npm i --save auth-setup

• A node file with prebuilt server functions for setting up two-step-auth locally for custom Mail ID's and server.

prerequisites

• You need PYTHON for the successful execution of the package

• Download PYTHON.

Need for the package

• As per the suggestions, people need the package to be available locally, and also have them easily set for hosting,
• Privacy concerns , Even though we never share any email ID's that was sent using the package two-step-auth, and neither do we use it for our purposes, people wanted their own server so this was created on top of that, You have control on your data.

  • You have control on your data

  • Own Mail ID

  • Host on your favorite servers / Micro servers

  • Greater speeds of sending mails

Usage (server side configuration)

• Create a config file inside the project and add the following variables to the ENV file

  • File Name : (test.env) for example.

loginEmailID = "sample@sample.com"
loginPassword = "samplePassword"

• In your index.js / server.js

• Initialise your express server.

const express = require('express')
const app = express();

• Import the authSetupFiles object from the package.

const {authSetupFiles} = require('auth-setup')

• Declare your config file path.

authSetupFiles.filePath = "test.env"

• Delcare your session name / Company Name (optional)

authSetupFiles.sessionName = "Sample"

• Declare your favorite route to use with the package and point it using the app.use() method.

app.use("/email", authSetupFiles.emailRouter)

• You are all done for the backend setup 👍

Usage (accessing the routes from Frontend)

• Check if credentials pass initial test.

• I am using localhost:5000 as the parent route here, it is applicable for all other routes.
• To check if the package is able to login to the Mail ID provided, performa get request so the script will login to your Email ID and then give you a call back in JSON stating if it was success. Pass the route you specified in the previous step. ... app.use('/email', ...)

GET http://localhost:5000/email

• Success Response on login:

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Successfully logged in"
}

• Failure Response on login:

{
  "success": false,
  "message": "credentials mis-match"
}

• Sending an OTP to the reciever Email

• All you need to do is to send a POST Request to the same route that you specified with the query containing the Paramaters : ?reciptantMail=dummy@dummy.com

POST http://localhost:5000/email?reciptantMail=dummy@dummy.com

• This will yield you an OTP and the JSON will look as follows.

  • Gives an OTP.

  • Gives a reference mail to work with.

{
  "success": true,
  "OTP": 121568,
  "mail" : "dummy@dummy.com",
  "message": "OTP sent successfully"
}

• Complete Example :

const express = require('express')
const app = express();

const {authSetupFiles} = require('auth-setup')
authSetupFiles.filePath = "config/test.env"
authSetupFiles.sessionName = "Sample"

app.use("/email", authSetupFiles.emailRouter)

app.listen(5000, async(req, res)=>{
    console.log("server started")
})

Preparing your NODE server for HOSTING:

• HEROKU

  • node test.js --setup=heroku
  • node .js --setup=heroku
  • Execute the following command in the command line,
  • This will create a ProcFile and a requirements.txt file in helping with hosting in Heroku.

  • If you have already created a ProcFile for Heroku, then kindly ignore, Just add the requirements.txt file if you have missed it

  • (Adding Requirements.txt) in your Command Promt follow the snippet below.

  pip freeze > requirements.txt

Feel free to raise PR for issues :)

Thankyou ❤️