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mod_rest: Ensure mod_http is loaded before API demo Fixes an error as it tried to use module:http_url() which doesn't exist before mod_http is loaded
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2 labels:
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3 - 'Stage-Beta'
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4 summary: 'Authenticated HTTP API to create invites'
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5 rockspec:
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6 dependencies:
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7 - mod_invites
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8 ...
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10 Introduction
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11 ============
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13 This module is part of the suite of modules that implement invite-based
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14 account registration for Prosody. The other modules are:
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16 - [mod_invites]
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17 - [mod_invites_adhoc]
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18 - [mod_invites_page]
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19 - [mod_invites_register]
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20 - [mod_invites_register_web]
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21 - [mod_register_apps]
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23 For details and a full overview, start with the [mod_invites] documentation.
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25 Details
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26 =======
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28 mod_invites_api provides an authenticated HTTP API to create invites
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29 using mod_invites.
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31 You can use the command-line to create and manage API keys.
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33 Configuration
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34 =============
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36 There are no specific configuration options for this module.
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38 All the usual [HTTP configuration options](https://prosody.im/doc/http)
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39 can be used to configure this module.
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41 API usage
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42 =========
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44 Step 1: Create an API key, with an optional name to help you remember what
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45 it is for
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47 ```
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48 $ prosodyctl mod_invites_api create example.com "My test key"
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49 ```
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51 **Tip:** Remember to put quotes around your key name if it contains spaces.
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53 The command will print out a key:
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55 ```
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56 HTwALnKL/73UUylA-2ZJbu9x1XMATuIbjWpip8ow1
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57 ```
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59 Step 2: Make a HTTP request to Prosody, containing the key
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61 ```
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62 $ curl -v https://example.com:5281/invites_api?key=HTwALnKL/73UUylA-2ZJbu9x1XMATuIbjWpip8ow1
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63 ```
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65 Prosody will respond with a HTTP status code "201 Created" to indicate
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66 creation of the invite, and per HTTP's usual rules, the URL of the created
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67 invite page will be in the `Location` header:
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69 ```
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70 < HTTP/1.1 201 Created
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71 < Access-Control-Max-Age: 7200
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72 < Connection: Keep-Alive
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73 < Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *
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74 < Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 09:50:19 GMT
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75 < Access-Control-Allow-Headers: Content-Type
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76 < Access-Control-Allow-Methods: OPTIONS, GET
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77 < Content-Length: 0
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78 < Location: https://example.com/invite?c-vhJjyB5Pb4HpAf
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79 ```
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81 Sometimes for convenience, you may want to just visit the URL in the
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82 browser. Append `&redirect=true` to the URL, and instead Prosody will
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83 return a `303 See Other` response code, which will tell the browser to
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84 redirect straight to the newly-created invite. This is super handy in a
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85 bookmark :)
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87 If using the API programmatically, it is recommended to put the key in
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88 the `Authorization` header if possible. This is quite simple:
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90 ```
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91 Authorization: Bearer HTwALnKL/73UUylA-2ZJbu9x1XMATuIbjWpip8ow1
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92 ```
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94 Key management
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95 ==============
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97 At any time you can view authorized keys using:
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99 ```
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100 prosodyctl mod_invites_api list example.com
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101 ```
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103 This will list out the id of each key, and the name if set:
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105 ```
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106 HTwALnKL My test key
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107 ```
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109 You can revoke a key by passing this key id to the 'delete` sub-command:
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111 ```
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112 prosodyctl mod_invites_api delete example.com HTwALnKL
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113 ```