SW Combine SDK for Node.js

Comprehensive TypeScript SDK for the Star Wars Combine API v2.0

Features • Installation • Quick Start • Documentation • Examples

Features

• Full API Coverage - All 60+ endpoints across 11 resource categories
• OAuth 2.0 Built-in - Complete OAuth flow with automatic token refresh
• TypeScript First - Full type definitions with IntelliSense support
• Type-Safe Scopes - 170+ OAuth scope constants with autocomplete
• Automatic Retries - Exponential backoff for failed requests
• Modern & Universal - ES Modules + CommonJS, Node.js 18+
• Developer Tools - Helper scripts for OAuth and testing
• Zero Dependencies (except axios)

Installation

npm install swcombine-sdk
# or
yarn add swcombine-sdk
# or
pnpm add swcombine-sdk

Quick Start

1. Initialize the Client

import { SWCombine } from 'swcombine-sdk';

// Public mode (no auth)
const publicClient = new SWCombine();

// Token-only mode (use an existing token)
const tokenClient = new SWCombine({
  token: process.env.SWC_ACCESS_TOKEN!,
});

// Full OAuth mode (required for OAuth flows and token refresh)
const fullClient = new SWCombine({
  clientId: process.env.SWC_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.SWC_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  token: process.env.SWC_ACCESS_TOKEN, // Optional - string or OAuthToken object
  redirectUri: 'http://localhost:3000/callback',
  accessType: 'offline',
});

2. Make API Calls

// Get public character information (no auth required)
const character = await publicClient.character.getByHandle({
  handle: 'character-handle',
});

console.log(character.uid);    // "1:12345"
console.log(character.name);   // "Character Name"

3. Authenticated Endpoints

// For authenticated endpoints, provide an access token
const authenticatedClient = new SWCombine({
  token: process.env.SWC_ACCESS_TOKEN!,
});

// Get character details
const character = await authenticatedClient.character.get({
  uid: '1:12345',
});

// Get character messages
const messages = await authenticatedClient.character.messages.list({
  uid: '1:12345',
  mode: 'received',
});

// List returns metadata items (MessageListItem[])
const firstMessageId = messages[0]?.attributes.uid;
if (firstMessageId) {
  const fullMessage = await authenticatedClient.character.messages.get({
    uid: '1:12345',
    messageId: firstMessageId,
  });
  console.log(fullMessage.communication);
}

// Send a message
// IMPORTANT: use receiver handle(s), not UID(s), for `receivers`
await authenticatedClient.character.messages.create({
  uid: '1:12345',
  receivers: 'recipient_handle',
  communication: 'Test message',
});

// Get faction information
const faction = await authenticatedClient.faction.get({
  uid: '20:123',
});

OAuth Authentication

Quick OAuth Setup

Use the included helper script to get an access token:

# 1. Add your credentials to .env
echo "SWC_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id" >> .env
echo "SWC_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret" >> .env

# 2. Run the OAuth helper
npm run get-token

# 3. Visit http://localhost:3000 in your browser
# 4. Authorize the app and copy the token to .env

Manual OAuth Flow

OAuth-only methods require full OAuth mode (clientId + clientSecret):

• client.auth.getAuthorizationUrl(...)
• client.auth.handleCallback(...)
• client.auth.revokeToken(...)
• client.refreshToken()

import { SWCombine, CharacterScopes, MessageScopes } from 'swcombine-sdk';

const client = new SWCombine({
  clientId: 'your-client-id',
  clientSecret: 'your-client-secret',
  redirectUri: 'http://localhost:3000/callback',
  accessType: 'offline', // Get refresh token
});

// 1. Generate authorization URL
const authUrl = client.auth.getAuthorizationUrl({
  scopes: [
    CharacterScopes.READ,
    CharacterScopes.STATS,
    MessageScopes.READ,
    MessageScopes.SEND,
  ],
  state: 'random-csrf-token',
});

// 2. Redirect user to authUrl...

// 3. Handle callback
const result = await client.auth.handleCallback(req.query);

if (result.success) {
  const token = result.token!;
  console.log('Access Token:', token.accessToken);
  console.log('Refresh Token:', token.refreshToken);
}

Type-Safe OAuth Scopes

import {
  CharacterScopes,
  MessageScopes,
  Scopes,
  getAllScopes,
  getReadOnlyScopes,
} from 'swcombine-sdk';

// Use constants with autocomplete
const scopes = [
  CharacterScopes.READ,      // TypeScript suggests all scopes
  CharacterScopes.STATS,
  MessageScopes.SEND,
  Scopes.PersonalInventory.SHIPS.READ,
];

// Or use helpers
const readOnly = getReadOnlyScopes();
const everything = getAllScopes();

See OAuth Scopes Guide for all 170+ available scopes.

API Resources

The SDK provides access to all SW Combine API v2.0 resources through a fluent, type-safe interface:

| Resource | Access | Description | |---|---|---| | client.api | Utilities | Hello world, permissions, rate limits, time conversion | | client.character | Characters | Profile, messages, skills, privileges, credits, credit log | | client.faction | Factions | Info, members, budgets, stockholders, credits, credit log | | client.galaxy | Galaxy | Systems, sectors, planets, stations, cities | | client.inventory | Inventory | Entity listing, management, tagging | | client.market | Market | Vendor listings | | client.news | News | GNS and Sim News feeds | | client.types | Types | Entity types, classes, and detailed type info | | client.events | Events | Personal, faction, inventory, and combat events | | client.location | Location | Entity location lookups | | client.datacard | Datacards | Datacard management and assignment |

Also includes a Timestamp utility for Combine Galactic Time (CGT) conversion and formatting.

