StreamChat.createToken(id) throws `TypeError: Cannot read property 'sign' of null`

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StreamChat.createToken(id) throws `TypeError: Cannot read property 'sign' of null`

[vishalnarkhede]

Hey @harrisonschwartz,

Client generated using secret key is only meant to be used on serverside. Seems like you are using it on clientside (on browser or mobile - react-native)

[vishalnarkhede]

@syntax-e ping. Any update on this? Do you have any followup questions on this?

[vishalnarkhede]

Closing this for now. Please reopen if you have more questions!!

[theRealSheng]

@vishalnarkhede how do I obtain the token by creating a user in the stream-CLI?

According to the docs:

"For development applications, it is possible to disable token authentication and use client-side generated tokens. Disabling auth checks is not suitable for a production application and should only be done for proofs-of-concept and applications in the early development stage. To enable development tokens, you need to change your application configuration."

I have also tried to use chatClient.devToken(id) and I'm getting the following error:

{
"code":5,"
StatusCode":401,
"message":"WS failed with code 5 and reason - development tokens are not allowed for this application",
"isWSFailure":false
}

Thanks in advance!

[bgeisb]

If someone has the same problem:

The following post solved my problem:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/62054421/how-do-i-enable-devtokens-on-getstream-io

[thechaudharysab]

@vishalnarkhede I'm getting TypeError: null is not an object (evaluating 'jwt.sign') and it's because of this code:

  useEffect(() => {
    const connectStreamUser = async () => {
      try {
        await chatClient.connectUser(
          {
            id: 'talha',
            name: 'Test User'
          }, chatClient.devToken('talha'),
        );
      } catch (error) {
        console.log('----------ERROR-----------');
        console.log(err);
      }
    }

    if (!chatClient.userID) {
      console.log('------NO USER ID----------');
      connectStreamUser();
    }
  }, []);

Any solution or what I might do differently?