API42Client

API42Client is a class that help you interacte with 42 school api and get users data

Installation

This is a Node.js module available through the npm registry.

Before installing, download and install Node.js.

If this is a brand new project, make sure to create a package.json first with the npm init command.

Installation is done using the npm install command:

$ npm install api42client

example file run.js

import Authenticator from "api42client";

// you can see the attached screen shot to know where get this variables
const UID          = "98a139943caaa7645f98b077445f8e84de4cb23e7668fb010a01b9c0ed20b8a4"; // Position -1-
const SECRET       = "b34df710754fbe173bfd202cd0bfdf05fcdc4dda3f22b4d76459a2a1e1c35f"; // Position -2-
const REDIRECT_URI = "http://localhost:3000"; // Position -3-

// 42 authenticator instance
var app = new Authenticator(UID, SECRET, REDIRECT_URI);

// after send the user to 42 site to authorize the app [example of 42 site: https://api.intra.42.fr/oauth/authorize?client_id=98a139f98b077445f8e84de4cb23e7668fb010a01b9c0ed20b8a4&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A3000&response_type=code]
// 42 redirect the user to the REDIRECT_URI (in this example is: http://localhost:3000) with the code in query string
// like that: http://localhost:3000/?code=7a0cb1a9c5b0fd31a0eb9c5f854fc2386b1edc2179f73c76904d65f5aae4e9bc
// get the code from the query string (code=7a0cb1a9c5b0fd31a0eb9c5f854fc2386b1edc2179f73c76904d65f5aae4e9bc)
// and give it to get_Access_token function like below
var token = app.get_Access_token("85a7e9c0bdbb53d6583064846c087e5e499b6b523f0602c46d1d422078feaf77");

token.then((data) => {
	// get the acces token of the user
	console.log("======================== auth user Data =========================");
	console.log(data);
	console.log("========================= 42 user data ==========================");
	// get the user info from 42 api
	app.get_user_data(data.access_token).then((data) => {
		console.log(data);
		console.log("=============================================================");
	});
}).catch((err) => {
	console.log(err);
});

Configuration

1. Make sure you have install api42client package npm i api42client
2. Change UID in Position -1- with your values in 42 app (like in picture)
3. Change SECRET in Position -2- with your values in 42 app (like in picture)
4. Change REDIRECT_URI in Position -3- with your values in 42 app (like in picture)

User flow

1. send the user to 42 site to authorize the app [it is the link below REDIRECT URL in 42 api page]
2. 42 api will redirect the user to the REDIRECT_URI with the code in query string
3. get the code from the query string (code=7a0c...5f5aa9bc)
4. give it to get_Access_token function like sourcecode in index.mjs file

Running

node run.js

Finally Congratulations 🎉 you will get all user info from 42 api

License

MIT

Support

This package costs me time to make and maintain every time.

[I am very 😀 about every coffee!]