OAuth 2.0 is the industry-standard protocol for authorization. OAuth 2.0 focuses on client developer simplicity while providing specific authorization flows for web applications, desktop applications, mobile phones, and living room devices. This is a RubyGem for implementing OAuth 2.0 clients (not servers) in Ruby applications.
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This project sits underneath a large portion of the authorization systems on the internet. According to GitHub's project tracking, which I believe only reports on public projects, 100,000+ projects, and 500+ packages depend on this project.
That means it is painful for the Ruby community when this gem forces updates to its runtime dependencies.
As a result, great care, and a lot of time, have been invested to ensure this gem is working with all the leading versions per each minor version of Ruby of all the runtime dependencies it can install with.
What does that mean specifically for the runtime dependencies?
We have 100% test coverage of lines and branches, and this test suite runs across a large matrix covering the latest patch for each of the following minor versions:
- MRI Ruby @ v2.3, v2.4, v2.5, v2.6, v2.7, v3.0, v3.1, v3.2, v3.3, v3.4, HEAD
- NOTE: This gem will still install on ruby v2.2, but vanilla GitHub Actions no longer supports testing against it, so YMMV.
- JRuby @ v9.2, v9.3, v9.4, v10.0, HEAD
- TruffleRuby @ v23.1, v24.1, HEAD
- gem
faraday
@ v0, v1, v2, HEAD โฉ๏ธ lostisland/faraday - gem
jwt
@ v1, v2, v3, HEAD โฉ๏ธ jwt/ruby-jwt - gem
logger
@ v1.2, v1.5, v1.7, HEAD โฉ๏ธ ruby/logger - gem
multi_xml
@ v0.5, v0.6, v0.7, HEAD โฉ๏ธ sferik/multi_xml - gem
rack
@ v1.2, v1.6, v2, v3, HEAD โฉ๏ธ rack/rack - gem
snaky_hash
@ v2, HEAD โฉ๏ธ oauth-xx/snaky_hash - gem
version_gem
@ v1, HEAD โฉ๏ธ oauth-xx/version_gem
The last two were extracted from this gem. They are part of the oauth-xx
org,
and are developed in tight collaboration with this gem.
Also, where reasonable, tested against the runtime dependencies of those dependencies:
- gem
hashie
@ v0, v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, HEAD โฉ๏ธ hashie/hashie
- This gem follows a strict & correct (according to the maintainer of SemVer; more info) interpretation of SemVer.
- Dropping support for any of the runtime dependency versions above will be a major version bump.
- If you aren't on one of the minor versions above, make getting there a priority.
- You should upgrade the dependencies of this gem with confidence*.
- Please do upgrade, and then, when it goes smooth as butter please sponsor me. Thanks!
* MIT license; I am unable to make guarantees.
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Standard Library Dependencies
The various versions of each are tested via the Ruby test matrix, along with whatever Ruby includes them.
- base64
- cgi
- json
- time
- logger (removed from stdlib in Ruby 3.5 so added as runtime dependency in v2.0.10)
If you use a gem version it should work fine!
Convert the following curl
command into a token request using this gem...
curl --request POST \
--url 'https://login.microsoftonline.com/REDMOND_REDACTED/oauth2/token' \
--header 'content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \
--data grant_type=client_credentials \
--data client_id=REDMOND_CLIENT_ID \
--data client_secret=REDMOND_CLIENT_SECRET \
--data resource=REDMOND_RESOURCE_UUID
NOTE: In the ruby version below, certain params are passed to the get_token
call, instead of the client creation.
OAuth2::Client.new(
"REDMOND_CLIENT_ID", # client_id
"REDMOND_CLIENT_SECRET", # client_secret
auth_scheme: :request_body, # Other modes are supported: :basic_auth, :tls_client_auth, :private_key_jwt
token_url: "oauth2/token", # relative path, except with leading `/`, then absolute path
site: "https://login.microsoftonline.com/REDMOND_REDACTED",
). # The base path for token_url when it is relative
client_credentials. # There are many other types to choose from!
get_token(resource: "REDMOND_RESOURCE_UUID")
NOTE: header
- The content type specified in the curl
is already the default!
If any of the above makes you uncomfortable, you may be in the wrong place. One of these might be what you are looking for:
- OAuth 2.0 Spec
- doorkeeper gem for OAuth 2.0 server/provider implementation.
