Remote Config public beta

Introduction

OWN3D's Remote Config Service is a very simple key-value store which can be used to store values like strings, numbers, booleans, and objects without the need to create your own backend. In future versions, we will add support for pushing updates to the client when the config changes, allowing you to update your extension without the need to reload it.

WARNING

Do not store sensitive data in the Remote Config! The Remote Config is not encrypted and can be accessed by anyone who interacts with the extension. If you need to store sensitive data, we recommend using the Key-Value Store.

Segments

The Remote Config is divided into three segments: global, developer, and broadcaster. Each segment has its own permissions and can be modified by different parties, but all segments can be accessed by all users who interact with the extension.

Permissions needed to modify segments

• global: Only the developer can change this segment.
• developer: Only the developer can change this segment.
• broadcaster: The broadcaster and developer can change this segment.

Generate a JWT token

To write to the Remote Config, you can either use the Extension Helper or generate a JWT token manually. To generate a JWT token manually, you can use the following code snippet:

const token = jwt.sign({
    exp: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) + (60 * 60),
    client_id: 'your_extension_id',
    channel_id: '1', // required when writing to the developer or broadcaster segment
    mode: 'external',
    scopes: ['*'],
}, 'your_jwt_secret')

Read from the Remote Config Service

Read using the Extension Helper

To read from the Remote Config, you can use the following code snippet:

const config = await OWN3D.ext.config.getSegments()

The config object contains the following properties:

Parameter	Type	Description
global	object	The global segment of the Remote Config.
broadcaster	object	The broadcaster segment of the Remote Config.
developer	object	The developer segment of the Remote Config.

Read using the Remote Config API

To read from the Remote Config, you can use the following code snippet:

const response = await fetch('https://ext.own3d.pro/v1/remote-configs/segments', {
    method: 'GET',
    headers: {
        'Authorization': 'Bearer <token>',
        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
})

const config = await response.json()

Write to the Remote Config Service

To write to the Remote Config, you can either use the Extension Helper or use the Remote Config API. However, writing to the global or developer segment is only possible using the Remote Config API.

The API only accept objects as values. If you want to store a string, you need to wrap it in an object. Arrays will be stored as objects with numeric keys.

We highly recommend to only write to specific keys of the Remote Config, instead of overwriting the whole segment. This will help to avoid conflicts with other services writing to the Remote Config.

To empty a segment, you can send an empty object.

Write using the Extension Helper

WARNING

Inside the Extension, you can only write to the broadcaster segment of the Remote Config. To write to the global or developer segment, you need to use the Remote Config API.

To write to the Remote Config, you can use the following code snippet:

await OWN3D.ext.config.setSegment('broadcaster', {
    foo: 'bar',
})

Write using the Remote Config API

To write to the Remote Config, you can use the following code snippet:

const response = await fetch('https://ext.own3d.pro/v1/remote-configs/segments', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
        'Authorization': 'Bearer <token>',
        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
        broadcaster: {foo: "bar"}
    }),
})

Listen to changes of the Remote Config Service

To listen to Remote Config changes, you can use the following code snippet, but be aware that you will receive config changes from all extensions installed by the content creator:

OWN3D.ext.socket.on('remote-config', (data) => {
    // Only handle changes from your extension
    if (data.extension_id !== 'your_extension_id') return
    
    console.log('Config changed', data)
})

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
segments	object	The segments of the Remote Config that have changed.
extension_id	string	The extension id of the extension that has changed the Remote Config.
channel_id	string	The channel id of the channel where the extension is installed.