Do not use localStorage to store userInfo but call auth service on app init

src/app/app.module.ts

@@ -16,8 +16,13 @@ import { AppConfigService } from './core/services';
 export function initUserService(authService: UserService) {
   return (): Promise<any> => {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      authService.initializeService();
-      resolve();
+      authService.initializeService().subscribe(
+        () => {
+          resolve();
+        },
+        () => {
+          resolve();
+        });
     });
   };
 }

src/app/user/services/user.service.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { Observable, Subject } from 'rxjs';
 import { IUserInfo, PasswordUpdateForm, User, ILoginResponse, LegacyAccount, IPasswordForgottenForm } from '../models';
 import { map, mergeMap, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
-import * as JwtDecode from 'jwt-decode';
 import * as NodeRSA from 'node-rsa';
 import { APP_CONFIG } from '../../core/services/app-config.service';
 
@@ -20,16 +19,19 @@ export class UserService {
   }
 
   initializeService() {
-    this.setUserInfo();
+    return this.getUserInfo().pipe(
+      map((userInfo) => {
+        this._user = new User(userInfo);
+      }),
+    );
   }
 
   // Function and helpers allowing the management of the user session (jwt), info...
   setSession(authResult): boolean {
     let success = false;
     if (authResult && authResult.userInfo && authResult.xsrfToken) {
-      localStorage.setItem('userInfo', JSON.stringify(authResult.userInfo));
       localStorage.setItem('xsrfToken', authResult.xsrfToken);
-      this.setUserInfo();
+      this._user = new User(authResult.userInfo);
       success = true;
       this._userStatusChangedSubject.next(true);
     } else {
@@ -39,19 +41,7 @@ export class UserService {
     return success;
   }
 
-  setUserInfo() {
-    const userInfo = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('userInfo'));
-    if (userInfo) {
-      if (userInfo.exp > Date.now()) {
-        this._user = new User(userInfo);
-      } else {
-        this.resetAuth();
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   resetAuth() {
-    localStorage.removeItem('userInfo');
     localStorage.removeItem('xsrfToken');
     this.logout().subscribe();
     this._user = null;