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Class GoogleAuth (9.0.0)
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Package
google-auth-library
Constructors
(constructor)(opts)
constructor ( opts ?: GoogleAuthOptions );
Constructs a new instance of the GoogleAuth
class
Properties
cachedCredential
cachedCredential : JSONClient | Impersonated | Compute | null ;
defaultScopes
defaultScopes ?: string | string [];
Scopes populated by the client library by default. We differentiate between these and user defined scopes when deciding whether to use a self-signed JWT.
defaultServicePath
defaultServicePath ?: string ;
DefaultTransporter
static DefaultTransporter : typeof DefaultTransporter ;
Export DefaultTransporter as a static property of the class.
isGCE
get isGCE () : boolean | undefined ;
jsonContent
jsonContent : JWTInput | ExternalAccountClientOptions | null ;
transporter
transporter ?: Transporter ;
useJWTAccessWithScope
useJWTAccessWithScope ?: boolean ;
Methods
_checkIsGCE()
_checkIsGCE () : Promise<boolean> ;
Determines whether the auth layer is running on Google Compute Engine.
Returns
Type
Description
Promise <boolean>
A promise that resolves with the boolean. private
_getApplicationCredentialsFromFilePath(filePath, options)
_getApplicationCredentialsFromFilePath ( filePath : string , options ?: RefreshOptions ) : Promise<JSONClient> ;
Attempts to load default credentials from a file at the given path..
Parameters
Name
Description
filePath
string
The path to the file to read.
options
RefreshOptions
Returns
Type
Description
Promise <JSONClient >
Promise that resolves with the OAuth2Client private
_tryGetApplicationCredentialsFromEnvironmentVariable(options)
_tryGetApplicationCredentialsFromEnvironmentVariable ( options ?: RefreshOptions ) : Promise<JSONClient | null >;
Attempts to load default credentials from the environment variable path..
Returns
Type
Description
Promise <JSONClient | null>
Promise that resolves with the OAuth2Client or null. private
_tryGetApplicationCredentialsFromWellKnownFile(options)
_tryGetApplicationCredentialsFromWellKnownFile ( options ?: RefreshOptions ) : Promise<JSONClient | null >;
Attempts to load default credentials from a well-known file location Promise that resolves with the OAuth2Client or null. private
Returns
Type
Description
Promise <JSONClient | null>
authorizeRequest(opts)
authorizeRequest ( opts : {
url ?: string ;
uri ?: string ;
headers ?: Headers ;
}) : Promise <{
url ?: string | undefined ;
uri ?: string | undefined ;
headers ?: Headers | undefined ;
}>;
Obtain credentials for a request, then attach the appropriate headers to the request options.
Parameter
Name
Description
opts
{
url?: string;
uri?: string;
headers?: Headers ;
}
Axios or Request options on which to attach the headers
Returns
Type
Description
Promise <{
url?: string | undefined;
uri?: string | undefined;
headers?: Headers | undefined;
}>
fromAPIKey(apiKey, options)
fromAPIKey ( apiKey : string , options ?: RefreshOptions ) : JWT ;
Create a credentials instance using the given API key string.
Parameters
Name
Description
apiKey
string
The API key string
options
RefreshOptions
An optional options object.
Returns
Type
Description
JWT
A JWT loaded from the key
fromJSON(json, options)
fromJSON ( json : JWTInput , options ?: RefreshOptions ) : JSONClient ;
Create a credentials instance using the given input options.
Parameters
Name
Description
json
JWTInput
The input object.
options
RefreshOptions
The JWT or UserRefresh options for the client
Returns
Type
Description
JSONClient
JWT or UserRefresh Client with data
fromStream(inputStream)
fromStream ( inputStream : stream . Readable ) : Promise<JSONClient> ;
Create a credentials instance using the given input stream.
Parameter
Name
Description
inputStream
stream.Readable
The input stream.
