react-native-app-auth

What is react-native-app-auth?

The react-native-app-auth package is a React Native bridge for the AppAuth-iOS and AppAuth-Android SDKs for communicating with OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect providers. It allows developers to authenticate users and obtain access tokens for accessing protected resources.

What are react-native-app-auth's main functionalities?

Authorization Code Flow

This feature allows you to perform the Authorization Code Flow, which is a common OAuth 2.0 flow for obtaining access tokens. The code sample demonstrates how to configure the authorization request and handle the response.

{
  "import": "import { authorize } from 'react-native-app-auth';",
  "config": "const config = {\n  issuer: 'https://accounts.google.com',\n  clientId: 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID',\n  redirectUrl: 'com.yourapp:/oauth2redirect',\n  scopes: ['openid', 'profile']\n};",
  "authorize": "authorize(config).then(result => console.log(result)).catch(error => console.error(error));"
}

Token Refresh

This feature allows you to refresh an access token using a refresh token. The code sample shows how to use the refresh function to obtain a new access token.

{
  "import": "import { refresh } from 'react-native-app-auth';",
  "refreshToken": "refresh(config, { refreshToken: 'YOUR_REFRESH_TOKEN' }).then(result => console.log(result)).catch(error => console.error(error));"
}

Revoke Token

This feature allows you to revoke an access or refresh token. The code sample demonstrates how to revoke a token using the revoke function.

{
  "import": "import { revoke } from 'react-native-app-auth';",
  "revokeToken": "revoke(config, { tokenToRevoke: 'YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN', sendClientId: true }).then(() => console.log('Token revoked')).catch(error => console.error(error));"
}

Other packages similar to react-native-app-auth

react-native-oauth

react-native-oauth is another package for handling OAuth authentication in React Native apps. It supports multiple OAuth providers and offers a simpler API for common authentication tasks. However, it may not be as actively maintained or as feature-rich as react-native-app-auth, which is specifically designed to work with the AppAuth SDKs.

react-native-firebase

react-native-firebase provides a comprehensive suite of tools for integrating Firebase services into React Native apps, including authentication. While it offers OAuth support through Firebase Authentication, it is more focused on Firebase's ecosystem and may not provide the same level of customization for OAuth flows as react-native-app-auth.

README

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