hoodie.account

The account object in the client-side Hoodie API covers all user and authentication-related operations, and enables you to do previously complex operations, such as signing up a new user, with only a few lines of frontend code. Since data in Hoodie is generally bound to a user, it makes sense to familiarise yourself with account before you move on to store.

hoodie-account-client is a JavaScript client for the Account JSON API. It persists session information in localStorage (or your own store API) and provides front-end friendly APIs for the authentication-related operations as mentioned above.

Example

hoodie.account.get('session').then(function (sessionProperties) {
  if (!sessionProperties) {
    return redirectToHome()
  }

  renderWelcome(sessionProperties)
}).catch(redirectToHome)

hoodie.account.on('signout', redirectToHome)

hoodie.account.validate

Calls the function passed into the Constructor. Returns a Promise that resolves to true by default

hoodie.account.validate(options)
Argument Type Required
options.username String No
options.password String No
options.profile Object No

Resolves with an argument.

Rejects with any errors thrown by the function originally passed into the Constructor.

Example

hoodie.account.validate({
    username: 'DocsChicken',
    password: 'secret'
})

.then(function () {
    console.log('Successfully validated!')
})

.catch(function (error) {
    console.log(error) // should be an error about the password being too short
})

hoodie.account.signUp

Creates a new user account on the Hoodie server. Does not sign in the user automatically, hoodie.account.signIn must be called separately.

hoodie.account.signUp(accountProperties)
Argument Type Required
accountProperties.username String Yes
accountProperties.password String Yes

Resolves with accountProperties:

{
    "id": "account123",
    "username": "pat",
    "createdAt": "2016-01-01T00:00.000Z",
    "updatedAt": "2016-01-01T00:00.000Z"
}

Rejects with:

InvalidError Username must be set
SessionError Must sign out first
ConflictError Username <username> already exists
ConnectionError Could not connect to server

Example

hoodie.account.signUp({
    username: 'pat',
    password: 'secret'
}).then(function (accountProperties) {
    alert('Account created for ' + accountProperties.username)
}).catch(function (error) {
    alert(error)
})

hoodie.account.signIn

Creates a user session

hoodie.account.signIn(options)
Argument Type Description Required
options.username String
Yes
options.password String
Yes

Resolves with accountProperties:

{
    "id": "account123",
    "username": "pat",
    "createdAt": "2016-01-01T00:00.000Z",
    "updatedAt": "2016-01-02T00:00.000Z",
    "profile": {
        "fullname": "Dr. Pat Hook"
    }
}

Rejects with:

UnconfirmedError Account has not been confirmed yet
UnauthorizedError Invalid Credentials
Error A custom error set on the account object, e.g. the account could be blocked due to missing payments
ConnectionError Could not connect to server

Example

hoodie.account.signIn({
    username: 'pat',
    password: 'secret'
}).then(function (sessionProperties) {
    alert('Ohaj, ' + sessionProperties.username)
}).catch(function (error) {
    alert(error)
})

hoodie.account.signOut

Deletes the user’s session

hoodie.account.signOut()

Resolves with sessionProperties like hoodie.account.signIn, but without the session id:

{
    "account": {
        "id": "account123",
        "username": "pat",
        "createdAt": "2016-01-01T00:00.000Z",
        "updatedAt": "2016-01-02T00:00.000Z",
        "profile": {
            "fullname": "Dr. Pat Hook"
        }
    }
}

Rejects with:

Error A custom error thrown in a before:signout hook

Example

hoodie.account.signOut().then(function (sessionProperties) {
    alert('Bye, ' + sessionProperties.username)
}).catch(function (error) {
    alert(error)
})

hoodie.account.destroy

Destroys the account of the currently signed in user.

hoodie.account.destroy()

Resolves with sessionProperties like hoodie.account.signIn, but without the session id:

{
    "account": {
        "id": "account123",
        "username": "pat",
        "createdAt": "2016-01-01T00:00.000Z",
        "updatedAt": "2016-01-02T00:00.000Z",
        "profile": {
            "fullname": "Dr. Pat Hook"
        }
    }
}

Rejects with:

Error A custom error thrown in a before:destroy hook
ConnectionError Could not connect to server

Example

hoodie.account.destroy().then(function (sessionProperties) {
    alert('Bye, ' + sessionProperties.username)
}).catch(function (error) {
    alert(error)
})

hoodie.account.get

Returns account properties from local cache.

hoodie.account.get(properties)
Argument Type Description Required
properties String or Array of strings When String, only this property gets returned. If array of strings, only passed properties get returned No

Returns object with account properties, or undefined if not signed in.

