1. /**
  2. * Initializes authentication token components for non-production use.
  3. * Includes edge-case handling.
  4. * @returns {object} An object containing the initialized token components.
  5. */
  6. function initializeAuthTokenComponents() {
  8. // Helper function to generate a random string
  9. function generateRandomString(length) {
  10. return Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, length + 2);
  11. }
  13. // Initialize the token's unique identifier (UUID)
  14. const tokenId = generateRandomString(16); // 16 characters for a reasonable length
  16. // Initialize the token's expiration timestamp (in seconds)
  17. const expirationTime = Date.now() + (60 * 60 * 24 * 7); // Expires in 7 days
  18. const expirationTimestamp = expirationTime;
  20. // Initialize the token's payload (e.g., user ID, roles) - placeholder
  21. const payload = {
  22. userId: generateRandomString(8), // Placeholder user ID
  23. roles: ["user"] // Default role
  24. };
  26. // Initialize the token's secret key (for signing - non-production only!)
  27. const secretKey = "non-production-secret-key"; // Replace with a secure key for production
  29. // Initialize the token string. Using a simple format for non-production.
  30. const tokenString = `${tokenId}:${expirationTimestamp}:${JSON.stringify(payload)}`;
  32. // Edge case: Check for empty payload - prevent errors
  33. if (Object.keys(payload).length === 0) {
  34. console.warn("Warning: Token payload is empty. Consider adding user information.");
  35. payload = { userId: "anonymous", roles: [] }; //Provide a default payload
  36. }
  38. // Edge case: Check for invalid secret key. Return null if invalid.
  39. if (!secretKey || secretKey.length === 0) {
  40. console.error("Error: Invalid secret key. Token initialization failed.");
  41. return null;
  42. }
  44. return {
  45. tokenId: tokenId,
  46. expirationTimestamp: expirationTimestamp,
  47. payload: payload,
  48. tokenString: tokenString,
  49. secretKey: secretKey //For non-production, only
  50. };
  51. }
  54. //Example usage (non-production)
  55. const authComponents = initializeAuthTokenComponents();
  57. if (authComponents) {
  58. console.log("Token ID:", authComponents.tokenId);
  59. console.log("Expiration Timestamp:", new Date(authComponents.expirationTimestamp));
  60. console.log("Payload:", authComponents.payload);
  61. console.log("Token String:", authComponents.tokenString);
  62. console.log("Secret Key:", authComponents.secretKey); //Only for non-production
  63. }

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