invalidate user cache when hitting /get-dev-profile

src/backend/src/routers/get-dev-profile.js

@@ -33,15 +33,27 @@ router.get('/get-dev-profile', auth, express.json(), async (req, response, next)
     // check if user is verified
     if((config.strict_email_verification_required || req.user.requires_email_confirmation) && !req.user.email_confirmed)
         return response.status(400).send({code: 'account_is_not_verified', message: 'Account is not verified'});
-    
+
+    // TODO: we currently invalidate the cache on every request, this is because a developer may
+    // have been approved for the incentive program from one server, but the cache on another server
+    // may not have been updated yet. This is a temporary solution until we implement a better way to
+    // handle this. The better way would be for different servers to communicate with each other
+    // when a developer is approved for the incentive program (or any other change that affects the
+    // cache) and update the cache on all servers.
+    require('../helpers').invalidate_cached_user(req.user);
+    const { get_user } = require('../helpers');
+
+    let dev = await get_user(req.user);
+    dev = dev ?? {};
+
     try{
         // auth
         response.send({
-            first_name: req.user.dev_first_name,
-            last_name: req.user.dev_last_name,
-            approved_for_incentive_program: req.user.dev_approved_for_incentive_program,
-            joined_incentive_program: req.user.dev_joined_incentive_program,
-            paypal: req.user.dev_paypal,
+            first_name: dev.dev_first_name,
+            last_name: dev.dev_last_name,
+            approved_for_incentive_program: dev.dev_approved_for_incentive_program,
+            joined_incentive_program: dev.dev_joined_incentive_program,
+            paypal: dev.dev_paypal,
         });
     }catch(e){
         console.log(e)