Examples

var properties = hoodie.account.get()
alert('You signed up at ' + properties.createdAt)
var createdAt = hoodie.account.get('createdAt')
alert('You signed up at ' + createdAt)
var properties = hoodie.account.get(['createdAt', 'updatedAt'])
alert('You signed up at ' + properties.createdAt)

hoodie.account.fetch

Fetches account properties from server.

hoodie.account.fetch(properties)
Argument Type Description Required
properties String or Array of strings When String, only this property gets returned. If array of strings, only passed properties get returned. Property names can have ‘.’ separators to return nested properties. No

Resolves with accountProperties:

{
    "id": "account123",
    "username": "pat",
    "createdAt": "2016-01-01T00:00.000Z",
    "updatedAt": "2016-01-02T00:00.000Z"
}

Rejects with:

UnauthenticatedError Session is invalid
ConnectionError Could not connect to server

Examples

hoodie.account.fetch().then(function (properties) {
    alert('You signed up at ' + properties.createdAt)
})
hoodie.account.fetch('createdAt').then(function (createdAt) {
    alert('You signed up at ' + createdAt)
})
hoodie.account.fetch(['createdAt', 'updatedAt']).then(function (properties) {
    alert('You signed up at ' + properties.createdAt)
})

hoodie.account.update

Update account properties on server and local cache

hoodie.account.update(changedProperties)
Argument Type Description Required
changedProperties Object Object of properties & values that changed. Other properties remain unchanged. No

Resolves with accountProperties:

{
    "id": "account123",
    "username": "pat",
    "createdAt": "2016-01-01T00:00.000Z",
    "updatedAt": "2016-01-01T00:00.000Z"
}

Rejects with:

UnauthenticatedError Session is invalid
InvalidError Custom validation error
ConflictError Username <username> already exists
ConnectionError Could not connect to server

Example

hoodie.account.update({username: 'treetrunks'}).then(function (properties) {
    alert('You are now known as ' + properties.username)
})

hoodie.account.profile.get

Returns profile properties from local cache.

hoodie.account.profile.get(properties)
Argument Type Description Required
properties String or Array of strings When String, only this property gets returned. If array of strings, only passed properties get returned. Property names can have . separators to return nested properties. No

Returns object with profile properties, falls back to empty object {}. Returns undefined if not signed in.

Examples

var properties = hoodie.account.profile.get()
alert('Hey there ' + properties.fullname)
var fullname = hoodie.account.profile.get('fullname')
alert('Hey there ' + fullname)
var properties = hoodie.account.profile.get(['fullname', 'address.city'])
alert('Hey there ' + properties.fullname + '. How is ' + properties.address.city + '?')

hoodie.account.profile.fetch

Fetches profile properties from server.

hoodie.account.profile.fetch(options)
Argument Type Description Required
properties String or Array of strings When String, only this property gets returned. If array of strings, only passed properties get returned. Property names can have ‘.’ separators to return nested properties. No

Resolves with profileProperties:

{
    "id": "account123-profile",
    "fullname": "Dr Pat Hook",
    "address": {
        "city": "Berlin",
        "street": "Adalberststraße 4a"
    }
}

Rejects with:

UnauthenticatedError Session is invalid
ConnectionError Could not connect to server

