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mlkmn
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9 years ago
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How to verify token correctness after instantiating DbxClient?

I'm verifying several things during my component initializitation, one of which is the "state" of the newly initialized DbxClient. Is there any way to determine whether the token passed as a argument...
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  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
    9 years ago

    Tokens can be remotely revoked at any time, so the best way to check if a token is still valid is to just try an API call. The getCurrentAccount call is a good choice for this, as it doesn't have any side effects.

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Greg-DB
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9 years ago

Tokens can be remotely revoked at any time, so the best way to check if a token is still valid is to just try an API call. The getCurrentAccount call is a good choice for this, as it doesn't have any side effects.

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