Initialize Client

Connect to the SCP API and authenticate. This is required before using other cookbook recipes.

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Quick Links

• API Reference - Interactive API documentation with "Try it" functionality
• Setting Up SCP Client - Detailed SDK setup with Docker
• Overview - Platform architecture and capabilities

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Interactive Demo

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API ServerLocal Dev (port 4000)Docker Mode (port 7000)Iteration Stack

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InitializeClientDemo.jsx

import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
import { OpenAPI, AuthenticationService, TenantService } from '@scp/sdk';

// Session storage for cookbook demos
const Session = {
  save(data) {
    const existing = this.load();
    localStorage.setItem('scp_session', JSON.stringify({ ...existing, ...data }));
  },
  load() {
    try {
      return JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('scp_session') || '{}');
    } catch { return {}; }
  },
  clear() {
    localStorage.removeItem('scp_session');
    localStorage.removeItem('scp_token');
    localStorage.removeItem('scp_api_url');
  },
  get tenantId() { return this.load().tenant_id; },
  get isAuthenticated() {
    return !!(this.load().tenant_id && OpenAPI.TOKEN);
  },
};

export default function InitializeClientDemo() {
  const [step, setStep] = useState(1);
  const [apiUrl, setApiUrl] = useState('http://localhost:4000');
  const [email, setEmail] = useState('admin@alvera-scp-dev.local');
  const [password, setPassword] = useState('DevPassword123!');
  const [tenantName, setTenantName] = useState('alvera-scp-dev');
  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
  const [error, setError] = useState(null);
  const [session, setSession] = useState(null);

  // Check for existing session on mount
  useEffect(() => {
    const savedUrl = localStorage.getItem('scp_api_url');
    const savedToken = localStorage.getItem('scp_token');
    if (savedUrl) {
      OpenAPI.BASE = savedUrl;
      setApiUrl(savedUrl);
    }
    if (savedToken) {
      OpenAPI.TOKEN = savedToken;
    }
    if (Session.isAuthenticated) {
      setSession(Session.load());
      setStep(3);
    }
  }, []);

  const checkServer = async () => {
    setLoading(true);
    setError(null);
    try {
      OpenAPI.BASE = apiUrl;
      localStorage.setItem('scp_api_url', apiUrl);
      const res = await fetch(apiUrl + '/health-check');
      if (!res.ok) throw new Error('Server not responding');
      setStep(2);
    } catch (err) {
      setError('Cannot connect to ' + apiUrl);
    } finally {
      setLoading(false);
    }
  };

  const login = async () => {
    setLoading(true);
    setError(null);
    try {
      // Use SDK AuthenticationService
      const authResponse = await AuthenticationService.scpApiSessionControllerCreate({
        requestBody: {
          email,
          password,
          tenant_name: tenantName
        }
      });

      // Store token
      OpenAPI.TOKEN = authResponse.token;
      localStorage.setItem('scp_token', authResponse.token);

      // Get tenant ID using SDK
      const tenantsResponse = await TenantService.tenantList({ page: 1, pageSize: 100 });
      const tenants = tenantsResponse.data || tenantsResponse;
      const tenant = tenants.find(t => t.name === tenantName);
      if (!tenant) throw new Error('Tenant not found');

      // Save session data
      Session.save({
        tenant_id: tenant.id,
        tenant_name: tenantName,
        email: email,
      });
      setSession({
        tenant_id: tenant.id,
        token: authResponse.token,
        tenant_name: tenantName,
      });
      setStep(3);
    } catch (err) {
      setError('Login failed: ' + (err.body?.error || err.message));
    } finally {
      setLoading(false);
    }
  };

  const resetSession = () => {
    Session.clear();
    OpenAPI.TOKEN = undefined;
    setSession(null);
    setStep(1);
  };

  const styles = {
    container: {
      padding: 24,
      fontFamily: 'system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif',
      maxWidth: 480,
      border: '1px solid #e5e7eb',
      borderRadius: 12,
      background: '#fff',
    },
    stepBar: {
      display: 'flex',
      gap: 8,
      marginBottom: 20,
    },
    step: (active) => ({
      flex: 1,
      padding: 10,
      background: active ? '#059669' : '#e5e7eb',
      color: active ? 'white' : '#666',
      borderRadius: 6,
      textAlign: 'center',
      fontSize: 12,
      fontWeight: 500,
    }),
    input: {
      width: '100%',
      padding: 12,
      borderRadius: 8,
      border: '1px solid #d1d5db',
      marginBottom: 12,
      fontSize: 14,
      boxSizing: 'border-box',
    },
    select: {
      width: '100%',
      padding: 12,
      borderRadius: 8,
      border: '1px solid #d1d5db',
      marginBottom: 12,
      fontSize: 14,
      background: 'white',
      boxSizing: 'border-box',
    },
    button: (bg) => ({
      width: '100%',
      padding: 14,
      background: bg,
      color: 'white',
      border: 'none',
      borderRadius: 8,
      cursor: 'pointer',
      marginTop: 8,
      fontSize: 14,
      fontWeight: 600,
    }),
    label: {
      fontSize: 13,
      fontWeight: 500,
      color: '#374151',
      marginBottom: 6,
      display: 'block',
    },
    success: {
      color: '#059669',
      fontSize: 13,
      marginBottom: 12,
      display: 'flex',
      alignItems: 'center',
      gap: 6,
    },
    successBox: {
      background: '#f0fdf4',
      border: '1px solid #86efac',
      borderRadius: 10,
      padding: 20,
    },
    errorBox: {
      marginTop: 12,
      padding: 14,
      background: '#fee2e2',
      borderRadius: 8,
      color: '#dc2626',
      fontSize: 13,
    },
    codeBlock: {
      background: '#1f2937',
      color: '#10b981',
      padding: 12,
      borderRadius: 6,
      fontSize: 12,
      fontFamily: 'monospace',
      marginTop: 12,
      wordBreak: 'break-all',
    },
    link: {
      display: 'inline-block',
      marginTop: 16,
      padding: '12px 20px',
      background: '#059669',
      color: 'white',
      textDecoration: 'none',
      borderRadius: 8,
      fontSize: 14,
      fontWeight: 500,
    },
  };

