Autoconnect use with async webserver

[xygax]

i use a Soft AP as the preferred first connection that times out after a minute (this is via wifi only) and all other connections are via ethernet unless the Wifi password and SSID are changed from default (then its wifi)

Currently i serve a web page from SPIFFS as the credentials entry point for several things and i'm having trouble replacing the async webserver with Autoconnect. Is it possible to get the auto connect working with async webserver (esp32)

Code below Auto connect commented out as is

//WebServer Server;
//AutoConnect Portal;

Setup_Wifi(); // Start Wifi as STA or AP with credentials from EE

Serial.println("\nWifi client timer:");
lcd.setCursor(0, 1);

AP_Connect:
byte count1 = 0;
while (!client_connected && count1 < 16) { // wait for connection 60 sec
delay(3750);
Serial.print(".");
lcd.print(".");
count1 ++;
//Portal.handleClient();
}

if (!client_connected){     
  WiFi.softAPdisconnect (true);
  Serial.print("\nAP shutdown !");
  Serial.println("\nCreditantals restored from EE");
  Restore_Values();  
  //delay(1000);   
} else {
  goto AP_Connect;                                                                    // loop forever until esp resets 
}

void Setup_Wifi(){

//---------------big snip AP / sta choice and setup------------------------

//----------------- set up creds access point------------------------ MODE3
Serial.println(" ");
Serial.println("Setting up config AP (Access Point)…");

WiFi.softAP(def_ssid, def_password);

IPAddress IP = WiFi.softAPIP();
Serial.print ("WiFi :- "); // if access point
Serial.print(def_ssid);
Serial.println("\t ( Mode 3 )");
Serial.print ("AP IP :- ");
Serial.println(IP);
lcd.setCursor(0, 1);
lcd.print ("AP: ");
lcd.print(IP);

//------------------the async handler for Config.html-----------------------------------------------------

// send setup web page with input fields to client
server.on("/", HTTP_GET, [](AsyncWebServerRequest * request) {
request->send(SPIFFS, "/Config.html");

Serial.print("\nClient IP: ");
String DeviceIP = (request->client()->remoteIP()).toString();
Serial.println(DeviceIP);
client_connected = true;

});
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------

server.on("/identVer", HTTP_GET, [](AsyncWebServerRequest * request) {
String payload = String(Version);
request->send_P(200, "text/plain", payload.c_str());
});

// big snip of server.on http get statements

  if (Pwd_str.length() != 0) { 
    if(Pwd_str == "Reset"){Pwd_str = "";}           // force clear    
    Serial.print("writing eeprom PWD: ");
    preferences.putString("Pwd_str",Pwd_str);    
  } else {
    Serial.println ("PWD NOT Saved");
  } 


request->send(200, "text/html", "Service will now restart as accesspoint or station."
              + inputParam +
              "<br><a href=\"/\">Return to Home Page</a>");

delay(2000);
ESP.restart();

});

server.onNotFound(notFound);
server.begin();
//Portal.begin();
Serial.println("Webserver started: "+ WiFi.localIP().toString());
}

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