How to verify Gumroad license keys in an Electron app (and the 3 gotchas nobody warns you about)

try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3984498) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Ape Collective Posted on Jun 15 How to verify Gumroad license keys in an Electron app (and the 3 gotchas nobody warns you about) #javascript #electron #tutorial #gumroad If you sell a desktop app on Gumroad, it hands every buyer a license key. But Gumroad stops there — checking that key inside your app is entirely up to you. Here's how to do it properly in Node/Electron, plus the three traps that catch almost everyone.

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