Elfsquad Authentication Library

The authentication library allows you to easily authenticate with the Elfsquad API.

Options

• clientId identifier of your OpenIdClient that can be obtained in the integrations page of your Elfsquad Management System.
• redirectUri callback entry point of your app.
• scope (optional) Requested authentication scope. Defaults to Elfskot.Api offline_access.
• loginUrl (optional) URL of the authentication service. Defaults to https://login.elfsquad.io.
• responseMode (optional) OAuth response mode, either 'fragment' or 'query'. Defaults to 'fragment'.
• storeRefreshToken (optional) Callback to store the refresh token server-side. When provided, the library will call this instead of saving the token to localStorage. Must be provided together with refreshAccessToken and revokeRefreshToken.
• refreshAccessToken (optional) Callback to refresh the access token via a server-side endpoint. When provided, the library will call this instead of using the built-in localStorage-based refresh flow. Must be provided together with storeRefreshToken and revokeRefreshToken.
• revokeRefreshToken (optional) Callback to revoke the server-side refresh token on sign-out. Must be provided together with storeRefreshToken and refreshAccessToken.

Methods

• signIn starts the authentication flow.
• onSignIn returns a promise that is called after the authentication flow has run successfully.
• isSignedIn returns a promise with a boolean result that indicates if the user is signed in.
• getAccessToken returns a promise that resolves into access token.

Examples

import { AuthenticationContext } from "@elfsquad/authentication";

var authenticationContext = new AuthenticationContext({
  clientId: "c2a349a9-02ea-4e1e-a59d-65870529f713",
  redirectUri: "https://example.com",
});

authenticationContext
  .onSignIn()
  .then(() => {
    authenticationContext.getAccessToken().then((accessToken) => {
      console.log("accessToken", accessToken);
    });
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.error(error);
  });

authenticationContext.isSignedIn().then((isSignedIn) => {
  if (!isSignedIn) {
    authenticationContext.signIn();
  }
});

BFF pattern (secure refresh token storage)

Use the storeRefreshToken, refreshAccessToken, and revokeRefreshToken callbacks to move refresh tokens out of localStorage into server-side HttpOnly cookies, eliminating XSS exposure of long-lived credentials.

import { AuthenticationContext } from "@elfsquad/authentication";

const authenticationContext = new AuthenticationContext({
  clientId: "c2a349a9-02ea-4e1e-a59d-65870529f713",
  redirectUri: "https://example.com",
  storeRefreshToken: (token) =>
    fetch("/auth/store-token", {
      method: "POST",
      body: JSON.stringify({ token }),
    }).then(() => {}),
  refreshAccessToken: () => fetch("/auth/refresh").then((r) => r.json()),
  revokeRefreshToken: () =>
    fetch("/auth/revoke", { method: "POST" }).then(() => {}),
});

authenticationContext.onSignIn().then(() => {
  authenticationContext.getAccessToken().then((accessToken) => {
    console.log("accessToken", accessToken);
  });
});