How to create a WebPubSubServiceClient with JavaScript and Azure Identity

This how-to guide shows you how to create a WebPubSubServiceClient using Microsoft Entra ID in JavaScript.

Requirements

• Install @azure/identity package from npmjs.com.

  npm install --save @azure/identity
  

• Install @azure/web-pubsub package from npmjs.com

  npm install @azure/web-pubsub
  

Sample codes

1. Create a TokenCredential with Azure Identity SDK.

   const { DefaultAzureCredential } = require("@azure/identity");
   
   let credential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
   

   credential can be any class that inherits from TokenCredential class.

   • EnvironmentCredential
   • ClientSecretCredential
   • ClientCertificateCredential
   • ManagedIdentityCredential
   • VisualStudioCredential
   • VisualStudioCodeCredential
   • AzureCliCredential

   To learn more, see Azure Identity client library for JavaScript

2. Then create a client with endpoint, hub, and credential.

   const { DefaultAzureCredential } = require("@azure/identity");
   
   let credential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
   
   let serviceClient = new WebPubSubServiceClient(
     "<endpoint>",
     credential,
     "<hub>"
   );
   

   Learn how to use this client, see Azure Web PubSub service client library for JavaScript