Create and manage temporary anonymous user sessions
Key Features
- Generate unique session keys for anonymous users
- Optional password protection
- Session prefix customization
- Database-backed session storage
- Web UI for session creation
Server-Side Usage:
<![CDATA[
// Get the AnonymousSession API
var AnonymousSession = js.getObject("/OpenForum/AddOn/AnonymousSession","AnonymousSession.sjs");
// Generate a session
var session = AnonymousSession.generateSession("GuestUser", "password123");
// Returns: {sessionId: "abc12345", name: "GuestUser", password: "..."}
// Generate session without password
var session = AnonymousSession.generateSession("GuestUser", null);
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Use Cases
- Temporary user access
- Guest accounts
- Time-limited sessions
//OpenForum/AddOn/AnonymousSession/get.sjs
<![CDATA[/**
* Autogenerated by Service Builder v2.0.3. Do not edit.
* Version: 0.0.2
* Built Fri Feb 19 2021 14:37:24 GMT-0000 (GMT)
* Built to pageName:/OpenForum/AddOn/AnonymousSession fileName:get.sjs
**/
/*
* Author:
* Description:
*/
var action = transaction.getParameter("action");
if(action===null) {
transaction.setResult(transaction.SHOW_PAGE);
return;
}
try{
action = ""+action;
result = {result: "error", message: "Action "+action+" not recognised."};
var AnonymousSession = js.getObject("/OpenForum/AddOn/AnonymousSession","AnonymousSession.sjs");
if(action==="generateSession") {
var name = transaction.getParameter("name");
if(name===null) {
delete name;
} else {
name = "" + name;
}
var password = transaction.getParameter("password");
if(password===null) {
delete password;
} else {
password = "" + password;
}
var fob = transaction.getParameter("fob");
if(fob===null) {
delete fob;
} else {
fob = "" + fob;
}
var fobPassword = transaction.getParameter("fobPassword");
if(fobPassword===null) {
delete fobPassword;
} else {
fobPassword = "" + fobPassword;
}
var returned = AnonymousSession.generateSession( name,password, fob, fobPassword );
if(returned) result = {result: "ok", message: "Performed action "+action, data: returned};
}
if(action==="validateSession") {
var key = transaction.getParameter("key");
if(key===null) {
delete key;
} else {
key = "" + key;
}
var password = transaction.getParameter("password");
if(password===null) {
delete password;
} else {
password = "" + password;
}
var returned = AnonymousSession.validateSession( key, password );
if(returned) result = {result: "ok", message: "Performed action "+action, data: returned};
}
if(action==="getFobSessions") {
var fob = transaction.getParameter("fob");
if(fob===null) {
delete fob;
} else {
fob = "" + fob;
}
var fobPassword = transaction.getParameter("fobPassword");
if(fobPassword===null) {
delete fobPassword;
} else {
fobPassword = "" + fobPassword;
}
var returned = AnonymousSession.getFobSessions( fob, fobPassword );
if(returned) result = {result: "ok", message: "Performed action "+action, data: returned};
}
} catch(e) {
transaction.sendJSON( JSON.stringify({result: "error",message: "Error:"+e+" on line "+e.lineNumber+" of "+e.sourceName}));
return;
}
transaction.sendJSON( JSON.stringify(result) );
]]>