eastern-cyan•2mo ago

How to configure Refine for Keycloak?

I want to configure my application and connect to a Keycloak instance. I don't seem to find a ny configuration file. Am I missing something?

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kapa.ai•2mo ago

Hi @gorrilack. I'm kapa.ai, your friendly support bot. I will try to answer your question by searching through the knowledge base. :wave: ---------------------- To configure Refine for Keycloak authentication, you can follow these steps: 1. First, make sure you have the necessary dependencies installed. Refine provides an example for Keycloak integration that uses the @react-keycloak/web package. 2. Refine doesn't use a separate configuration file for Keycloak. Instead, you'll need to set up the Keycloak client in your main application file (usually App.tsx). 3. Here's a basic setup for using Keycloak with Refine:

import { Refine } from "@refinedev/core";
import { ReactKeycloakProvider } from "@react-keycloak/web";
import Keycloak from "keycloak-js";

const keycloakConfig = {
  url: "YOUR_KEYCLOAK_URL",
  realm: "YOUR_REALM",
  clientId: "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
};

const keycloakClient = new Keycloak(keycloakConfig);

const App = () => {
  return (
    <ReactKeycloakProvider authClient={keycloakClient}>
      <Refine
        authProvider={authProvider}
        // ... other Refine configurations
      >
        {/* Your app components */}
      </Refine>
    </ReactKeycloakProvider>
  );
};

import { Refine } from "@refinedev/core";
import { ReactKeycloakProvider } from "@react-keycloak/web";
import Keycloak from "keycloak-js";

const keycloakConfig = {
  url: "YOUR_KEYCLOAK_URL",
  realm: "YOUR_REALM",
  clientId: "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
};

const keycloakClient = new Keycloak(keycloakConfig);

const App = () => {
  return (
    <ReactKeycloakProvider authClient={keycloakClient}>
      <Refine
        authProvider={authProvider}
        // ... other Refine configurations
      >
        {/* Your app components */}
      </Refine>
    </ReactKeycloakProvider>
  );
};

4. You'll need to implement an authProvider that uses Keycloak for authentication. This should include methods for login, logout, checking auth status, etc. For a complete example of how to set up Keycloak with Refine, you can refer to the Keycloak example in the Refine documentation (https://refine.dev/docs/examples/auth-provider/keycloak/). This example provides a working implementation that you can use as a starting point for your own application. If you're having trouble finding or setting up the configuration, you might want to start with the Refine Keycloak example using the following command:

npm create refine-app@latest -- --example auth-keycloak

npm create refine-app@latest -- --example auth-keycloak

This will create a new Refine application with Keycloak authentication already set up, which you can then customize for your specific Keycloak instance. ---------------------- Note: you can ask me a follow up question by @ mentioning me again :speech_balloon: ----------------------

kapa.ai•2mo ago

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eastern-cyanOP•2mo ago

@kapa.ai what if I use useKeycloak

kapa.ai•2mo ago

Let me check the knowledge base for you again. One moment! :books: ---------------------- The useKeycloak hook is part of the @react-keycloak/web package, which is used in Refine's Keycloak authentication integration. This hook provides access to the Keycloak instance and authentication state within your React components. When you use useKeycloak in a Refine application configured with Keycloak, you can access various Keycloak-related functionalities and state. Here's a brief overview of what you can do with useKeycloak: 1. Access the Keycloak instance and authentication state:

const { keycloak, initialized } = useKeycloak();

const { keycloak, initialized } = useKeycloak();

2. Check if the user is authenticated:

const isAuthenticated = keycloak.authenticated;

const isAuthenticated = keycloak.authenticated;

3. Get the user's token:

const token = keycloak.token;

const token = keycloak.token;

4. Perform login or logout actions:

keycloak.login();
keycloak.logout();

keycloak.login();
keycloak.logout();

5. Access user information:

const userProfile = keycloak.profile;

const userProfile = keycloak.profile;

In the context of Refine, useKeycloak can be particularly useful when implementing custom authentication logic or when you need to access Keycloak-specific information within your components. For example, you might use it in your authProvider implementation:

const authProvider: AuthProvider = {
  login: async () => {
    const { keycloak } = useKeycloak();
    await keycloak.login();
    return Promise.resolve();
  },
  // ... other authProvider methods
};

const authProvider: AuthProvider = {
  login: async () => {
    const { keycloak } = useKeycloak();
    await keycloak.login();
    return Promise.resolve();
  },
  // ... other authProvider methods
};

It's important to note that useKeycloak should be used within components that are descendants of the ReactKeycloakProvider in your component tree. For more detailed information on how to use useKeycloak within a Refine application, you can refer to the Keycloak example in the Refine documentation (https://refine.dev/docs/examples/auth-provider/keycloak/). ---------------------- Note: you can ask me a follow up question by @ mentioning me again :speech_balloon: ----------------------

kapa.ai•2mo ago

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eastern-cyanOP•2mo ago

For those as dumb as I am, configuration can be set in the src/index.ts file

How to configure Refine for Keycloak?

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