passport-mlh-oauth2

This is the official Passport.js strategy for authenticating with MyMLH in Node.js applications. To use it, you'll need to register an application and obtain an OAuth Application ID and Secret from MyMLH.

It now supports MyMLH API V4. Read the MyMLH V4 docs here.

Requirements

This module requires Node.js version 14.0.0 or higher.

Installation

Install the package via npm:

npm install @mlhacks/passport-mlh-oauth2

Usage

Configure Strategy

You can find a list of potential scopes and expandable fields in the MyMLH API documentation. The defaults below are provided simply as an example.

const passport = require('passport');
const MLHStrategy = require('passport-mlh-oauth2');

passport.use(new MLHStrategy({
    clientID: process.env.MY_MLH_KEY,
    clientSecret: process.env.MY_MLH_SECRET,
    callbackURL: 'https://www.example.net/auth/mlh/callback',
    scope: 'public offline_access user:read:profile',
    expandFields: ['education']
  },
  function(accessToken, refreshToken, profile, cb) {
    // In this callback, you can process the profile data and decide what to do with it.
    // For example, you might save the user to your database.
    User.findOrCreate({ mlhId: profile.id }, function (err, user) {
      return cb(err, user);
    });
  }
));

Authenticate Requests

Use passport.authenticate() middleware to authenticate requests.

app.get('/auth/mlh',
  passport.authenticate('mlh'));

app.get('/auth/mlh/callback', 
  passport.authenticate('mlh', { failureRedirect: '/login' }),
  function(req, res) {
    // Successful authentication, redirect home.
    res.redirect('/');
  });

Accessing User Data

After successful authentication, the profile object returned by the strategy contains the user's MyMLH profile information. The profile has the following properties:

• provider - always set to mlh
• id - the user's MyMLH ID
• first_name - the user's first name
• last_name - the user's last name
• email - the user's email address
• Other fields as per the scopes and expand fields you have requested.

Example:

app.get('/auth/mlh/callback', 
  passport.authenticate('mlh', { failureRedirect: '/login' }),
  function(req, res) {
    // Successful authentication
    console.log(req.user);
    res.redirect('/');
  });

You can access user information in your route handlers using req.user.

app.get('/profile', ensureAuthenticated, function(req, res){
  const user = req.user;
  const firstName = user.first_name;
  res.render('profile', { user: user });
});

You can find the full User object structure in the MyMLH API documentation.

Options

• clientID - Your MyMLH application's client ID.
• clientSecret - Your MyMLH application's client secret.
• callbackURL - URL to which MyMLH will redirect the user after granting authorization.
• scope - Space-separated list of permissions (e.g., 'public offline_access user:read:profile').
• expandFields - Optional array of fields to expand in the user profile (e.g., ['education', 'professional_experience']).

Questions?

Have a question about the API or this library? Start by checking out the official MyMLH documentation. If you still can't find an answer, tweet at @MLHacks or drop an email to [email protected].