For complete method signatures, parameters, and examples, see the API Reference Documentation.

Rate Limiting

The SW Combine API has a rate limit of 600 requests per hour. The SDK provides tools to monitor and handle rate limits:

// Check current rate limit status after any API call
const rateLimit = client.getRateLimitInfo();
if (rateLimit) {
  console.log(`${rateLimit.remaining}/${rateLimit.limit} requests remaining`);
  console.log(`Resets at: ${rateLimit.resetTime}`);
}

// Set up a callback to monitor rate limits in real-time
client.onRateLimitUpdate((info) => {
  if (info.remaining < 100) {
    console.warn(`Warning: Only ${info.remaining} API requests remaining!`);
  }
});

// Or check via API endpoint for detailed per-endpoint limits
const limits = await client.api.rateLimits();

The SDK automatically handles rate limit errors with exponential backoff and respects the Retry-After header when provided.

Error Handling

import { SWCError } from 'swcombine-sdk';

try {
  const character = await client.character.get({ uid: '1:12345' });
} catch (error) {
  if (error instanceof SWCError) {
    console.error('Status:', error.statusCode);     // 404
    console.error('Message:', error.message);       // "Resource not found"
    console.error('Type:', error.type);             // "not_found"
    console.error('Retryable:', error.retryable);   // false
  }
}

TypeScript Support

Full TypeScript support with intelligent type inference:

import { Message, MessageListItem } from 'swcombine-sdk';

// Types are automatically inferred
const character = await client.character.get({ uid: '1:12345' });
// character: Character

// Request parameters are typed
const listedMessages = await client.character.messages.list({
  uid: '1:12345',
  mode: 'received', // Optional - TypeScript knows valid values: 'sent' | 'received'
  // mode: 'invalid', // TypeScript error
});

const messageListItem: MessageListItem | undefined = listedMessages[0];
const messageId = messageListItem?.attributes.uid;

if (messageId) {
  const messageDetail: Message = await client.character.messages.get({
    uid: '1:12345',
    messageId,
  });
  console.log(messageDetail.communication);
}

// Send message: receivers must be handle(s), not UID(s)
await client.character.messages.create({
  uid: '1:12345',
  receivers: 'recipient_handle_1;recipient_handle_2',
  communication: 'Hello there',
});

Configuration Options

interface ClientConfig {
  // Optional OAuth credentials
  // If provided, both must be set together
  clientId?: string;
  clientSecret?: string;

  // Optional authentication - string or full OAuthToken object
  token?: string | OAuthToken;

  // Optional OAuth settings
  redirectUri?: string;
  accessType?: 'online' | 'offline';

  // Optional HTTP settings
  baseURL?: string;           // Default: https://www.swcombine.com/ws/v2.0/
  timeout?: number;           // Default: 30000 (30 seconds)
  maxRetries?: number;        // Default: 3
  retryDelay?: number;        // Default: 1000ms
  debug?: boolean;            // Default: false
}

interface OAuthToken {
  accessToken: string;
  refreshToken?: string;
  expiresAt: number;          // Timestamp in milliseconds
}

Examples

See the examples directory for complete working examples:

• Basic Usage - Getting started with the SDK
• OAuth Flow - Complete OAuth 2.0 authentication flow
• OAuth Scopes - Scope usage examples
• Error Handling - Error handling patterns

Basic Usage

import { SWCombine } from 'swcombine-sdk';

const client = new SWCombine();

// Get character info
const character = await client.character.getByHandle({
  handle: 'character-name',
});

console.log(`${character.name} (${character.uid})`);

Developer Tools

Get OAuth Token

Interactive OAuth flow to obtain access tokens:

npm run get-token

Get Character UID

Quickly get a character's UID from their handle:

npm run get-character-uid YourHandle

Run Integration Tests

npm run test:integration

Documentation

• API Reference - Full API reference with all methods, parameters, and examples
• Getting Started Guide - Detailed setup and usage
• Authentication Guide - OAuth 2.0 setup and token management
• OAuth Scopes Reference - Complete scope documentation
• Getting an OAuth Token - Step-by-step token guide
• Local Development - Development environment setup
• Publishing - NPM publishing guide
• Examples - Working code examples

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build
npm run build

# Run unit tests (fast, no API calls)
npm test

# Run unit tests in watch mode
npm run test:watch

# Run all integration tests (requires .env with API credentials)
npm run test:integration

# Run integration tests for a specific resource
npm run test:integration:character
npm run test:integration:galaxy
npm run test:integration:faction
# Also: test:integration:api, test:integration:market, test:integration:news,
#        test:integration:types, test:integration:misc

# Lint
npm run lint

# Format code
npm run format

Requirements

• Node.js 18 or higher
• TypeScript 5.5 or higher (for TypeScript projects)

Links

• SDK API Reference - Full TypeDoc-generated documentation
• SW Combine API Documentation - Official API docs
• npm Package
• GitHub Repository

License

MIT © Dreks Selmur aka JonMarkGo

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Add tests if applicable
5. Submit a pull request

Support

• Check the documentation
• Submit issues on GitHub
• Contact support