sloshy / scalajs-google-yolo   0.1.0

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A facade/wrapper for the Google YOLO JavaScript library

Scala versions: 2.12 2.11 2.10
Scala.js versions: 0.6

scalajs-google-yolo (ABANDONED)

NOTE: This software is abandoned, as security concerns in the wrapping library have lead Google to withdraw its availability to the general public for use. In time, if something similar comes up that is more secure, I will likely write a new library to use that instead. This page is kept up for archival purposes only

This is a facade/wrapper for Google's "Open YOLO" library in Scala.js. It allows you to access the library without complicated manual workarounds and embed it anywhere in your web application code.

Background

The original Google YOLO library is described in this guide for one-tap sign-in for websites using Google authentication. You should read it and familiarize yourself with the concepts before using this library. YOLO stands for "You Only Login Once" and is an emerging authentication standard for automatic social logins.

Installation

Add the library to any of your Scala.js projects by adding this dependency to your build.sbt:

libraryDependencies += "io.medialog" %%% "scalajs-google-yolo" % "0.1.0"

Implementation

The Google YOLO library has you writing a callback function in the global window object that their own library loads. This is not the most straightforward design, so this facade attempts to abstract that as much as possible to reduce manual overhead. It includes abstractions for the types of settings accepted by each method, the contexts in which requests can be made, as well as abstractions over loading the library itself.

Basic Instructions

Import the YoloLoader object from io.medialog.googleyolo. This is your main point of entry into the library and allows you to configure and load it at your convenience.

First, configure your settings for each of the authorization flows you wish to use, like so:

import io.medialog.googleyolo._
import io.medialog.googleyolo.context._

...

val hintSettings = YoloLoader.makeHintSettings("my-client-id", SignInContext)
val hintSettingsWithDefaultContext = YoloLoader.makeHintSettings("my-client-id")
val retrieveSettings = YoloLoader.makeRetrieveSettings("my-client-id", SignUpContext)

In each of these settings objects, a "context" is specified (listed in io.medialog.googleyolo.context). This context mirrors the contexts presented in the aforementioned guide from Google on the original library, indicating your intentions with the login data.

Second, define a callback function that acts on a GoogleYolo object as defined in this facade:

val onGoogleYoloLoad: GoogleYolo => Any = { yolo =>
  // Define your logic here
}

Inside your callback function you can do whatever you'd like to trigger the methods on the GoogleYolo object being passed. Here is an example showing using the hint method and handling the result as an implicit Future:

import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext.Implicits.global
import scala.scalajs.js.Thenable.Implicits._ // Import this to implicitly convert promises to futures

... inside your callback ...

val hintFuture = yolo.hint(hintSettings)
hintFuture.map { result =>
  // Handle your result here
}

Finally, you must set the global onGoogleYoloLoad function as this:

YoloLoader.setYoloFunction(yolo) // Sets global function handled by the Google YOLO library

Loading the Google YOLO Library

The Google YOLO library, as described in Google's documentation, is a manually placed HTML script tag in your page. It is currently not available through NPM or other means for bundling or manually initiating. Thus, this library provides a more dynamic workaround: YoloLoader has a method to dynamically load the library whenever you choose, like so:

YoloLoader.loadScript() // Dynamically loads the library script.

This inserts the script tag for the library at the end of your document body. You can use any method you wish, but it is preferred to use this method as it is more flexible and it handles accessing the DOM for you.

Warning: If you do use this method, note that it will reinsert the library every time you call it, so make sure it is only called once! Preferably, you should load the script at the beginning of your program. A future version of this facade library will look into providing a safer alternative.

Contributions & Feedback

Any and all feedback, bug reports, and pull requests are welcome! This facade is based on a very new and in-development library so please let me know if anything breaks for you or if you would like more functionality. If anything breaks with the official Google YOLO library or it becomes bundleable, you are welcome to file an Issue to get it fixed.

License

This Scala.js library is licensed under the MIT license as defined in the LICENSE file. The Google YOLO library is currently licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (as specified within the source code). Usage of this library in your projects means acceptance of the terms of both licenses.