Plugin Capabilities

Authrim plugins provide capabilities through handler implementations. This guide covers each capability type in detail.

Capability Categories

Category	Prefix	Registration Method
Notifier	notifier.	registry.registerNotifier()
Identity Provider	idp.	registry.registerIdP()
Authenticator	authenticator.	registry.registerAuthenticator()
Flow	flow.	Coming soon

Notifier Handler

Notifier plugins send notifications via email, SMS, push, or custom channels.

Interface

interface NotifierHandler {
  /** Send a notification */
  send(notification: Notification): Promise<SendResult>;

  /** Check if handler supports given options (optional) */
  supports?(options: NotificationOptions): boolean;
}

Notification Object

interface Notification {
  channel: string;           // 'email', 'sms', 'push', 'custom'
  to: string;                // Recipient address
  from?: string;             // Sender (optional, uses default)
  subject?: string;          // Subject line (for email)
  body: string;              // Message content
  replyTo?: string;          // Reply-to address (email)
  cc?: string[];             // CC recipients (email)
  bcc?: string[];            // BCC recipients (email)
  templateId?: string;       // Template identifier
  templateVars?: Record<string, unknown>;  // Template variables
  metadata?: Record<string, unknown>;      // Custom metadata
}

SendResult Object

interface SendResult {
  success: boolean;          // Whether send succeeded
  messageId?: string;        // Provider's message ID
  error?: string;            // Error message if failed
  errorCode?: string;        // Provider's error code
  retryable?: boolean;       // Can this be retried?
  providerResponse?: unknown; // Raw provider response
}

Example: Console Notifier

A simplified version of the built-in console notifier:

import { z } from 'zod';
import type { AuthrimPlugin, Notification, SendResult } from '@authrim/ar-lib-plugin';

const configSchema = z.object({
  prefix: z.string().default('[NOTIFY]').describe('Log prefix'),
  logLevel: z.enum(['debug', 'info', 'warn']).default('info'),
});

type ConsoleConfig = z.infer<typeof configSchema>;

export const consoleNotifierPlugin: AuthrimPlugin<ConsoleConfig> = {
  id: 'notifier-console',
  version: '1.0.0',
  capabilities: ['notifier.email', 'notifier.sms', 'notifier.push'],
  configSchema,

  meta: {
    name: 'Console Notifier',
    description: 'Logs notifications to console (development only)',
    category: 'notification',
    icon: 'terminal',
  },

  register(registry, config) {
    const handler = {
      async send(notification: Notification): Promise<SendResult> {
        const messageId = `console-${Date.now()}`;

        console.log(`${config.prefix} Notification sent:`, {
          messageId,
          channel: notification.channel,
          to: notification.to,
          subject: notification.subject,
          bodyPreview: notification.body.slice(0, 100),
        });

        return { success: true, messageId };
      },

      supports(): boolean {
        return true; // Supports all channels
      },
    };

    // Register for all supported channels
    registry.registerNotifier('email', handler);
    registry.registerNotifier('sms', handler);
    registry.registerNotifier('push', handler);
  },
};

Example: Email Notifier with Resend

import { z } from 'zod';
import type { AuthrimPlugin, Notification, SendResult } from '@authrim/ar-lib-plugin';

const configSchema = z.object({
  apiKey: z.string().min(1).describe('Resend API key'),
  defaultFrom: z.string().email().describe('Default sender email'),
  replyTo: z.string().email().optional().describe('Reply-to address'),
  timeout: z.number().default(10000).describe('Request timeout (ms)'),
});

type ResendConfig = z.infer<typeof configSchema>;

export const resendPlugin: AuthrimPlugin<ResendConfig> = {
  id: 'notifier-resend',
  version: '1.0.0',
  capabilities: ['notifier.email'],
  configSchema,

  meta: {
    name: 'Resend Email',
    description: 'Send transactional emails via Resend API',
    category: 'notification',
    icon: 'mail',
  },

  register(registry, config) {
    registry.registerNotifier('email', {
      async send(notification: Notification): Promise<SendResult> {
        try {
          const response = await fetch('https://api.resend.com/emails', {
            method: 'POST',
            headers: {
              'Authorization': `Bearer ${config.apiKey}`,
              'Content-Type': 'application/json',
            },
            body: JSON.stringify({
              from: notification.from || config.defaultFrom,
              to: notification.to,
              subject: notification.subject || 'Notification',
              html: notification.body,
              reply_to: notification.replyTo || config.replyTo,
            }),
            signal: AbortSignal.timeout(config.timeout),
          });

          const result = await response.json();

          if (!response.ok) {
            return {
              success: false,
              error: result.message || 'API error',
              errorCode: result.statusCode?.toString(),
              retryable: response.status >= 500,
            };
          }

          return {
            success: true,
            messageId: result.id,
            providerResponse: result,
          };
        } catch (error) {
          return {
            success: false,
            error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error',
            retryable: true,
          };
        }
      },
    });
  },
};

---

Identity Provider Handler

IdP plugins enable social login and federated authentication.

