ExpressWebJs Elucidate Socials Version 0.0.1

This version runs on Typescript version 5.0.4 and above, it has been optimized from ground up to be fast and optimal.

Features:

This package enables you to perform social authentications in ExpressWebJs application. It supports the following social authentications

• Facebook
• Google
• LinkedIn
• Microsoft
• Twitter (X)

Usage

In AppServiceProvider or any other provider class in ExpressWebJs.

import session from "express-session";
import { SocialManager } from "@elucidate/social";
import socialConfig from "Config/Socials";

export class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider {
  /**
   * Register any application services.
   * @return void
   */

  public async boot() {
    const app = this.use("Application");
    new SocialManager(app, socialConfig);
    await app.use(
      session({
        secret: "your_secret_key",
        resave: false,
        saveUninitialized: true,
      })
    );
  }
}

Next in you route, import Social and use it to set up your authentication route and callback route

import { Social } from "@elucidate/social";

Route.get("/google", Social.use("google", { scope: ["email", "profile"] }));

Route.get("/google/callback", "AuthController@googleCallback");

Next is to get the authenticated user.

In your controller class:

import { Social } from "@elucidate/social";

export class AuthController {
  public async googleCallback(req: Request, res: Response) {
    const google: { user: object } = (await Social.authenticate("google", req, res)) as { user: object };
    console.log({ user: google.user });
    ...
  }
}

Remember to setup your configuration in ExpressWebJs Config/Socials directory