Adding Pages

To add a new page to the application site of your Next.js project, you can create a new page in the pages directory and using the required getServerSideProps function.

By "application", we mean the private pages of your project behind the authentication wall, such as the dashboard, the settings page, etc.

As such - we need to make sure to protect these pages from being accessed by unauthorized users. To do so, we can use the withAppProps function, which will redirect the user to the login page if they are not authenticated.

Adding a new page to the app

For example, if you want to add a page at /tasks, you can create a new file at pages/about.tsx with the following content:

import { GetServerSidePropsContext } from 'next';
import { withAppProps } from '~/lib/props/with-app-props';
import RouteShell from '~/components/RouteShell';
 
const Tasks = () => {
  return (
    <RouteShell title={'Tasks'}>
     Tasks...
    </RouteShell>
  );
};
 
export default Tasks;
 
export async function getServerSideProps(ctx: GetServerSidePropsContext) {
  return await withAppProps(ctx);
}

Let's break down what's happening here:

1. withAppProps: This function will retrieve all the required data and send it to the page as props. It will also redirect the user to the login page if they are not authenticated.
2. RouteShell: This component is a wrapper that will add the required layout to the page, including the navigation bar, the sidebar, the footer, etc. It will also initialize Firebase Firestore.