Desktop OIDC: redirect webview to local server, Go opens browser

The webview navigates to http://127.0.0.1:18901/oidc/open?apiUrl=...
The Go server opens the system browser to Authentik, waits for callback,
exchanges code for token, saves to keychain, then redirects the webview
back with ?desktop=1&token=TOKEN. main.ts extracts the token from URL.

cmd/desktop/main.go

@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func startOIDCServer() *http.Server {
 		})
 	}
 
-	h("/oidc/login", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	h("/oidc/open", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		apiUrl := strings.TrimRight(r.URL.Query().Get("apiUrl"), "/")
 		if apiUrl == "" {
 			http.Error(w, "apiUrl required", http.StatusBadRequest)
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func startOIDCServer() *http.Server {
 
 		oidcCfg, err := fetchOIDCConfig(apiUrl)
 		if err != nil {
-			http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("OIDC config: %v", err), http.StatusServiceUnavailable)
+			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusServiceUnavailable)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -185,13 +185,12 @@ func startOIDCServer() *http.Server {
 			if token != "" {
 				c := &ConfigService{}
 				c.SaveConfig(apiUrl, token)
+				http.Redirect(w, r, "/?desktop=1&token="+url.QueryEscape(token), http.StatusFound)
+			} else {
+				http.Redirect(w, r, "/?desktop=1&error=login_failed", http.StatusFound)
 			}
-			w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-			json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]string{"token": token})
 		case <-time.After(5 * time.Minute):
-			w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+			http.Redirect(w, r, "/?desktop=1&error=timeout", http.StatusFound)
-			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusRequestTimeout)
-			json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]string{"error": "login timed out"})
 		}
 	})
 

web/src/lib/oidc.ts

@@ -101,14 +101,13 @@ export async function startLogin(): Promise<void> {
     scope: 'openid profile email'
   })
 
-  const authURL = `${cfg.authorization_endpoint.replace(/\/$/, '')}/?${params}`
-
   if (isDesktop) {
-    window.open(authURL, '_blank', 'width=800,height=700')
+    const apiUrl = getConfig().apiUrl || location.protocol + '//' + location.host
-    throw new Error('Login opened in your browser. After authenticating, copy the token and paste it into the Token tab.')
+    location.href = `http://127.0.0.1:18901/oidc/open?apiUrl=${encodeURIComponent(apiUrl)}`
+    throw new Error('Redirecting to login...')
   }
 
-  location.href = authURL
+  location.href = `${cfg.authorization_endpoint.replace(/\/$/, '')}/?${params}`
 }
 
 export async function handleCallback(code: string, returnedState: string): Promise<boolean> {

web/src/main.ts

@@ -1,25 +1,28 @@
 import { mount } from 'svelte'
 import App from './App.svelte'
 import './app.css'
-import { initConfig, setConfig } from '$lib/config'
+import { initConfig, setConfig, getConfig } from '$lib/config'
 
-async function loadDesktopConfig() {
+function handleDesktopToken() {
-  const wails = (window as any).wails
+  const params = new URLSearchParams(location.search)
-  if (!wails?.Call?.ByName) return
+  const token = params.get('token')
-
+  if (token) {
-  try {
+    const apiUrl = getConfig().apiUrl || params.get('apiUrl') || ''
-    const cfg = await wails.Call.ByName('GetStoredConfig')
+    setConfig({ apiUrl, token, isDesktop: true })
-    if (cfg?.apiUrl && cfg?.token) {
+    initConfig({ apiUrl, token, isDesktop: true })
-      setConfig({ apiUrl: cfg.apiUrl, token: cfg.token, isDesktop: true })
+    // clean the URL
-    }
+    params.delete('token')
-  } catch {
+    params.delete('apiUrl')
-    // no stored config — Config page will handle it
+    let q = params.toString()
+    history.replaceState(null, '', location.pathname + (q ? '?' + q : ''))
+    return true
   }
+  return false
 }
 
-async function start() {
+function start() {
   initConfig()
-  await loadDesktopConfig()
+  handleDesktopToken()
 
   requestAnimationFrame(() => import('./lib/renderers'))