browser-extension-oauth2

This module provides wrapper around browser.identity API for Oauth2.0 implicit flow. This module not only handles retrieving and renewing access token from authorization endpoints and properly cache it in browser.storage.local, but also provide enhanced fetch functon, callApi, to access protected resources with access token properly binded in headers.

Installation

Please follow either of following options to use this module in your extension project.

Build extension with bundler like webpack

npm install browser-extension-oauth2

Add bundle file directly in manifest.json

• Clone repo

• Install dependencies

npm install

• Build bundle

npm run build

• Add index.js from dist folder to your extension project. Then

Development

npm install
npm run dev

Examples

import Oauth2 from 'browser-extension-oauth2'
 
// Initial oauth2 instance
const oauth2 = new Oauth2({
  provider: '{provide name}', // Provider name, this will be used in redirectUrl and as storage key
  authorization_endpoint: '{oauth authorization_endpoint}',
  client_id: '{registered client id in idp}',
  scopes: ['{scope}'], // Scopes for api access
  api_base_url: '{api base url}' // Optional, only relative paths need to be provided if callApi method if this config exist
});
 
// Call resource api, this method follows `fetch` API input with addtional renew token logic provided.
// If no access token available, prompt will popup to ask for user's consent.
oauth2.callApi('/protected-resource')
  .then(data => {
    // Handle resource
  });

License

MIT