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@getstation/electron-google-oauth2

Library that manages Google OAuth2 authentication for your Electron app.

Install

// npm
$ npm install --save @getstation/electron-google-oauth2
// yarn
$ yarn add @getstation/electron-google-oauth2

Usage

Access Token

import ElectronGoogleOAuth2 from '@getstation/electron-google-oauth2';

app.on('ready', () => {
  const myApiOauth = new ElectronGoogleOAuth2(
    'CLIENT_ID',
    'CLIENT_SECRET',
    ['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.metadata.readonly']
  );

  myApiOauth.openAuthWindowAndGetTokens()
    .then(token => {
      // use your token.access_token
    });
});

Refresh Token

import ElectronGoogleOAuth2 from '@getstation/electron-google-oauth2';

app.on('ready', () => {
  const myApiOauth = new ElectronGoogleOAuth2(
    'CLIENT_ID',
    'CLIENT_SECRET',
    ['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.metadata.readonly']
  );
  
  const refreshToken = \\ Read the saved refresh token
  
  if(refreshToken) {
    myApiOauth.SetTokens({ refresh_token: refreshToken });
  } else {
    myApiOauth.openAuthWindowAndGetTokens()
      .then(token => {
        // save the token.refresh_token secured to use it the next time the app loading
        // use your token.access_token
      });
  }
});

License

MIT