React Cognito Identity

Disclaimer This is my first open-source contribution, please let me know if you have any notes or would like to contribute.

React Cognito-Identity includes components that will secure your web application with the amplify-js javascript library. While you can definitely do a lot with that library alone, this can be a simpler options with a couple extra features. This library simply provides two React Context Consumers for you to use, wherever, however you wish.

When to use it

Use these components for your SPA when the following applies:

• You plan to use Amazon Web Services: Cognito User Pools or Identity Pools (or both)
• You are using ReactJS (v16.3 or greater)
• You need to authenticate users and authorize access to your servers
• You want automatic redirection to your login page (assuming it's also handled by your app and not elsewhere)
• You want to keep some paths public in your app publically accessible and don't want any kind of redirection

Installation

npm install --save react-cognito-identity

Examples

• CUSTOM_AUTH flow
• USER_PASSWORD_AUTH flow