Use the url_for method, skeleton changes and dashboard fill out. Still not getting flash messages but am getting session data.

app/src/Controller/DashboardPage.php

@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ class DashboardPage extends Controller
     {
         // get the user details
         // get the channels
-        return $this->render('dashboard.twig', [ 
+        return $this->render('dashboard.twig');
-            'user' => $this->session->get('user'),
-        ]);
     }
 }

app/src/Controller/User/LoginUserAction.php

@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ class LoginUserAction extends Controller
 
         // start the session
         $this->session->getFlash()->add('success', "Successfully logged in.");
-        $this->session->set('user', [ 'id' => $user->getId(), 'authenticated' => true ]);
+        $this->session->set('authenticated', true);
+        $this->session->set('user', $user->toArray());
         return $this->redirect('/dashboard', 302);
     }
 }

app/src/Controller/User/LogoutUserAction.php

@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ class LogoutUserAction extends Controller
 
     public function handle(): Response
     {
+        if ($this->session->has('authenticated')) {
+            $this->session->delete('authenticated');
+        }
+
         if ($this->session->has('user')) {
             $this->session->delete('user');
         }

app/src/Domain/Entity/User.php

@@ -79,4 +79,16 @@ class User
 
         return $user;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array<string,mixed>
+     */
+    public function toArray(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'name' => $this->getName(),
+            'email' => $this->getEmail(),
+            'id' => $this->getId() ?? null,
+        ];
+    }
 }

app/src/Middleware/AuthenticatedMiddleware.php

@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ class AuthenticatedMiddleware implements MiddlewareInterface
 
     public function process(Request $request, RequestHandler $handler): Response
     {
-        if ($this->session->has('user')) {
+        if ($this->session->has('authenticated')) {
-            $userSession = $this->session->get('user');
+            if ($this->session->get('authenticated')) {
-            if ($userSession['authenticated']) {
                 return $handler->handle($request);
             }
         }

app/src/Routes.php

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Slovocast;
 
 use Slim\App;
+use Slovocast\Controller\Channel\CreateChannelPage;
 use Slovocast\Controller\HomePage;
 use Slovocast\Controller\HealthCheck;
 use Slovocast\Controller\DashboardPage;
@@ -23,11 +24,15 @@ class Routes
      */
     public static function setup(App $app): void
     {
-        $app->get('/[home]', HomePage::class);
+        $app->get('/[home]', HomePage::class)->setName("home");
         $app->get('/healthcheck', HealthCheck::class);
+
         // User Routes
         self::users($app);
         self::dashboard($app);
+
+        // Channel Routes
+        self::channels($app);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -52,6 +57,17 @@ class Routes
             ->setName('user-logout');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param App $app Instantiated Application
+     */
+    protected static function channels(App $app): void
+    {
+        $app->get('/channel/create', CreateChannelPage::class)
+            ->add(FormKeyMiddleware::class)
+            ->add(AuthenticatedMiddleware::class)
+            ->setName('channel-create-page');
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param App $app Instance of the application
      */
@@ -59,6 +75,6 @@ class Routes
     {
         $app->get('/dashboard', DashboardPage::class)
             ->add(AuthenticatedMiddleware::class)
-            ->setName('user-dashboard');
+            ->setName('dashboard');
     }
 }

app/templates/channel/create.twig

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 {% block content %}
 <div>
     <form action="/channel/create" method="post">
-        <input name="form_key" type="hidden" value="{{ form_key }}">
+        <input name="form_key" type="hidden" value="{{ session.get('form_key') }}">
+        <input name="user_id" type="hidden" value="{{ session.get('user').getId() }}">
         <div>
             <label for="name">Channel Name<br>
             <input name="name" type="text" required>
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@
             <textarea name="description"></textarea>
         </div>
         <div>
-            <button type="submit" label="Submit">
+            <button type="submit">Create</button> 
         </div>
     </form>
 </div>

app/templates/dashboard.twig

@@ -2,6 +2,20 @@
 
 {% block content %}
 <div>
-    <h1>Dashboard</h1>
+    <h1>Hello, {{ session.get('user').name }}!</h1>
+</div>
+<div>
+    {% if channel %}
+        <h2>{{ channel.name }}</h2>
+        <ul>
+            <li>Add Episode</li>
+            <li>Manage Episodes</li>
+            <li>Generate Feed</li>
+        </ul>
+    {% else %}
+        <ul>
+            <li><a href="/channel/create">Create Channel</a></li>
+        </ul>
+    {% endif %}
 </div>
 {% endblock %}

app/templates/layouts/skeleton.twig

@@ -6,25 +6,25 @@
         <meta name="description" value="{{ site_description }}">
         <meta name="keywords" value="{{ page_tags }}">
     {% endblock %}
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="static/main.css">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/main.css">
 
     {% block head_js %}{% endblock %}
 </head>
 <body>
     <div class="container">
         <header>
-            <h1><a href="/home">Slovocast</a></h1>
+            <h1><a href="{{ url_for("home") }}">Slovocast</a></h1>
             {% block header %}{% endblock %}
         </header>
 
         <nav>
             <ul>
-                {% if session.get('user').authenticated %}
+                {% if session.get('authenticated') %}
-                    <li><a href="/dashboard">Dashboard</a></li>
+                    <li><a href="{{ url_for("dashboard") }}">Dashboard</a></li>
-                    <li><a href="/logout">Logout</a></li>
+                    <li><a href="{{ url_for("user-logout") }}">Logout</a></li>
                 {% else %}
-                    <li><a href="/login">Login</a></li>
+                    <li><a href="{{ url_for("user-login-page") }}">Login</a></li>
-                    <li><a href="/register">Register</a></li>
+                    <li><a href="{{ url_for("user-register-page") }}">Register</a></li>
                 {% endif %}
             </ul>
         </nav>