WebExtension-IndieAuth

This package leverages the WebExtensions identity API and IndieAuth to sign the user in to a browser extension and optionally acquire an access token for future Micropub and Microsub requests.

npm install webextension-indieauth

Usage

You must include the following in a background context:

require("webextension-indieauth")

Call the following from any context (eg. popup, sidebar, ..):

const indieauth = requires("webextension-indieauth")
indieauth.signIn("exampleuser.com", "exampleclient.com")
indieauth.signOut()

Access user data from any context:

const userData = await indieauth.getUser()

It is stored in the following format:

{
  me: "https://exampleuser.com",
  profile: {
    name: "Example User",
    email: "[email protected]"
  },
  endpoints: {
    authorization: "https://exampleuser.com/auth",
    token: "https://exampleuser.com/auth/tokens",
    ticket: "https://exampleuser.com/auth/tickets",
    micropub: "https://exampleuser.com/pub",
    microsub: "https://exampleuser.com/sub",
    webmention: "https://exampleuser.com/mentions"
  },
  code: "hf904hkfx049fkhx943ufh3094ux09ufhnhfhf",
  accessToken: "secret-token:c9q8jif4l34h",
  refreshToken: "secret-token:er8j3cj49f4e"
}