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[BUG] typescript-fetch with basic auth throws: ReferenceError: btoa is not defined

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Description

typescript-fetch with basic auth throws: ReferenceError: btoa is not defined

openapi-generator version

openapi-generator version
4.0.0-beta3

OpenAPI declaration file content or url

anything using basic auth

Command line used for generation

all

Steps to reproduce
  1. generate with typescript-fetch and basic auth
  2. use it inside nodejs project
  3. call the API

Expected: works

Actual: ReferenceError: btoa is not defined

Still error even after npm install --save btoa

Related issues/PRs
Suggest a fix

Workaround:

npm i --save btoa
npm i --save-dev @types/btoa

add to each API:

import btoa from "btoa";

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Research direction

Start with the typescript-fetch generated client and reproduce the basic-auth request in a Node.js project, following the listed generation and call steps. Compare the failing btoa usage with the documented btoa package workaround; done means basic authentication works without a ReferenceError.

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Assessment

Tech stack
node.js, typescript
Domain
api
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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