Interface

interface IdPHandler {
  /** Generate authorization URL for OAuth flow */
  getAuthorizationUrl(params: IdPAuthParams): Promise<string>;

  /** Exchange authorization code for tokens */
  exchangeCode(params: IdPExchangeParams): Promise<IdPTokenResult>;

  /** Fetch user information using access token */
  getUserInfo(accessToken: string): Promise<IdPUserInfo>;

  /** Validate and decode ID token (optional) */
  validateIdToken?(idToken: string): Promise<IdPClaims>;
}

Parameter Types

interface IdPAuthParams {
  redirectUri: string;
  state: string;
  nonce?: string;
  scopes?: string[];
  extraParams?: Record<string, string>;
}

interface IdPExchangeParams {
  code: string;
  redirectUri: string;
  codeVerifier?: string;  // For PKCE
}

interface IdPTokenResult {
  accessToken: string;
  refreshToken?: string;
  idToken?: string;
  expiresIn?: number;
  tokenType: string;
  scope?: string;
}

interface IdPUserInfo {
  sub: string;            // Subject identifier (unique user ID)
  email?: string;
  emailVerified?: boolean;
  name?: string;
  givenName?: string;
  familyName?: string;
  picture?: string;
  locale?: string;
  [key: string]: unknown; // Additional claims
}

OAuth 2.0 Flow

sequenceDiagram
    participant User
    participant App
    participant Authrim
    participant IdP as Identity Provider

    User->>App: Click "Sign in with X"
    App->>Authrim: Initiate OAuth
    Authrim->>IdP: getAuthorizationUrl()
    IdP-->>User: Redirect to login
    User->>IdP: Authenticate
    IdP-->>Authrim: Redirect with code
    Authrim->>IdP: exchangeCode()
    IdP-->>Authrim: Access token
    Authrim->>IdP: getUserInfo()
    IdP-->>Authrim: User profile
    Authrim-->>App: Session created

Example: GitHub IdP Plugin

import { z } from 'zod';
import type { AuthrimPlugin, IdPAuthParams, IdPExchangeParams } from '@authrim/ar-lib-plugin';

const configSchema = z.object({
  clientId: z.string().min(1).describe('GitHub OAuth App Client ID'),
  clientSecret: z.string().min(1).describe('GitHub OAuth App Client Secret'),
  scopes: z.array(z.string()).default(['read:user', 'user:email']),
});

type GitHubConfig = z.infer<typeof configSchema>;

export const githubIdpPlugin: AuthrimPlugin<GitHubConfig> = {
  id: 'idp-github',
  version: '1.0.0',
  capabilities: ['idp.github'],
  configSchema,

  meta: {
    name: 'GitHub',
    description: 'Sign in with GitHub',
    category: 'identity',
    icon: 'github',
  },

  register(registry, config) {
    registry.registerIdP('github', {
      async getAuthorizationUrl(params: IdPAuthParams): Promise<string> {
        const url = new URL('https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize');
        url.searchParams.set('client_id', config.clientId);
        url.searchParams.set('redirect_uri', params.redirectUri);
        url.searchParams.set('state', params.state);
        url.searchParams.set('scope', (params.scopes ?? config.scopes).join(' '));
        return url.toString();
      },

      async exchangeCode(params: IdPExchangeParams) {
        const response = await fetch('https://github.com/login/oauth/access_token', {
          method: 'POST',
          headers: {
            'Accept': 'application/json',
            'Content-Type': 'application/json',
          },
          body: JSON.stringify({
            client_id: config.clientId,
            client_secret: config.clientSecret,
            code: params.code,
            redirect_uri: params.redirectUri,
          }),
        });

        const result = await response.json();

        if (result.error) {
          throw new Error(result.error_description || result.error);
        }

        return {
          accessToken: result.access_token,
          tokenType: result.token_type || 'bearer',
          scope: result.scope,
        };
      },

      async getUserInfo(accessToken: string) {
        const userResponse = await fetch('https://api.github.com/user', {
          headers: {
            'Authorization': `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
            'Accept': 'application/vnd.github.v3+json',
          },
        });

        if (!userResponse.ok) {
          throw new Error(`GitHub API error: ${userResponse.status}`);
        }

        const user = await userResponse.json();

        // Fetch primary email
        let email: string | undefined;
        let emailVerified = false;

        const emailResponse = await fetch('https://api.github.com/user/emails', {
          headers: {
            'Authorization': `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
            'Accept': 'application/vnd.github.v3+json',
          },
        });

        if (emailResponse.ok) {
          const emails = await emailResponse.json();
          const primary = emails.find((e: any) => e.primary);
          if (primary) {
            email = primary.email;
            emailVerified = primary.verified;
          }
        }

        return {
          sub: user.id.toString(),
          email,
          emailVerified,
          name: user.name || user.login,
          picture: user.avatar_url,
        };
      },
    });
  },
};

---

Authenticator Handler

Authenticator plugins provide MFA and authentication methods.

