@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ def login():
     password = st.text_input("Password", type="password")
     if st.button("Login"):
         if authenticate(username, password):
-            st.success("Login successful!")
+            st.success("Login successful!")            
             cookie_manager.set('auth_state', 'authenticated')
+            st.session_state.auth_state = True
             st.switch_page('pages/manage_faqs.py')
         else:
             st.error("Invalid username or password")

pages/manage_faqs.py

@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ cookie_manager = get_manager()
 auth_state = cookie_manager.get(cookie='auth_state')
 st.write(auth_state)
 
-if not auth_state == "authenticated":
+if st.session_state.auth_state:
+    st.write('you are authenticated...')
+
+if not auth_state == "authenticated" and st.session_state.auth_state == False:
     st.warning("You are not authorized to access this page. Please login.")
     st.stop()