Domain Verification

This package provides tools for verifying domain ownership through DNS TXT records. It supports customizable verification string formats and offers both callback and promise-based asynchronous interfaces.

Key Features

• Generate DNS TXT record verification strings with customizable formats.
• Verify domain ownership by checking for specific DNS TXT records.
• Supports both callback and promise-based asynchronous patterns.

Installation

Install the package using npm:

npm install txt-domain-verification

Usage

Generating a Verification Code

Generate a verification code with an optional custom format. By default, the format is {{businessName}}-domain-verification={{code}}.

const { generateVerificationCode } = require('txt-domain-verification');

generateVerificationCode('example.com', 'mybusiness', '{{businessName}}-verification={{code}}', (err, result) => {
  if (err) {
    console.error(err);
    return;
  }
  console.log(result.instructions);
});

Verifying Domain Ownership

Verify if a domain has the expected DNS TXT record.

const { verifyDomain } = require('txt-domain-verification');

verifyDomain('example.com', 'mybusiness-verification=123abc', (err, isVerified) => {
  if (err) {
    console.error(err);
    return;
  }
  console.log(isVerified ? 'Verification successful.' : 'Verification failed.');
});

API Reference

generateVerificationCode(domain, [businessName], [format], [callback])

Generates a verification code and instruction for a DNS TXT record.

• domain: The domain to be verified.
• businessName: (Optional) Your business name, can be omitted.
• format: (Optional) Custom format string with placeholders {{businessName}} and {{code}}. If not provided, a default format will be used.
• callback: (Optional) Use for a callback pattern. If not provided, a promise will be returned.

verifyDomain(domain, verificationString, [callback])

Verifies the domain ownership by checking DNS TXT records.

• domain: The domain to verify.
• verificationString: The exact verification string expected to be found in DNS TXT records.
• callback: (Optional) Use for a callback pattern.

Examples

Using require in Node.js

const { generateVerificationCode, verifyDomain } = require('txt-domain-verification');

// Generate a verification code
generateVerificationCode('example.com', 'mybusiness', '{{businessName}}-verification={{code}}', (err, result) => {
  if (err) {
    console.error('Error generating verification code:', err);
    return;
  }
  console.log('Verification code generated:', result.instructions);
});

// Later, to verify the domain
verifyDomain('example.com', 'mybusiness-verification=123abc', (err, isVerified) => {
  if (err) {
    console.error('Error verifying domain:', err);
    return;
  }
  console.log(isVerified ? 'Verification successful.' : 'Verification failed.');
});

Using import in ES Modules

For environments that support ES Modules, you can import the package as follows:

import { generateVerificationCode, verifyDomain } from 'txt-domain-verification';

// Generate a verification code
generateVerificationCode('example.com', 'mybusiness', '{{businessName}}-verification={{code}}')
  .then(result => {
    console.log('Verification code generated:', result.instructions);
  })
  .catch(err => {
    console.error('Error generating verification code:', err);
  });

// Later, to verify the domain
verifyDomain('example.com', 'mybusiness-verification=123abc')
  .then(isVerified => {
    console.log(isVerified ? 'Verification successful.' : 'Verification failed.');
  })
  .catch(err => {
    console.error('Error verifying domain:', err);
  });

Testing

This package includes a Jest test suite to ensure functionality works as expected. To run the tests, first install the package's development dependencies:

npm install

Then run the test suite with:

npm test

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request with any improvements.

License

This project is licensed under the CC BY-SA License.