Login with GitHub presents an empty white screen

[d-blackburn]

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📝 Description

When I click Login with GitHub button, a window opens containing no contents. (See screenshots).

🪜 Steps To Reproduce

1. Open Gitify when signed out
2. Click "Login with GitHub" button
3. Observe newly opened window with no contents.

Gitify Version

5.16.1

Operating System

Windows

GitHub Account

GitHub Cloud

📸 Screenshots

[setchy]

Thanks for reporting @d-blackburn.

Were you able to Auth with the PAT option?

[d-blackburn]

No problem @setchy!

Yeah, I just switched over to use the PAT instead, works a treat!

[setchy]

I was able to recreate this on my Windows VM.

Interestingly, it works on macOS...

Thinking out loud, this particular GitHub authentication method has been problematic for a while, requires parts of electron we want to remove #650, and needs a complete overhaul.

[ritaban06]

No problem @setchy!

Yeah, I just switched over to use the PAT instead, works a treat!

What is PAT, how to switch over? Pls explain

[setchy]

No problem @setchy!

Yeah, I just switched over to use the PAT instead, works a treat!

What is PAT, how to switch over? Pls explain

PAT is short for Personal Access Token and is one of three support authentication methods.

[setchy]

Closing this issue for now - we have others that capture the need for a rewrite of the GitHub Authentication module