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+import { useReducer, createContext, useEffect } from 'react';
+import axios from 'axios';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+
+interface ProviderProps {
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+}
+
+type InitialStateType = {
+  user: any;
+};
+
+const initialState = {
+  user: null,
+};
+
+const Context = createContext<{
+  state: InitialStateType;
+  dispatch: any;
+}>({
+  state: initialState,
+  dispatch: () => null,
+});
+
+const reducer = (state: InitialStateType, action) => {
+  switch (action.type) {
+    case 'LOGIN':
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        user: action.payload,
+      };
+    case 'LOGOUT':
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        user: null,
+      };
+    default:
+      return state;
+  }
+};
+
+const Provider = ({ children }: ProviderProps) => {
+  const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(reducer, initialState);
+
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+
+  // get user info from local storage
+  useEffect(() => {
+    dispatch({
+      type: 'LOGIN',
+      payload: JSON.parse(window.localStorage.getItem('user')),
+    });
+  }, []);
+
+  axios.interceptors.response.use(
+    function (response) {
+      // any status code that lies within the range of 2XX causes this function to trigger
+      return response;
+    },
+    function (error) {
+      // any status codes that fall outside the range of 2XX cause this function to trigger
+      let res = error.response;
+      if (res.status === 401 && res.config && !res.config.__isRetryRequest) {
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+          axios
+            .get('/api/logout')
+            .then((data) => {
+              console.log('/401 error > logout');
+              dispatch({ type: 'LOGOUT' });
+              window.localStorage.removeItem('user');
+              navigate('/login'); // Replace router.push with navigate
+            })
+            .catch((err) => {
+              console.log('AXIOS INTERCEPTORS ERROR:', err);
+              reject(error);
+            });
+        });
+      }
+      return Promise.reject(error);
+    }
+  );
+  
+  // csrf - include tokens in the axios header every time a request is made
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const getCsrfToken = async () => {
+      const { data } = await axios.get('/api/csrf-token');
+      console.log('CSRFFFFF =>>>>', data);
+      axios.defaults.headers['X-CSRF-TOKEN'] = data.getCsrfToken;
+    };
+    getCsrfToken();
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <Context.Provider value={{ state, dispatch }}>{children}</Context.Provider>
+  );
+};
+
+export { Context, Provider };