Twitch extension > EBS authentication via websocket

[BarryCarlyon]

@Thial

After the token expires the EBS asks the extension for a new JWT.

This step doesn’t work.

You cannot make the extension front end generate a new JWT on the fly. If you do this, the Extension will just send back the same JWT it sent 30 minutes ago.

@Thial

My main concern is if twitch will complain about a solution like that ? I’m especially not sure since I’m using a websocket and most people seem to be using http.

People avoid WebSocket’s as scaling WebSockets is “difficult” (and can be expensive) in comparison to Scaling HTTP, if a large streamer suddenly and without warning starts using your extension (and it falls over), then it’s all broke.