TokenHelperService not available via Public API anymore in v14

[meisterlampe]

Hi there,

I just tested Version 14 of this great library and wasn't able to import the TokenHelperService from angular-auth-oidc-client anymore. It has been removed with this commit: https://github.com/damienbod/angular-auth-oidc-client/commit/e7699f7a0c07128dd8f94dd2c5e1445f66c8863b

I know I can implement the functionality by myself, but I just wanted to ask kindly, if this change was intended. I liked having this helper right away :)

Thanks a lot and best wishes

[FabianGosebrink]

Hey, what did you use from the helper? This was an internal helper, and normally you would not need the methods. So what did you exactly use?

[meisterlampe]

I'm just using the service as an easy and built-in way to get the payload of the token (for getting the user-roles). It's ok for me to create my own Helper-Service as it is not that complex. I think, I will do that or is there maybe another preferred way to access the token-payload?

[FabianGosebrink]

The sense behind this is that we provide every method used through a public facade, or at least as much as we can. So which method explicitly do you need? Thanks!

[meisterlampe]

I'm using https://github.com/damienbod/angular-auth-oidc-client/blob/9cd967a647a32629d5fb1212947917b61b10ac1c/projects/angular-auth-oidc-client/src/lib/utils/tokenHelper/token-helper.service.ts#L42

[donnyst]

Also a problem for myself, was using the same function.

[FabianGosebrink]

You can use the "getPayloadFromIdToken" method, which is exposed. Docs: getPayloadFromIdToken(encode = false, configId?: string)

[donnyst]

This is about getting the payload from the access token, not the ID token. getPayloadFromIdToken does not suffice.

[arokkiadurairaj]

I even tried the getuserData method & the userdata$ observable, Both are returning the data from the IdToken only not the access token.

[FabianGosebrink]

PR is merged, will be in the next release.

[damienbod]

this is released in 14.1.5