Form Builder JSON Web Token client (Node)
Base client for making requests to Form Builder platform endpoints that require JSON Web Tokens for authenctication
Requirements
Node
Installation
npm install @ministryofjustice/fb-jwt-client-node
Usage
Loading and initialising basic client
// load client class
const FBJWTClient = require('@ministryofjustice/fb-jwt-client-node')
// initialise client
const jwtClient = new FBJWTClient(serviceSecret, serviceToken, serviceSlug, microserviceUrl, [errorClass])
serviceSecret
Constructor will throw an error if no service secret is passed
serviceToken
Constructor will throw an error if no service token is passed
serviceSlug
Constructor will throw an error if no service slug is passed
microserviceUrl
Constructor will throw an error if no service url is passed
errorClass
By default, uses FBJWTClientError
Extending
// extend base class
class FBMyClient extends FBJWTClient {
constructor (serviceSecret, serviceToken, serviceSlug, microserviceUrl, myVar) {
super(serviceSecret, serviceToken, serviceSlug, microserviceUrl)
// do something with additional constructor argument
this.myVar = myVar
}
}
const myClient = new FBMyClient('service_secret', 'service_token', 'myservice', 'http://myservice', 'my var')
// extend base class with custom error
class FBAnotherClient extends FBJWTClient {
constructor (serviceSecret, serviceToken, serviceSlug, microserviceUrl) {
// create custom error class
class FBAnotherClientError extends FBJWTClient.prototype.ErrorClass {}
super(serviceSecret, serviceToken, serviceSlug, microserviceUrl, FBAnotherClientError)
}
}
Methods
-
generateAccessToken
Generate JWT access token
-
createEndpointUrl
Return user-specific endpoint
-
sendGet
Handle client get requests
-
sendPost
Handle client post requests
-
encrypt
Encrypt data with AES 256
-
decrypt
Decrypt data
-
encryptUserIdAndToken
Encrypt user ID and token using service secret
-
decryptUserIdAndToken
Decrypt user ID and token using service secret
-
handleRequestError
Handle client response errors
-
createRequestOptions
Create request options
-
throwRequestError
Convenience function for throwing errors
Further details
See documentation in code for further details and fb-user-datastore-client-node
and fb-submitter-client-node
for examples.