@livechat/accounts-sdk

SDK for 'Sign in with LiveChat'.

Usage no npm install needed!

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  import livechatAccountsSdk from 'https://cdn.skypack.dev/@livechat/accounts-sdk';
</script>

README

accountsSDK

accountsSDK is a small library that installs the "Sign in with LiveChat" button on any website or app. It also wraps OAuth flow in an easy-to-use API.

Installation

npm install --save @livechat/accounts-sdk

Button

Example sign in with LiveChat button designs. Assets are available here.

Button Small button

Example popup

import { AccountsSDK } from '@livechat/accounts-sdk';

// create new SDK instance with it's options
const sdk = new AccountsSDK({
  client_id: '<your_app_client_id>'
});

document.getElementById('login-button').onclick = (e) => {
  if (e && e.preventDefault) {
    e.preventDefault();
  }

  sdk.popup().authorize().then((authorizeData)=>{
    const transaction = sdk.verify(authorizeData);
    if (transaction != null) {
      // authorization success
      // authorizeData contains `accessToken` or `code`
      // transation contains state and optional code_verifier (code + PKCE)
    }
  }).catch((e)=>{
    
  })
};

Flows

Authorize using a popup. It's possible to pass options to override constructor options.

const sdk = new AccountsSDK(options)
const promise = sdk.popup(options).authorize()

Authorize using iframe. It's possible to pass options to override constructor options. Works when a browser doesn't check for ITP, and user authentication is set.

const sdk = new AccountsSDK(options)
const promise = sdk.iframe(options).authorize()

Authorize using a full redirect. Authorize function performs full browser redirect to an authorization server. authorizeData function checks if authorization is set in URL.

const sdk = new AccountsSDK(options)

sdk.redirect().authorizeData().then((authorizeData)=>{
sdk.redirect().authorizeData().then((authorizeData)=>{
  // authorize data found in URL
  const transaction = sdk.verify(authorizeData);

}).catch((e)=>{
  // authorize data missing, redirect to authorization server
  sdk.redirect().authorize()
})

Options

  • client_id string required registered client ID
  • prompt string use consent to force consent prompt in a popup and redirect flows
  • response_type='token' string OAuth response type, use token or code
  • popup_flow='auto' string auto - don't show popup when credentials are not required, manual - always show popup
  • state string OAuth state param, auto generated by SDK when empty
  • verify_state=true bool a function that returns transaction should verify if the state matches
  • scope string - custom scope list, must be a subset of preconfigured client ID scopes
  • redirect_uri string OAuth redirect URI - current location by default
  • email_hint string fill in an email hint in forms
  • server_url='https://accounts.livechat.com' string authorization server url
  • path='' string option to provide a path when loading accounts, for example /signup
  • tracking object tracking querystring params
  • transaction.namespace='com.livechat.accounts' string transaction keys prefix
  • transaction.key_length=32 number transaction random state length
  • transaction.force_local_storage=false bool try to use local storage instead of cookies
  • pkce.enabled=true bool Oauth 2.1 PKCE extension enabled for code grant
  • pkce.code_verifier string override auto generated code verifier
  • pkce.code_verifier_length=128 number code verifier length, between 43 and 128 characters https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7636#section-4.1
  • pkce.code_challange_method='S256' string code challange method, use S256 or plain