@paanj/client

Core client SDK for Paanj platform - provides authentication and connection management

Overview

@paanj/client is the core package that provides:

• 🔐 Authentication - Anonymous and token-based authentication
• 🔌 Connection Management - WebSocket and HTTP client infrastructure
• 🔄 Auto-Reconnection - Built-in reconnection with exponential backoff
• 🌐 Isomorphic - Works in Node.js and Browser environments
• 🎯 Base for Feature Packages - Foundation for @paanj/chat-client, etc.

Installation

npm install @paanj/client

Usage

Standalone Usage

import { PaanjClient } from '@paanj/client';

const client = new PaanjClient({
  apiKey: 'pk_live_your_public_key',
  apiUrl: 'https://api.paanj.com',
  wsUrl: 'wss://ws.paanj.com'
});

// Listen for authentication events (same way as listening to messages)
client.on('user.created', ({ userId, accessToken, refreshToken }) => {
  console.log('User created:', userId);
  // Store tokens securely (e.g., localStorage, secure storage)
});

client.on('token.updated', ({ userId, accessToken, refreshToken }) => {
  console.log('Token refreshed');
  // Update stored tokens
});

// Authenticate
await client.authenticateAnonymous({
  name: 'John Doe'
});

// Connect to WebSocket
await client.connect();

// Check connection status
console.log(client.isConnected()); // true

// Disconnect
client.disconnect();

// Refresh token when access token expires
try {
  const newSession = await client.refreshAccessToken();
  console.log('Tokens refreshed:', newSession.accessToken);
} catch (error) {
  console.error('Token refresh failed:', error);
  // Re-authenticate if refresh fails
}

With Feature Packages

The core package is typically used with feature packages:

import { PaanjClient } from '@paanj/client';
import { ChatClient } from '@paanj/chat-client';

const client = new PaanjClient({ apiKey: 'pk_live_key' });
await client.authenticateAnonymous({ name: 'User' });
await client.connect();

// Initialize chat features
const chat = new ChatClient(client);
await chat.messages.send('conv_123', 'Hello!');

API Reference

PaanjClient

Constructor

new PaanjClient(options: ClientOptions)

Options:

• apiKey: string - Public API key (required)
• apiUrl?: string - API server URL
• wsUrl?: string - WebSocket server URL
• autoReconnect?: boolean - Enable auto-reconnection (default: true)
• reconnectInterval?: number - Reconnect interval in ms (default: 5000)
• maxReconnectAttempts?: number - Max reconnect attempts (default: 10)

Methods

authenticateAnonymous(userData, privateData?): Promise<AuthResponse>
Authenticate as a new anonymous user. privateData is optional and not stored but sent to webhooks.

authenticateWithToken(token: string, userId: string | undefined, refreshToken: string): Promise<void>
Authenticate with an existing access token. refreshToken is required for token refresh functionality.

connect(): Promise<void>
Connect to the WebSocket server.

disconnect(): void
Disconnect from the WebSocket server.

isConnected(): boolean
Check if connected to WebSocket.

isAuthenticated(): boolean
Check if authenticated.

getUserId(): string | null
Get the current user ID.

getRefreshToken(): string | null
Get the current refresh token (for token refresh operations).

refreshAccessToken(): Promise<AuthResponse>
Refresh the access token using the stored refresh token. Returns new access and refresh tokens. Automatically emits token.updated event.

on(event: string, callback): Unsubscribe
Register event listener. Works for both WebSocket events (messages, etc.) and authentication events:

• user.created - Emitted when a user is created via authenticateAnonymous(). Receives { userId, accessToken, refreshToken }
• token.updated - Emitted when tokens are updated via refreshAccessToken() or authenticateWithToken(). Receives { userId, accessToken, refreshToken }
• message.create - Emitted when a new message is received (WebSocket event)
• Other WebSocket events as documented

Security Best Practices

1. Use Public Keys - Only use public API keys in client-side code
2. Secure Tokens - Store access tokens securely (e.g., HttpOnly cookies or secure storage)
3. HTTPS/WSS - Always use secure connections in production

Feature Packages

Build on top of @paanj/client with feature packages:

• @paanj/chat-client - Chat messaging and conversations
• @paanj/voice-client - Voice calls (coming soon)
• @paanj/video-client - Video calls (coming soon)

TypeScript Support

This SDK is written in TypeScript and provides complete type definitions.

License

This project is licensed under a custom license. See the LICENSE file for details.

Support

• 📧 Email: support@paanj.com
• 📖 Documentation: https://docs.paanj.com
• 🐛 Issues: https://github.com/paanj-cloud/client-js/issues

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