chrome-clientid-storage

This NPM package provides a simple and efficient way to generate or retrieve a persistent clientId using Chrome's local storage. It's designed to be used in Chrome extensions or web apps that require a unique identifier for their users or sessions.

Features

• Easy Integration: Seamlessly integrates with Chrome extensions.
• Persistent IDs: Generates and retrieves persistent client IDs that are stored in Chrome's local storage.
• Asynchronous API: Utilizes modern JavaScript async/await syntax for better readability and efficiency.

Installation

To install the package, run the following command in your project directory:

npm install chrome-clientid-storage

Usage

Import the getOrCreateClientId function from the package and call it to retrieve or generate a new clientId. The function will return a clientId that is either retrieved from Chrome's local storage or newly generated if it does not exist.

import { getOrCreateClientId } from 'chrome-clientid-storage';

async function demo() {
  const clientId = await getOrCreateClientId();
  console.log(`Client ID: ${clientId}`);
}

demo();

Requirements

• This package is intended for use in Chrome extensions or web applications that have access to the chrome.storage API.
• Make sure your project is configured to support ES Module syntax (import/export).

Contributing

Your contributions are welcome! If you'd like to contribute, please fork the repository and create a pull request with your changes.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.