Devise::Rownd
devise-rownd is a devise extension that authenticates users with Rownd's passwordless authentication strategies. It works in-tandem with the Rownd Hub, a javascript snippet embedded in your website. With this Gem installed, Rownd handles all aspects of user authentication and gives you the tools to customize the user experience on your site.
Installation
Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
gem 'devise-rownd'And then execute:
$ bundleOr install it yourself as:
$ gem install devise-rowndMount the Engine
Add this to your config/routes.rb file
mount Devise::Rownd::Engine, at: '/api/auth/rownd'Rownd Hub
Follow these instructions to install the Rownd Hub. You'll want to ensure it runs on every page of your application, so be sure to add it as a common in your Rails JS packs. Here's the easiest way to do that:
-
Create a new file in your JS packs directory called
rph.jsand paste the JS snippet that you obtained from the instructions listed above. -
Add the following API callbacks to your Javascript:
_rphConfig.push(['setPostAuthenticationApi', {
method: 'post',
url: '/api/auth/rownd/authenticate'
}]);
_rphConfig.push(['setPostSignOutApi', {
method: 'POST',
url: '/api/auth/rownd/sign_out'
}]);
_rphConfig.push(['setPostUserDataUpdateApi', {
method: 'POST',
url: '/api/auth/rownd/update_data'
}]);NOTE: The path prefix
/api/auth/rowndmust match theDevise::Rownd::Enginemount path that you specified in your Rails routes
- Finally, include the Javascript pack in your application layout.
<body>
<%= show_rownd_signin_if_required %>
<%= yield %>
<%= javascript_pack_tag 'rph', 'data-turbolinks-track': 'reload' %>
</body>There are two key pieces that you must include in the layout:
<%= show_rownd_signin_if_required %>
This renders the Rownd sign in modal to prompt the user for authentication when your app explicitly requires it in a controller
<%= javascript_pack_tag 'rph', 'data-turbolinks-track': 'reload' %>
Tells Rails to include the rph Javascript pack. We also tell Turbolinks to include the script on page reloads
Usage
For this to work, you need to define these key environment variables:
-
ROWND_APP_ID- This is the ID of your Rownd application -
ROWND_APP_KEY- Your Rownd application key -
ROWND_APP_SECRET- Your Rownd application secret
You can get all of these values from the Rownd Platform
Users
This gem provides a new Devise module named :rownd_authenticatable. In your user model, you can tell Devise to use it like this:
class User < ApplicationRecord
devise :rownd_authenticatable
...
endNow, in your config/routes.rb file, add the following:
Rails.application.routes.draw do
devise_for :users
...
mount Devise::Rownd::Engine, at: '/api/auth/rownd'
endRequire Authentication
You can require authentication on a controller's actions the same way you uwould for any Devise strategies.
class MyController < ApplicationController
before_action :authenticate_user!
...
endNow, whenever a user navigates to a route that requires authentication, if a user is not already signed in, Devise will prompt the user to sign into Rownd.
Customizing the Page using the current_user
In any of your controllers, views, or helpers, you have access to the currently authenticated user via the current_user variable. You can use it to customize your page content like this:
<h1>Hello, <%= current_user.first_name %>!</h1>The current_user object has all of the fields specified in your Rownd application's schema. If the user doesn't have a value for a particular field, it will be nil
Extending the current_user model
You can extend the current_user object by modifying the Devise::Rownd::User class. This can be very helpful if you want to have additional functions that aggregate data accross multiple fields, or perform some logic and return the result.
For instance, you might want a function called admin? that will return if the current user has an 'admin' role. To extend the current_user object, add a new initializer in config/initializers called devise_rownd.rb. In there you can modify the Devise::Rownd::User like this:
Devise::Rownd::User.class_eval do
def admin?
roles&.include?('admin')
end
def display_name
fullname = "#{first_name} #{last_name}"
fullname.present? ? fullname.strip.upcase : email&.upcase
end
...
endNow, you can call things like current_user.admin? and current_user.display_name
Further Customization
All of the other Rownd HTML attributes work as well. You can see a full list of them here. This means you have the ability to customize the page with pure HTML, rather than Ruby code, if you prefer
Contributing
Please feel free to open up a pull request with any improvements, features, or bug fixes. This is a community effort!
License
The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.