  return (
    <div style={styles.container}>
      <div style={styles.stepBar}>
        {[1, 2, 3].map(s => (
          <div key={s} style={styles.step(step >= s)}>
            {s === 1 ? 'Connect' : s === 2 ? 'Login' : 'Ready'}
          </div>
        ))}
      </div>

      {step === 1 && (
        <>
          <label style={styles.label}>API Server</label>
          <select value={apiUrl} onChange={e => setApiUrl(e.target.value)} style={styles.select}>
            <option value="http://localhost:4000">Local Dev (port 4000)</option>
            <option value="http://localhost:7000">Docker Mode (port 7000)</option>
            <option value="https://iteration.service-commerce-platform.alvera.ai">Iteration Stack</option>
          </select>
          <button onClick={checkServer} disabled={loading} style={styles.button('#059669')}>
            {loading ? 'Checking...' : 'Connect to Server'}
          </button>
        </>
      )}

      {step === 2 && (
        <>
          <p style={styles.success}>
            <span>&#10003;</span> Connected to {apiUrl}
          </p>
          <label style={styles.label}>Tenant Name</label>
          <input value={tenantName} onChange={e => setTenantName(e.target.value)} style={styles.input} />
          <label style={styles.label}>Email</label>
          <input value={email} onChange={e => setEmail(e.target.value)} style={styles.input} />
          <label style={styles.label}>Password</label>
          <input type="password" value={password} onChange={e => setPassword(e.target.value)} style={styles.input} />
          <button onClick={login} disabled={loading} style={styles.button('#059669')}>
            {loading ? 'Authenticating...' : 'Sign In'}
          </button>
        </>
      )}

      {step === 3 && session && (
        <div style={styles.successBox}>
          <p style={{ fontWeight: 600, color: '#166534', margin: '0 0 16px 0', fontSize: 16 }}>
            Client Initialized
          </p>
          <div style={{ fontSize: 13, color: '#15803d' }}>
            <div style={{ marginBottom: 8 }}>
              <strong>Tenant:</strong> {session.tenant_name}
            </div>
            <div style={{ marginBottom: 8 }}>
              <strong>tenant_id:</strong> <code>{session.tenant_id?.substring(0, 12)}...</code>
            </div>
          </div>

          <div style={styles.codeBlock}>
            Bearer {OpenAPI.TOKEN?.substring(0, 40)}...
          </div>

          <p style={{ fontSize: 12, color: '#15803d', marginTop: 16, marginBottom: 0 }}>
            Your bearer token is saved. Continue to Merchant Onboarding.
          </p>

          <a href="./merchant-onboarding" style={styles.link}>
            Continue to Merchant Onboarding &rarr;
          </a>

          <button onClick={resetSession} style={{ ...styles.button('#dc2626'), marginTop: 12 }}>
            Reset Session
          </button>
        </div>
      )}

      {error && <div style={styles.errorBox}>{error}</div>}
    </div>
  );
}

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Development Environments

Choose your development environment:

Environment	URL	Use Case
Local Docker	http://localhost:4000 or http://localhost:7000	Local development with full control
Iteration Stack	https://iteration.service-commerce-platform.alvera.ai	Shared development environment on AWS Lightsail

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Code Reference

Install the SDK

# Generate SDK from OpenAPI spec
npx openapi-typescript-codegen \
  --input http://localhost:4000/api/openapi \
  --output ./generated \
  --name ScpClient

# Or use the pre-built SDK package
npm install @scp/sdk

Authenticate

import { OpenAPI, AuthenticationService } from '@scp/sdk';

// Configure the base URL
OpenAPI.BASE = 'http://localhost:4000';

// Authenticate and get token
const authResponse = await AuthenticationService.scpApiSessionControllerCreate({
  requestBody: {
    email: 'admin@alvera-scp-dev.local',
    password: 'DevPassword123!',
    tenant_name: 'alvera-scp-dev',
  },
});

// Set the token for all subsequent requests
OpenAPI.TOKEN = authResponse.token;

console.log('Authenticated as:', authResponse.user.email);

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Next Steps

1. Merchant Onboarding - Create merchant organization and location
2. Service Manager - Manage service categories