Builder

(builder)

Methods Summarized

TypeNameSummary

Adds a header to the JWT token.

Adds the payload (claims) to the web token.

Sign the token with the given algorithm.

Adds data to the payload, which contains the claims.

Add a specific Expires At ("exp") claim to the Payload.

Methods Detailed

header(key, value)

Adds a header to the JWT token.

Parameters

  • String key a string representing the header name

  • String value can be a string

Returns: Builder the jwt builder for method chaining

payload(payload)

Adds the payload (claims) to the web token.

Parameters

  • Object payload a json containing the data, e.g. {'some': 'data', 'somemore': 'data2'}

Returns: Builder the jwt builder for method chaining

sign(alg)

Sign the token with the given algorithm. The 'alg' claim is automatically added to the token header.

Parameters

  • Algorithm alg the algorithm used to sign the token.

Returns: String a string representing the constructed JSON Web Token.

withClaim(key, value)

Adds data to the payload, which contains the claims. Claims are statements about an entity (typically, the user) and additional data.

Parameters

  • String key a string representing the claim name (e.g. 'iss' which stands for issuer; 'email', 'name', etc.)

  • Object value can be a string, a boolean, a date, a number or an array

Returns: Builder the jwt builder for method chaining

withExpires(expire)

Add a specific Expires At ("exp") claim to the Payload.

Parameters

  • Date expire a date representing the expiration time of the token

Returns: Builder the jwt builder for method chaining


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