#691 - Silent authentication retrieval for GitHub sponsors

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 ### 🐞 Fixes
 
 - [#685](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/685): Fix when using non-string values in the tag picker
+- [#691](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/691): Silent authentication retrieval for GitHub sponsors
 
 ## [9.3.0] - 2023-10-06 - [Release notes](https://beta.frontmatter.codes/updates/v9.3.0)
 

src/services/Credentials.ts

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export class Credentials {
      * prompting the user to sign in.
      * */
     const session = await authentication.getSession(GITHUB_AUTH_PROVIDER_ID, SCOPES, {
-      createIfNone: false
+      silent: true
     });
 
     if (session) {
@@ -62,8 +62,13 @@ export class Credentials {
      * Note that this can throw if the user clicks cancel.
      */
     const session = await authentication.getSession(GITHUB_AUTH_PROVIDER_ID, SCOPES, {
-      createIfNone: true
+      silent: true
     });
+
+    if (!session) {
+      throw new Error('No GitHub authentication session available.');
+    }
+
     this.octokit = new Octokit.Octokit({
       auth: session.accessToken
     });