Examples

hoodie.account.fetch().then(function (properties) {
    alert('Hey there ' + properties.fullname)
})
hoodie.account.fetch('fullname').then(function (fullname) {
    alert('Hey there ' + fullname)
})
hoodie.account.fetch(['fullname', 'address.city']).then(function (properties) {
    alert('Hey there ' + properties.fullname + '. How is ' + properties.address.city + '?')
})

hoodie.account.profile.update

Update profile properties on server and local cache

hoodie.account.profile.update(changedProperties)
Argument Type Description Required
changedProperties Object Object of properties & values that changed. Other properties remain unchanged. No

Resolves with profileProperties:

{
    "id": "account123-profile",
    "fullname": "Dr Pat Hook",
    "address": {
        "city": "Berlin",
        "street": "Adalberststraße 4a"
    }
}

Rejects with:

UnauthenticatedError Session is invalid
InvalidError Custom validation error
ConnectionError Could not connect to server

Example

hoodie.account.profile.update({fullname: 'Prof Pat Hook'}).then(function (properties) {
    alert('Congratulations, ' + properties.fullname)
})

hoodie.account.request

Sends a custom request to the server, for things like password resets, account upgrades, etc.

hoodie.account.request(properties)
Argument Type Description Required
properties.type String Name of the request type, e.g. “passwordreset” Yes
properties Object Additional properties for the request No

Resolves with requestProperties:

{
    "id": "request123",
    "type": "passwordreset",
    "contact": "pat@example.com",
    "createdAt": "2016-01-01T00:00.000Z",
    "updatedAt": "2016-01-01T00:00.000Z"
}

Rejects with:

ConnectionError Could not connect to server
NotFoundError Handler missing for “passwordreset”
InvalidError Custom validation error

Example

hoodie.account.request({type: 'passwordreset', contact: 'pat@example.com'}).then(function (properties) {
    alert('A password reset link was sent to ' + properties.contact)
})

hoodie.account.on

hoodie.account.on(event, handler)

Example

hoodie.account.on('signin', function (accountProperties) {
    alert('Hello there, ' + accountProperties.username)
})

hoodie.account.one

Call function once at given account event.

hoodie.account.one(event, handler)

Example

hoodie.account.one('signin', function (accountProperties) {
    alert('Hello there, ' + accountProperties.username)
})

hoodie.account.off

Removes event handler that has been added before

hoodie.account.off(event, handler)

Example

hoodie.account.off('singin', showNotification)

Events

Event Description Arguments
signup New user account created successfully accountProperties with .session property
signin Successfully signed in to an account accountProperties with .session property
signout Successfully signed out accountProperties with .session property
passwordreset Email with password reset token sent  
unauthenticate Server responded with “unauthenticated” when checking session  
reauthenticate Successfully signed in with the same username (useful when session has expired) accountProperties with .session property
update Successfully updated an account’s properties accountProperties with .session property

Hooks

// clear user’s local store signin and after signout
hoodie.account.hook.before('signin', function (options) {
    return localUserStore.clear()
})
hoodie.account.hook.after('signout', function (options) {
    return localUserStore.clear()
})
Hook Arguments
signin options as they were passed into hoodie.account.signIn(options)
signout {}

See before-after-hook for more information.

Requests

Hoodie comes with a list of built-in account requests, which can be disabled, overwritten or extended in hoodie-account-server.

When a request succeeds, an event with the same name as the request type gets emitted. For example, hoodie.account.request({type: 'passwordreset', contact: 'pat@example.com') triggers a passwordreset event, with the requestProperties passed as argument.

passwordreset Request a password reset token

Testing

Local setup

git clone https://github.com/hoodiehq/hoodie-account-client.git
cd hoodie-account-client

In Node.js

Run all tests and validate JavaScript Code Style using standard

npm test

To run only the tests

npm run test:node

To test hoodie-account-client in a browser you can link it into hoodie-account, which provides a dev-server:

git clone https://github.com/hoodiehq/hoodie-account.git
cd hoodie-account
npm install
npm link /path/to/hoodie-account-client
npm start

hoodie-account bundles hoodie-account-client on npm start, so you need to restart hoodie-account to see your changes.