Add docs/sample for using browser cookies to pass custom app data during OAuth flow
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Description
We have many inquiries from users on how to pass custom data through the Slack OAuth flow (for example, to associate a Slack user with the app's user):
Typically, us maintainers answer these questions by linking to previous other issues/questions where this is explained to users.
Instead, we should write a document on how to do it, and add a sample application showing the technique. In general, the OAuth documentation could use a review and rewrite. Perhaps it is worth pulling in our Education team to help with this effort!
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the existing OAuth documentation and the related discussions in issues 2123 and 1453 to identify the cookie-based data flow that should be documented. Done should include a clear document and a sample application demonstrating the technique, with the broader OAuth documentation review scoped explicitly.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- authentication, documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100