AuthenticateAdvanced

A generic Authenticate method that translates to the same as calling a specific one, except it takes an extraJson that will be passed along to pre- or post- hooks.

caution

Make sure you've initialized the brainCloud library before authenticating.

Service	Operation
authenticationV2	AUTHENTICATE

Method Parameters

Parameter	Description
authenticationType	Universal, Universal, Facebook, etc
ids	Auth IDs structure
forceCreate	Should a new profile be created for this user if the account does not exist?
extraJson	Additional to piggyback along with the call, to be picked up by pre- or post- hooks. Leave empty string for no extraJson

Usage

http://localhost:3000

C#

AuthenticationType authenticationType = AuthenticationType.Universal;
AuthenticationIds ids;
ids.externalId = "authAdvancedUser";
ids.authenticationToken = "authAdvancedPass";
ids.authenticationSubType = "";
bool forceCreate = true;
string extraJson = "{\"key\":\"value\"}";

_bc.AuthenticationService.AuthenticateAdvanced(
    authenticationType, ids, forceCreate, extraJson, SuccessCallback, FailureCallback);

C++

AuthenticationType authenticationType = AuthenticationType::Universal;
AuthenticationIds ids = { "authAdvancedUser", "authAdvancedPass", "" };
bool forceCreate = true;
const char* extraJson = "{\"key\":\"value\"}";

_bc->getAuthenticationService()->authenticateAdvanced(
    authenticationType, ids, forceCreate, extraJson, SuccessCallback, FailureCallback);

Objective-C

AuthenticationType authenticationType = [AuthenticationTypeObjc Universal];
AuthenticationIds *ids = [[AuthenticationIdsObjc alloc]init];
ids.externalId = @"authAdvancedUser";
ids.authenticationToken = @"authAdvancedPass";
ids.authenticationSubType = @"";
BOOL forceCreate = true;
NSString * extraJson = "{\"key\":\"value\"}";
BCCompletionBlock successBlock;      // define callback
BCErrorCompletionBlock failureBlock; // define callback

[[_bc authenticationService]
       authenticateAdvanced:authenticationType
                        ids:ids
                forceCreate:forceCreate
                  extraJson:extraJson
            completionBlock:successBlock
       errorCompletionBlock:failureBlock
                   cbObject:nil];

Java

AuthenticationType authenticationType = AuthenticationType.Universal;
AuthenticationIds ids = new AuthenticationIds ("authAdvancedUser", "authAdvancedPass", "");
boolean forceCreate = true;
string extraJson = "{\"key\":\"value\"}";
this; // implements IServerCallback

_bc.getAuthenticationService().authenticateAdvanced(authenticationType, ids, forceCreate, extraJson, this);

public void serverCallback(ServiceName serviceName, ServiceOperation serviceOperation, JSONObject jsonData)
{
    System.out.print(String.format("Success | %s", jsonData.toString()));
}
public void serverError(ServiceName serviceName, ServiceOperation serviceOperation, int statusCode, int reasonCode, String jsonError)
{
    System.out.print(String.format("Failed | %d %d %s", statusCode,  reasonCode, jsonError.toString()));
}

JavaScript

var authenticationType = _bc.brainCloudClient.authentication.AUTHENTICATION_TYPE_UNIVERSAL;
var ids = {externalId: "authAdvancedUser", authenticationToken: "authAdvancedPass", authenticationSubType: ""};
var forceCreate = true;
var extraJson = {"key":"value"};

_bc.authentication.authenticateAdvanced(authenticationType, ids, forceCreate, extraJson, result =>
{
    var status = result.status;
    console.log(status + " : " + JSON.stringify(result, null, 2));
});

Dart

var  authenticationType = _bc.brainCloudClient.authentication.AUTHENTICATION_TYPE_UNIVERSAL;
var  ids = AuthenticationIds("authAdvancedUser", "authAdvancedPass", "");  // id, token, externalAuthName
var  forceCreate = true;
var  extraJson = {"key":"value"};

ServerResponse result = await _bc.authenticationService.authenticateAdvanced(authenticationType:authenticationType, ids:ids, forceCreate:forceCreate, extraJson:extraJson);

if (result.statusCode == 200) {
    print("Success");
} else {
    print("Failed ${result.error['status_message'] ?? result.error}");
}

Cloud Code

// N/A

Raw

// N/A

JSON Response

{
    "status": 200,
    "data": {
        "vcPurchased": 0,
        "experiencePoints": 100,
        "refundCount": 0,
        "playerSessionExpiry": 60,
        "server_time": 1464621990155,
        "experienceLevel": 0,
        "currency": {
            "credits": {
                "purchased": 0,
                "balance": 12211,
                "consumed": 133,
                "awarded": 12344
            }
        },
        "abTestingId": 8,
        "statistics": {
            "gamesWon": 0
        },
        "id": "323e861-b749-4ce4-a57a-175232e21b5d",
        "createdAt": 1459439058035,
        "profileId": "323e861-b749-4ce4-a57a-175232e21b5d",
        "newUser": "false",
        "xpCapped": false,
        "sent_events": [],
        "timeZoneOffset": -5,
        "playerName": "",
        "vcClaimed": 0,
        "parentProfileId": null,
        "rewards": {
            "rewardDetails": {},
            "rewards": {},
            "currency": {}
        },
        "countryCode": "ca",
        "loginCount": 16,
        "emailAddress": "test@email.com",
        "previousLogin": 1464621979514,
        "incoming_events": [],
        "lastLogin": 1464621990118,
        "languageCode": "en",
        "pictureUrl": null,
        "sessionId": "v3grtg3ve0a089pekk8lneuk8k",
        "amountSpent": 0
    }
}

Common Error Code

Status Codes

Code	Name	Description
40206	MISSING_IDENTITY_ERROR	The identity does not exist on the server and forceCreate was false [and a profileId was provided - otherwise 40208 would have been returned]. Will also occur when forceCreate is true and a saved [but un-associated] profileId is provided. The error handler should reset the stored profile id (if there is one) and re-authenticate, setting forceCreate to true to create a new account. A common cause of this error is deleting the user's account via the Design Portal.
40207	SWITCHING_PROFILES	Indicates that the identity credentials are valid, and the saved profileId is valid, but the identity is not associated with the provided profileId. This may indicate that the user wants to switch accounts in the app. Often an app will pop-up a dialog confirming that the user wants to switch accounts, and then reset the stored profileId and call authenticate again.
40208	MISSING_PROFILE_ERROR	Returned when the identity cannot be located, no profileId is provided, and forceCreate is false. The normal response is to call Authenticate again with forceCreate set to true.
40217	UNKNOWN_AUTH_ERROR	An unknown error has occurred during authentication.
40307	TOKEN_DOES_NOT_MATCH_USER	The user credentials are invalid (i.e. bad Facebook id / token). May also indicate that Facebook integration is not properly configured.
550022	INVALID_PASSWORD_CONTENT	The password doesn't meet the minimum password requirements.