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Initialize the User Account

After the user authorizes your application, initialize their account using the authentication token:

import HandcashConnect from '@handcash/handcash-connect';

const handCashConnect = new HandcashConnect({
  appId: 'YOUR_APP_ID',
  appSecret: 'YOUR_APP_SECRET',
});
const account = handCashConnect.getAccountFromAuthToken('<authToken>');

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Methods

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getCurrentProfile()

Retrieves the full profile of the current user, including both public and private information.

async getCurrentProfile(): Promise<UserProfile>

Returns: A promise that resolves to the user’s full profile.

Example:

const profile = await account.profile.getCurrentProfile();
console.log(`Welcome, ${profile.publicProfile.displayName}!`);

Types:

type UserPublicProfile = {
  id: string;
  handle: string;
  paymail: string;
  displayName: string;
  avatarUrl: string;
  createdAt: Date;
};

type UserPrivateProfile = {
  email: string;
};

Response Type:

FieldTypeDescription
publicProfileUserPublicProfilePublic information about the user
privateProfileUserPrivateProfilePrivate information about the user

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getPublicProfilesByHandle(handles)

Retrieves the public profiles of HandCash users by their handles.

async getPublicProfilesByHandle(handles: string[]): Promise<UserPublicProfile[]>
  • handles: An array of user handles.

Returns: A promise that resolves to an array of user public profiles.

Example:

const handles = ['user1', 'user2'];
const publicProfiles = await account.profile.getPublicProfilesByHandle(handles);
publicProfiles.forEach(profile => console.log(profile.displayName));

Response Type:

FieldTypeDescription
idstringUnique identifier for the user
handlestringUser’s HandCash handle
paymailstringUser’s paymail address
displayNamestringUser’s display name
avatarUrlstringURL of the user’s avatar image
createdAtDateDate when the profile was created

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getFriends()

Retrieves a list of the user’s friends and their public profiles. Requires the FRIENDS permission.

async getFriends(): Promise<UserPublicProfile[]>

Returns: A promise that resolves to an array of public profiles of the user’s friends.

Example:

const friends = await account.profile.getFriends();
console.log(`You have ${friends.length} friends.`);

Response Type:

FieldTypeDescription
(Same as UserPublicProfile)

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getPermissionsInfo()

Retrieves the permissions granted to the app by the user, along with the app ID.

async getPermissionsInfo(): Promise<PermissionInfo>

Returns: A promise that resolves to an object containing the permissions and app ID.

Permission Enum:

enum Permission {
  Pay = 'PAY',
  UserPublicProfile = 'USER_PUBLIC_PROFILE',
  UserPrivateProfile = 'USER_PRIVATE_PROFILE',
  Friends = 'FRIENDS',
  Decrypt = 'DECRYPT',
  ReadBalance = 'READ_BALANCE',
}

Example:

const permissionsInfo = await account.profile.getPermissionsInfo();
console.log(`App ID: ${permissionsInfo.appId}`);
console.log('Permissions:', permissionsInfo.items);

Response Type:

FieldTypeDescription
itemsPermission[]Array of Permission enum values
appIdstringUnique identifier for the app

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Types

The SDK uses several TypeScript types for representing user profiles, permissions, and other data. Here are some key types:

  • UserProfile: Combines public and private profile information.
  • UserPublicProfile: Contains publicly accessible user information.
  • UserPrivateProfile: Contains private user information.
  • PermissionInfo: Contains permissions and app ID.

For more detailed information on these types, refer to the SDK’s type definitions.

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