Returns
Type
Description
Promise <JSONClient >
fromStream(inputStream, callback)
fromStream ( inputStream : stream . Readable , callback : CredentialCallback ) : void ;
Parameters
Name
Description
inputStream
stream.Readable
callback
CredentialCallback
Returns
Type
Description
void
fromStream(inputStream, options)
fromStream ( inputStream : stream . Readable , options : RefreshOptions ) : Promise<JSONClient> ;
Parameters
Name
Description
inputStream
stream.Readable
options
RefreshOptions
Returns
Type
Description
Promise <JSONClient >
fromStream(inputStream, options, callback)
fromStream ( inputStream : stream . Readable , options : RefreshOptions , callback : CredentialCallback ) : void ;
Parameters
Name
Description
inputStream
stream.Readable
options
RefreshOptions
callback
CredentialCallback
Returns
Type
Description
void
getAccessToken()
getAccessToken () : Promise<string | null | undefined >;
Automatically obtain application default credentials, and return an access token for making requests.
Returns
Type
Description
Promise <string | null | undefined>
getApplicationDefault()
getApplicationDefault () : Promise<ADCResponse> ;
Obtains the default service-level credentials for the application.
Returns
Type
Description
Promise <ADCResponse >
Promise that resolves with the ADCResponse (if no callback was passed).
getApplicationDefault(callback)
getApplicationDefault ( callback : ADCCallback ) : void ;
Parameter
Name
Description
callback
ADCCallback
Returns
Type
Description
void
getApplicationDefault(options)
getApplicationDefault ( options : RefreshOptions ) : Promise<ADCResponse> ;
Returns
Type
Description
Promise <ADCResponse >
getApplicationDefault(options, callback)
getApplicationDefault ( options : RefreshOptions , callback : ADCCallback ) : void ;
Parameters
Name
Description
options
RefreshOptions
callback
ADCCallback
Returns
Type
Description
void
getClient(options)
getClient ( options ?: DeprecatedGetClientOptions ) : Promise<Compute | JWT | UserRefreshClient | Impersonated | BaseExternalAccountClient >;
Automatically obtain a client based on the provided configuration. If no options were passed, use Application Default Credentials.
Parameter
Name
Description
options
DeprecatedGetClientOptions
getCredentials()
getCredentials () : Promise<CredentialBody> ;
The callback function handles a credential object that contains the client_email and private_key (if exists). getCredentials checks for these values from the user JSON at first. If it doesn't exist, and the environment is on GCE, it gets the client_email from the cloud metadata server.
getCredentials(callback)
getCredentials ( callback : ( err : Error | null , credentials ?: CredentialBody ) = > void ) : void ;
Parameter
Name
Description
callback
(err: Error | null, credentials?: CredentialBody ) => void
Returns
Type
Description
void
getEnv()
getEnv () : Promise<GCPEnv> ;
Determine the compute environment in which the code is running.
Returns
Type
Description
Promise <GCPEnv >
getIdTokenClient(targetAudience)
getIdTokenClient ( targetAudience : string ) : Promise<IdTokenClient> ;
Creates a client which will fetch an ID token for authorization.
Parameter
Name
Description
targetAudience
string
the audience for the fetched ID token.
Returns
Type
Description
Promise <IdTokenClient >
IdTokenClient for making HTTP calls authenticated with ID tokens.
getProjectId()
getProjectId () : Promise<string> ;
Obtains the default project ID for the application.
Returns
Type
Description
Promise <string>
Promise that resolves with project Id (if used without callback)
getProjectId(callback)
getProjectId ( callback : ProjectIdCallback ) : void ;
Returns
Type
Description
void
getRequestHeaders ( url ?: string ) : Promise<Headers> ;
Obtain the HTTP headers that will provide authorization for a given request.
Parameter
Name
Description
url
string
Returns
Type
Description
Promise <Headers >
request(opts)
request<T = any >( opts : GaxiosOptions ) : Promise<GaxiosResponse<T> >;
Automatically obtain application default credentials, and make an HTTP request using the given options.
Parameter
Name
Description
opts
GaxiosOptions
Axios request options for the HTTP request.
Returns
Type
Description
Promise <GaxiosResponse <T>>
Type Parameter
Name
Description
T
setGapicJWTValues(client)
setGapicJWTValues ( client : JWT ) : void ;
Parameter
Name
Description
client
JWT
Returns
Type
Description
void
sign(data)
sign ( data : string ) : Promise<string> ;
Sign the given data with the current private key, or go out to the IAM API to sign it.
Parameter
Name
Description
data
string
The data to be signed.
Returns
Type
Description
Promise <string>
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