Allow auth identity provider selection using provider
query parameter
#231
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This is a continuation of pull request #219 and is a result of it's consequent discussion.
Currently the
/auth
endpoint will only allow authentication with the same service provider that the site repository is hosted on. For example, a commenter can only authenticate with GitHub if the repository is on GitHub, similarly with GitLab.This pull request adds the
provider
query parameter to the/auth
endpoint allowing the user to specify whatever identity provider they wish to use (and that we offer an integration with). This is important as it opens up multiple authentication options for commenters and allow us to extend the number of available providers in the future. An example usage might look like: