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fix(clerk-js): preserve indefinite session deadlines - #9871

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Preserve zero expiration and abandonment timestamps through session loading and snapshots. The zero handling applies to session deadlines only (expireAt and abandonAt on Session and SessionWithActivities); other date fields keep falling back to the current time for zero, as before. Add hasMaximumLifetime to session resources so native and Expo clients can distinguish indefinite sessions from finite deadlines.

Load a session with expire_at: 0, restore its snapshot, and verify that the deadline remains zero and hasMaximumLifetime is false. Release before enabling the backend native-session policy.

Part of MOBILE-517. Companion PRs:

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  • pnpm test runs as expected. @clerk/shared, @clerk/clerk-js, and @clerk/expo unit tests passed; full monorepo suite not run.
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Preserve zero timestamps through date conversion and snapshots, and expose hasMaximumLifetime on session resources.

Part of MOBILE-517
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unixEpochToDeadline preserves Unix epoch zero for session deadlines. Session and SessionWithActivities now expose hasMaximumLifetime. Shared session types and backend resource documentation describe zero-valued expiration and abandonment deadlines. Tests cover date conversion, snapshot restoration, and restored client sessions.

Priority: ➖ Normal

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Suggested reviewers: wobsoriano, nikosdouvlis

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The session deadline change appears mergeable. The test fixture should be typed so it represents a valid session payload.

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commit: e886110

hasMaximumLifetime is a new public property, so clerk-js and shared take a minor bump. The changeset now describes the user-facing fix.

Part of MOBILE-517
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Current version: 4.41.0
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Added: SessionResource.hasMaximumLifetime
+ readonly hasMaximumLifetime?: boolean;

Added property SessionResource.hasMaximumLifetime

Added: SessionWithActivitiesResource.hasMaximumLifetime
+ readonly hasMaximumLifetime?: boolean;

Added property SessionWithActivitiesResource.hasMaximumLifetime


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looks good! pushed a tiny change

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@swolfand Explained everything in the accompanying docs PR, but pushed some JSDoc changes to include some of that info you had in the docs before but are better included as part of the property in the Typedoc output. Have a look and let me know if that looks good to you.

Other resources keep falling back to the current time for a zero timestamp, as before. Session and SessionWithActivities parse expire_at and abandon_at with unixEpochToDeadline, which keeps zero as Unix epoch zero.

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expect(restored.expireAt.getTime()).toBe(deadline);
expect(restored.hasMaximumLifetime).toBe(deadline > 0);
const withActivities = new SessionWithActivities(
{ id: session.id, expire_at: deadline, abandon_at: deadline } as any,

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Use a typed SessionWithActivitiesJSON fixture.

SessionWithActivitiesJSON requires the inherited SessionJSON fields, plus user: null and latest_activity. This object provides only id and the deadline fields, so as any hides missing fields such as status. Import SessionWithActivitiesJSON, create a complete typed fixture, and pass it without the cast.

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Update the session fixture in the test to use the imported
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