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The behaviour module for all token modules.

Token modules are responsible for all the heavy lifting in Guardian.

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Callbacks

Build the default claims for the token.

Create the token including serializing and signing.

Decode the token. Without verification of the claims within it.

Exchange a token from one type to another.

Inspect the contents of the token without validation or signature checking.

Revoke a token (if appropriate).

Generate a unique id for a token.

Verify the claims of a token.

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@type claims() :: map()
@type decoding_error() :: {:error, atom()}
@type encoding_error() :: {:error, atom()}
@type resource() :: any()
@type secret_error() :: {:error, :secret_not_found}
@type signing_error() :: {:error, :signing_error}
@type token() :: String.t()
@type ttl() ::
  {pos_integer(), :second}
  | {pos_integer(), :seconds}
  | {pos_integer(), :minute}
  | {pos_integer(), :minutes}
  | {pos_integer(), :hour}
  | {pos_integer(), :hours}
  | {pos_integer(), :day}
  | {pos_integer(), :days}
  | {pos_integer(), :week}
  | {pos_integer(), :weeks}

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build_claims(mod, resource, sub, claims, options)

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@callback build_claims(
  mod :: module(),
  resource :: any(),
  sub :: String.t(),
  claims :: claims(),
  options :: Keyword.t()
) :: {:ok, claims()} | {:error, atom()}

Build the default claims for the token.

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create_token(mod, claims, options)

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@callback create_token(mod :: module(), claims :: claims(), options :: Guardian.options()) ::
  {:ok, token()} | signing_error() | secret_error() | encoding_error()

Create the token including serializing and signing.

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decode_token(mod, token, options)

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@callback decode_token(mod :: module(), token :: token(), options :: Guardian.options()) ::
  {:ok, token()} | secret_error() | decoding_error()

Decode the token. Without verification of the claims within it.

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exchange(mod, old_token, from_type, to_type, options)

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@callback exchange(
  mod :: module(),
  old_token :: token(),
  from_type :: String.t() | [String.t(), ...],
  to_type :: String.t(),
  options :: Guardian.options()
) :: {:ok, {token(), claims()}, {token(), claims()}} | {:error, any()}

Exchange a token from one type to another.

@callback peek(module :: module(), token :: token()) :: map()

Inspect the contents of the token without validation or signature checking.

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refresh(mod, old_token, options)

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@callback refresh(mod :: module(), old_token :: token(), options :: Guardian.options()) ::
  {:ok, {token(), claims()}, {token(), claims()}} | {:error, any()}

Refresh a token.

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revoke(mod, claims, token, options)

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@callback revoke(
  mod :: module(),
  claims :: claims(),
  token :: token(),
  options :: Guardian.options()
) ::
  {:ok, claims()} | {:error, any()}

Revoke a token (if appropriate).

@callback token_id() :: String.t()

Generate a unique id for a token.

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verify_claims(mod, claims, options)

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@callback verify_claims(
  mod :: module(),
  claims :: claims(),
  options :: Guardian.options()
) ::
  {:ok, claims()} | {:error, any()}

Verify the claims of a token.