Feature request: Support any OpenID Connect Provider

[alex-kor]

environment

• Android device: Google Pixel 4 XL
• Android OS version: 13
• Google Play Services version: 20.3.0
• Firebase/Play Services SDK version: 4.3.15
• FirebaseUI version: 8.0.2

the problem:

Making a connection to OIDC provider which is added through Firebase console
App crashes when assembling list of Providers using provider builder:
AuthUI.IdpConfig.GenericOAuthProviderBuilder("oidc.provider-id","provider-name", R.layout.oidc_button).build(),

Steps to reproduce:

1. Create a Firebase project
2. Add Authentication with Google
3. Add OIDC provider as a sign in method
4. On Android Platform try to create a list of providers using GenericOAuthProviderBuilder
5. Observe the crash

Observed Results:

logcat:
FATAL EXCEPTION: main
Process: com.tmobile.authentication, PID: 9550
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Unknown provider: oidc.provider-id
at com.firebase.ui.auth.AuthUI$IdpConfig$Builder.(AuthUI.java:635)
at com.firebase.ui.auth.AuthUI$IdpConfig$GenericOAuthProviderBuilder.(AuthUI.java:1251)

Expected Results:

App should not crash and should open a dialog showing my OIDC provider in a list of sign-in buttons

Relevant Code:

val providers = arrayListOf(
      AuthUI.IdpConfig.GoogleBuilder().build(),
      AuthUI.IdpConfig.GenericOAuthProviderBuilder("oidc.provider-id","provider-name", R.layout.oidc_button).build()
  )
  val signInIntent = AuthUI.getInstance()
      .createSignInIntentBuilder()
      .setAvailableProviders(providers)
      .build()
val firebaseSignInLauncher = rememberLauncherForActivityResult(
      contract = FirebaseAuthUIActivityResultContract(),
      onResult = {
          onFirebaseUiLogin(it.idpResponse)
      }
  )

... later in a code ...
firebaseSignInLauncher.launch(signInIntent)

[alex-kor]

Hi Rosario. Any updates on this issue? Do you have any possible ideas when you think you can fix it?

[jhuleatt]

Hi @alex-kor, GenericOAuthProviderBuilder is not a documented API, and is not currently meant to be used to implement custom OIDC providers. The parent constructor for GenericOAuthProviderBuilder explicitly checks that the ID provided is one that is intended to be used in FirebaseUI:

FirebaseUI-Android/auth/src/main/java/com/firebase/ui/auth/AuthUI.java

Lines 632 to 638 in 5b6c9f0

	protected Builder(@SupportedProvider @NonNull String providerId) {
	if (!SUPPORTED_PROVIDERS.contains(providerId)
	&& !SUPPORTED_OAUTH_PROVIDERS.contains(providerId)) {
	throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown provider: " + providerId);
	}
	mProviderId = providerId;
	}

Supported providers are:

FirebaseUI-Android/auth/src/main/java/com/firebase/ui/auth/AuthUI.java

Lines 118 to 140 in 5b6c9f0

	public static final Set<String> SUPPORTED_PROVIDERS =
	Collections.unmodifiableSet(new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList(
	GoogleAuthProvider.PROVIDER_ID,
	FacebookAuthProvider.PROVIDER_ID,
	TwitterAuthProvider.PROVIDER_ID,
	GithubAuthProvider.PROVIDER_ID,
	EmailAuthProvider.PROVIDER_ID,
	PhoneAuthProvider.PROVIDER_ID,
	ANONYMOUS_PROVIDER,
	EMAIL_LINK_PROVIDER
	)));
	/**
	* The set of OAuth2.0 providers supported in Firebase Auth UI through Generic IDP (web flow).
	*/
	public static final Set<String> SUPPORTED_OAUTH_PROVIDERS =
	Collections.unmodifiableSet(new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList(
	MICROSOFT_PROVIDER,
	YAHOO_PROVIDER,
	APPLE_PROVIDER,
	TwitterAuthProvider.PROVIDER_ID,
	GithubAuthProvider.PROVIDER_ID
	)));

Adding the ability to set any OIDC provider sounds like a useful feature request, so I've added the feature request label to this issue. In the meantime you'll need to fork the library if you want to modify it to support a custom OIDC provider.

[demolaf]

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to submit this feature request.

We are happy to let you know that a resolution is already planned and on the roadmap for our upcoming new version.

We are actively working on the new SDK and will be sure to update this feature request once we have a public beta or a release candidate that includes this functionality. Please watch the main repository for the latest release.

In the meantime, we will keep this feature request open for tracking.