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GraphQL Authentication

Here's an example using simple cookie auth:

schema/endpoint.ts
export const gql = new GQLEndpoint('https://nosy-baritone.glitch.me', {
  getFetchInit(init: RequestInit): RequestInit {
    return {
      ...init,
      credentials: 'same-origin',
    };
  },
});
export default gql;

Access Tokens​

Here we'll use a member variable to track the access token and send it in a header.

schema/endpoint.ts
export const gql = new GQLEndpoint('https://nosy-baritone.glitch.me', {
  getHeaders(headers: HeadersInit): HeadersInit {
    return {
      ...headers,
      'Access-Token': this.accessToken,
    };
  },
});
export default gql;

Then be sure to set the access token upon login:

import gql from 'schema/endpoint';

function Auth() {
  const handleLogin = useCallback(
    async e => {
      const { accessToken } = await login(new FormData(e.target));
      // success!
      gql.accessToken = accessToken;
    },
    [login],
  );

  return <AuthForm onSubmit={handleLogin} />;
}

401 Logout Handling​

In case a users authorization expires, the server will typically responsd to indicate as such. The standard way of doing this is with a 401. LogoutManager can be used to easily trigger any de-authorization cleanup.