Interface

interface AuthenticatorHandler {
  /** Start an authentication challenge */
  startChallenge(params: AuthChallengeParams): Promise<AuthChallengeResult>;

  /** Verify the user's response */
  verifyResponse(params: AuthVerifyParams): Promise<AuthVerifyResult>;

  /** Check if authenticator is available for user (optional) */
  isAvailable?(userId: string): Promise<boolean>;
}

Parameter Types

interface AuthChallengeParams {
  userId: string;
  sessionId: string;
  metadata?: Record<string, unknown>;
}

interface AuthChallengeResult {
  challengeId: string;
  challenge: unknown;       // Authenticator-specific data
  expiresAt: number;        // Unix timestamp
  metadata?: Record<string, unknown>;
}

interface AuthVerifyParams {
  challengeId: string;
  response: unknown;        // User's response
  userId: string;
  sessionId: string;
}

interface AuthVerifyResult {
  success: boolean;
  credentialId?: string;
  error?: string;
  metadata?: Record<string, unknown>;
}

Example: TOTP Authenticator

A simplified version of the built-in TOTP plugin:

import { z } from 'zod';
import type { AuthrimPlugin } from '@authrim/ar-lib-plugin';

const configSchema = z.object({
  issuer: z.string().default('Authrim').describe('Issuer name for authenticator apps'),
  digits: z.literal(6).or(z.literal(8)).default(6).describe('OTP code length'),
  period: z.number().int().min(15).max(120).default(30).describe('Code refresh interval (seconds)'),
  window: z.number().int().min(0).max(5).default(1).describe('Time drift tolerance (±steps)'),
});

type TOTPConfig = z.infer<typeof configSchema>;

export const totpPlugin: AuthrimPlugin<TOTPConfig> = {
  id: 'authenticator-totp',
  version: '1.0.0',
  capabilities: ['authenticator.totp'],
  configSchema,

  meta: {
    name: 'TOTP Authenticator',
    description: 'Time-based One-Time Password (RFC 6238)',
    category: 'authentication',
    icon: 'shield-check',
  },

  register(registry, config) {
    registry.registerAuthenticator('totp', {
      async startChallenge(params) {
        const isSetup = params.metadata?.setup === true;
        const challengeId = crypto.randomUUID();
        const expiresAt = Date.now() + 5 * 60 * 1000; // 5 minutes

        if (isSetup) {
          // Generate secret for new TOTP setup
          const secret = generateSecret();
          const otpauthUri = generateOtpauthUri({
            secret,
            issuer: config.issuer,
            accountName: params.metadata?.email as string || params.userId,
            digits: config.digits,
            period: config.period,
          });

          return {
            challengeId,
            challenge: {
              type: 'totp_setup',
              secret: base32Encode(secret),
              otpauthUri,
              digits: config.digits,
              period: config.period,
            },
            expiresAt,
          };
        }

        // Verification challenge
        return {
          challengeId,
          challenge: {
            type: 'totp_verify',
            digits: config.digits,
            period: config.period,
          },
          expiresAt,
        };
      },

      async verifyResponse(params) {
        const { code, secret } = params.response as { code: string; secret?: string };

        if (!code || !/^\d{6,8}$/.test(code)) {
          return { success: false, error: 'Invalid code format' };
        }

        // Verify TOTP code (implementation uses Web Crypto API)
        const isValid = await verifyTOTP(secret, code, {
          digits: config.digits,
          period: config.period,
          window: config.window,
        });

        if (isValid) {
          return {
            success: true,
            credentialId: params.challengeId,
          };
        }

        return { success: false, error: 'Invalid code' };
      },

      async isAvailable(userId: string) {
        // Check if user has TOTP set up
        return true;
      },
    });
  },
};

// Helper functions (simplified)
function generateSecret(): Uint8Array {
  const secret = new Uint8Array(20);
  crypto.getRandomValues(secret);
  return secret;
}

function base32Encode(data: Uint8Array): string {
  const alphabet = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ234567';
  let result = '';
  // ... encoding logic
  return result;
}

function generateOtpauthUri(params: any): string {
  const { secret, issuer, accountName, digits, period } = params;
  return `otpauth://totp/${encodeURIComponent(issuer)}:${encodeURIComponent(accountName)}?secret=${base32Encode(secret)}&issuer=${issuer}&algorithm=SHA1&digits=${digits}&period=${period}`;
}

async function verifyTOTP(secret: string, code: string, options: any): Promise<boolean> {
  // TOTP verification using Web Crypto API
  // ... verification logic
  return true;
}

---

Flow Nodes

Coming Soon

Flow nodes are a future extension point for the Flow Designer UI. They will allow plugins to provide custom nodes for authentication flows.

interface FlowNodeDefinition {
  type: string;           // e.g., 'notifier-resend:send'
  label: string;          // UI label
  icon?: string;
  inputs: FlowPortDefinition[];
  outputs: FlowPortDefinition[];
  configSchema?: z.ZodSchema;
  category: 'authentication' | 'notification' | 'condition' | 'action';
}

Registration Rules

1. Uniqueness: Each capability channel can only have one handler
2. First-wins: First registration takes precedence
3. Error on conflict: Re-registering the same channel throws an error

// This will throw an error
registry.registerNotifier('email', handler1);
registry.registerNotifier('email', handler2); // Error: already registered

Next Steps

• Configuration Schema - Advanced schema patterns and secret handling
• Deployment - Package and distribute your plugin