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[BUG] typescript-fetch with basic auth throws: ReferenceError: btoa is not defined
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Description
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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
- generate with typescript-fetch and basic auth
- use it inside nodejs project
- 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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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
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