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Handling Third-party lib client component that relies on ENV vars.

Hi,

I am currently trying to add search on my project, and I stubbled upon a common scenario that I don't know how to handle yet...

I am trying to use

Meilisearch

Meilisearch

Meilisearch

Meilisearch with

react-instantsearch

react-instantsearch

react-instantsearch

react-instantsearch library.
I have this snippet of code, from the doc:

"use client";

import { instantMeiliSearch } from "@meilisearch/instant-meilisearch";
import { InfiniteHits, InstantSearch, SearchBox } from "react-instantsearch";
import { env } from "~/env";

export const { searchClient } = instantMeiliSearch(
  env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SEARCH_API_URL,
  env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SEARCH_API_KEY,
);

export default function InstantSearchComponent() {

  return (
    // @ts-ignore
    <InstantSearch indexName="steam-videogames" searchClient={searchClient}>
      {/* @ts-ignore */}
      <SearchBox />
      {/* @ts-ignore */}
      <InfiniteHits hitComponent={Hit} />
    </InstantSearch>
  );
}

function Hit({
  hit,
}: {
  hit: {
    id: string;
    image: string;
    name: string;
    description: string;
  };
}) {
  return (
    <article key={hit.id}>
      <img src={hit.image} alt={hit.name} />
      <h1>{hit.name}</h1>
      <p>${hit.description}</p>
    </article>
  );
}

"use client";

import { instantMeiliSearch } from "@meilisearch/instant-meilisearch";
import { InfiniteHits, InstantSearch, SearchBox } from "react-instantsearch";
import { env } from "~/env";

export const { searchClient } = instantMeiliSearch(
  env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SEARCH_API_URL,
  env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SEARCH_API_KEY,
);

export default function InstantSearchComponent() {

  return (
    // @ts-ignore
    <InstantSearch indexName="steam-videogames" searchClient={searchClient}>
      {/* @ts-ignore */}
      <SearchBox />
      {/* @ts-ignore */}
      <InfiniteHits hitComponent={Hit} />
    </InstantSearch>
  );
}

function Hit({
  hit,
}: {
  hit: {
    id: string;
    image: string;
    name: string;
    description: string;
  };
}) {
  return (
    <article key={hit.id}>
      <img src={hit.image} alt={hit.name} />
      <h1>{hit.name}</h1>
      <p>${hit.description}</p>
    </article>
  );
}

"use client";

import { instantMeiliSearch } from "@meilisearch/instant-meilisearch";
import { InfiniteHits, InstantSearch, SearchBox } from "react-instantsearch";
import { env } from "~/env";

export const { searchClient } = instantMeiliSearch(
  env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SEARCH_API_URL,
  env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SEARCH_API_KEY,
);

export default function InstantSearchComponent() {

  return (
    // @ts-ignore
    <InstantSearch indexName="steam-videogames" searchClient={searchClient}>
      {/* @ts-ignore */}
      <SearchBox />
      {/* @ts-ignore */}
      <InfiniteHits hitComponent={Hit} />
    </InstantSearch>
  );
}

function Hit({
  hit,
}: {
  hit: {
    id: string;
    image: string;
    name: string;
    description: string;
  };
}) {
  return (
    <article key={hit.id}>
      <img src={hit.image} alt={hit.name} />
      <h1>{hit.name}</h1>
      <p>${hit.description}</p>
    </article>
  );
}

"use client";

import { instantMeiliSearch } from "@meilisearch/instant-meilisearch";
import { InfiniteHits, InstantSearch, SearchBox } from "react-instantsearch";
import { env } from "~/env";

export const { searchClient } = instantMeiliSearch(
  env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SEARCH_API_URL,
  env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SEARCH_API_KEY,
);

export default function InstantSearchComponent() {

  return (
    // @ts-ignore
    <InstantSearch indexName="steam-videogames" searchClient={searchClient}>
      {/* @ts-ignore */}
      <SearchBox />
      {/* @ts-ignore */}
      <InfiniteHits hitComponent={Hit} />
    </InstantSearch>
  );
}

function Hit({
  hit,
}: {
  hit: {
    id: string;
    image: string;
    name: string;
    description: string;
  };
}) {
  return (
    <article key={hit.id}>
      <img src={hit.image} alt={hit.name} />
      <h1>{hit.name}</h1>
      <p>${hit.description}</p>
    </article>
  );
}

- I could do this... but I prefer avoiding sensitive keys on client if possible.
- I can create the

searchClient

searchClient

searchClient

searchClient props on the server, but I can't pass it to a client component.
- I can't use the

InstantSearch

InstantSearch

InstantSearch

InstantSearch component server-side.

How am I supposed to handle this type of Third-party problems where I have to create things client-side that depends upon sensitive keys?

Neto•7/26/24, 1:47 PM

with a lot of hope and not the master key

Neto•7/26/24, 1:47 PM

from drizzle docs, the algolia search is using a client side key

lelaboOP•7/26/24, 2:00 PM

Still, isn't leaking client side key bad practice ? That could still be used to impersonate my access to a service...

Neto•7/26/24, 2:05 PM

is it leaking? no

Neto•7/26/24, 2:05 PM

it's designed that way

Neto•7/26/24, 2:06 PM

it's the risk of using a external source for that

Neto•7/26/24, 2:06 PM

other option is to proxy the request internally and securing it yourself, but you can't use the client thingy

Neto•7/26/24, 2:07 PM

in theory, with instant-meilisearch you can proxy it

Neto•7/26/24, 2:08 PM

const { searchClient, setMeiliSearchParams } = instantMeiliSearch(
  '/api/my-meili-search', // Host
  'NOTHING_TO_SEE' // API key
)

const { searchClient, setMeiliSearchParams } = instantMeiliSearch(
  '/api/my-meili-search', // Host
  'NOTHING_TO_SEE' // API key
)

and on /api/my-meili-search/api/my-meili-search you make the safe request and handle the api thing

Neto•7/26/24, 2:08 PM

you just pay one more request per search

lelaboOP•7/26/24, 2:10 PM

I just read that most of the time, you also need to actually control from where comes the request when using client side key.
The only bad design is to use them without ensuring who is actually using them.

lelaboOP•7/26/24, 2:12 PM

But in environment when I don't control the components and the host (non-self-hosted content for example), I will have to make sure that this is handled correctly or find another solution.

Neto•7/26/24, 2:17 PM

i mean

Neto•7/26/24, 2:18 PM

in a perfect case, you would always use serverside and never show anything

Neto•7/26/24, 2:18 PM

but something you don't have a server and can only offer some kind of authentication for the data source via public key

Neto•7/26/24, 2:18 PM

sucks but it is what it is

lelaboOP•7/26/24, 2:21 PM

I understand, I already had the sentiment it was the only way to do it...
But I did not understand why it wasn't as important with client side key.

Neto•7/26/24, 2:21 PM

most of them offer a read only kind of access

Neto•7/26/24, 2:22 PM

with meilisearch you have three keys

Neto•7/26/24, 2:22 PM

https://www.meilisearch.com/docs/learn/security/basic_security#master-key-and-api-keys

Securing your project — Meilisearch documentation

Neto•7/26/24, 2:23 PM

stripe you have two kind of keys, a private one to manage the products and more

Neto•7/26/24, 2:23 PM

a public one for the client to start orders and checkout stuff

Handling Third-party lib client component that relies on ENV vars.

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