Ping Identity React Native Browser

The Ping Identity React Native Browser module provides a safe, system-browser flow for OIDC/OAuth logins. It launches Custom Tabs/Auth Tabs on Android and ASWebAuthenticationSession on iOS, then returns the redirect URL to JavaScript.

Table of contents

• Integrating the SDK into your project
• How to Use the SDK
• Error handling
• TODO
• License

Integrating the SDK into your project

Note: This module requires that the @ping-identity/rn-core module is already set up and installed.

# Install & setup the core module
yarn add @ping-identity/rn-core
# Install the rn-browser module
yarn add @ping-identity/rn-browser
# If you are developing your app using iOS, run this command
cd ios && pod install
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Optional integration packages:

yarn add @ping-identity/rn-logger
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• @ping-identity/rn-logger: optional JS/native logger integration.

How to Use the SDK

Configure (Android only)

Apply global customization for Custom Tabs/Auth Tabs. iOS currently ignores these options.

import { configureBrowser } from '@ping-identity/rn-browser';

configureBrowser({
  android: {
    customTabs: {
      showTitle: false,
      urlBarHidingEnabled: true,
      colorScheme: 'system',
    },
    authTabs: {
      ephemeral: true,
    },
  },
});
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iOS per-call configuration

iOS browser behavior is configured per call via the ios options on open(...). These options do not have a global configuration equivalent on iOS.

Android manifest placeholder

Configure the manifest placeholder for your app's redirect URI scheme. This is used as a fallback when Auth Tabs are not available and Custom Tabs must rely on the manifest scheme:

android {
  defaultConfig {
    // For redirect URI "com.example.app://callback", configure:
    manifestPlaceholders["appRedirectUriScheme"] = "com.example.app"
  }
}
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Configure logging (optional)

If you install the logger package, pass a JS logger instance per call via BrowserLoggerOptions. The logger must be created via @ping-identity/rn-logger. If the logger package is not installed/configured, omit the logger option.

import {
  open,
  configureBrowser,
  resetBrowser,
} from '@ping-identity/rn-browser';
import { logger } from '@ping-identity/rn-logger';

const jsLogger = logger({ level: 'debug' });

// Pass as the last argument to any browser call
const result = await open(
  'https://example.com',
  { callbackUrlScheme: 'com.example.app' },
  { logger: jsLogger },
);

// Also supported on configureBrowser and resetBrowser
configureBrowser(
  { android: { customTabs: { showTitle: true } } },
  { logger: jsLogger },
);
resetBrowser({ logger: jsLogger });
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Open a browser session

import { open } from '@ping-identity/rn-browser';

const result = await open('https://example.com', {
  callbackUrlScheme: 'com.example.app',
  redirectUri: 'com.example.app://callback',
  ios: {
    browserType: 'authSession',
    browserMode: 'login',
  },
});

// result: { type: 'success', url } | { type: 'cancel' }
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Security note: The module does not validate or sanitize the url you pass to open. Only launch trusted URLs in your app (for example, enforce an https scheme and allow-listed hosts).

Error handling

Promise rejections throw a BrowserError instance, which extends PingError extends Error. Cancellations resolve as { type: 'cancel' } rather than rejecting.

Error codes:

• BROWSER_OPEN_ERROR for validation/launch failures

import { BrowserError } from '@ping-identity/rn-browser';

try {
  await open('https://example.com', { callbackUrlScheme: 'com.example.app' });
} catch (err) {
  if (err instanceof BrowserError) {
    console.log(err.code, err.type, err.message);
  }
}
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TODO

• Add an iOS test runner target to execute module unit tests.

License

MIT