Add support for ephemeral session in Custom Tabs#863
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Add support for ephemeral session in Custom Tabs#863
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- Add ephemeralBrowsingEnabled field to CustomTabsOptions - Add withEphemeralBrowsingEnabled() method to CustomTabsOptions.Builder - Update toIntent() method to call setEphemeralBrowsingEnabled() - Update Parcelable implementation for new field - Add enableEphemeralSession() method to WebAuthProvider.Builder - Add comprehensive unit tests for new functionality - Verify backward compatibility with default behavior Co-authored-by: pmathew92 <17837162+pmathew92@users.noreply.github.com>
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[WIP] Add support for ephemeral session in Custom Tabs
Add support for ephemeral session in Custom Tabs
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This PR adds support for ephemeral browsing sessions in Custom Tabs, leveraging the functionality introduced in
androidx.browser:browser:1.9.0. Ephemeral sessions enhance privacy and security by preventing the persistence of browsing data, cookies, or history during authentication flows.Features Added
CustomTabsOptions Updates
ephemeralBrowsingEnabledfield to store the ephemeral browsing preferencewithEphemeralBrowsingEnabled(boolean)method inCustomTabsOptions.Builderto enable/disable ephemeral browsingtoIntent()method to callsetEphemeralBrowsingEnabled()on theCustomTabsIntent.Builderwhen the option is enabledWebAuthProvider Updates
enableEphemeralSession()method inWebAuthProvider.Builderto enable ephemeral browsing sessions with a simple APICustomTabsOptionswith ephemeral browsing enabled and sets it on the builderAPI Usage
Recommended Approach (Simple)
Advanced Approach (Full Control)
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Testing
CustomTabsOptionsTest.javaWebAuthProviderTest.ktto verify theenableEphemeralSession()methodThe implementation follows the existing patterns in the codebase and maintains complete backward compatibility. When ephemeral browsing is not explicitly enabled, the behavior remains identical to the current implementation.
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