- oauth sibling gem for OAuth 1.0 implementations in Ruby.
Tokens to Remember | |
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Works with JRuby | |
Works with Truffle Ruby | |
Works with MRI Ruby 3 | |
Works with MRI Ruby 2 | |
Source | |
Documentation | |
Compliance | |
Style | |
Support | |
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2.0.x CHANGELOG and README
Version | Release Date | CHANGELOG | README |
---|---|---|---|
2.0.12 | 2025-05-31 | v2.0.12 CHANGELOG | v2.0.12 README |
2.0.11 | 2025-05-23 | v2.0.11 CHANGELOG | v2.0.11 README |
2.0.10 | 2025-05-17 | v2.0.10 CHANGELOG | v2.0.10 README |
2.0.9 | 2022-09-16 | v2.0.9 CHANGELOG | v2.0.9 README |
2.0.8 | 2022-09-01 | v2.0.8 CHANGELOG | v2.0.8 README |
2.0.7 | 2022-08-22 | v2.0.7 CHANGELOG | v2.0.7 README |
2.0.6 | 2022-07-13 | v2.0.6 CHANGELOG | v2.0.6 README |
2.0.5 | 2022-07-07 | v2.0.5 CHANGELOG | v2.0.5 README |
2.0.4 | 2022-07-01 | v2.0.4 CHANGELOG | v2.0.4 README |
2.0.3 | 2022-06-28 | v2.0.3 CHANGELOG | v2.0.3 README |
2.0.2 | 2022-06-24 | v2.0.2 CHANGELOG | v2.0.2 README |
2.0.1 | 2022-06-22 | v2.0.1 CHANGELOG | v2.0.1 README |
2.0.0 | 2022-06-21 | v2.0.0 CHANGELOG | v2.0.0 README |
1.4.x CHANGELOGs and READMEs
Version | Release Date | CHANGELOG | README |
---|---|---|---|
1.4.11 | Sep 16, 2022 | v1.4.11 CHANGELOG | v1.4.11 README |
1.4.10 | Jul 1, 2022 | v1.4.10 CHANGELOG | v1.4.10 README |
1.4.9 | Feb 20, 2022 | v1.4.9 CHANGELOG | v1.4.9 README |
1.4.8 | Feb 18, 2022 | v1.4.8 CHANGELOG | v1.4.8 README |
1.4.7 | Mar 19, 2021 | v1.4.7 CHANGELOG | v1.4.7 README |
1.4.6 | Mar 19, 2021 | v1.4.6 CHANGELOG | v1.4.6 README |
1.4.5 | Mar 18, 2021 | v1.4.5 CHANGELOG | v1.4.5 README |
1.4.4 | Feb 12, 2020 | v1.4.4 CHANGELOG | v1.4.4 README |
1.4.3 | Jan 29, 2020 | v1.4.3 CHANGELOG | v1.4.3 README |
1.4.2 | Oct 1, 2019 | v1.4.2 CHANGELOG | v1.4.2 README |
1.4.1 | Oct 13, 2018 | v1.4.1 CHANGELOG | v1.4.1 README |
1.4.0 | Jun 9, 2017 | v1.4.0 CHANGELOG | v1.4.0 README |
1.3.x Readmes
Version | Release Date | Readme |
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1.3.1 | Mar 3, 2017 | https://gitlab.com/oauth-xx/oauth2/-/blob/v1.3.1/README.md |
1.3.0 | Dec 27, 2016 | https://gitlab.com/oauth-xx/oauth2/-/blob/v1.3.0/README.md |
โค= 1.2.x Readmes (2016 and before)
Version | Release Date | Readme |
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1.2.0 | Jun 30, 2016 | https://gitlab.com/oauth-xx/oauth2/-/blob/v1.2.0/README.md |
1.1.0 | Jan 30, 2016 | https://gitlab.com/oauth-xx/oauth2/-/blob/v1.1.0/README.md |
1.0.0 | May 23, 2014 | https://gitlab.com/oauth-xx/oauth2/-/blob/v1.0.0/README.md |
< 1.0.0 | Find here | https://gitlab.com/oauth-xx/oauth2/-/tags |
Install the gem and add to the application's Gemfile by executing:
$ bundle add oauth2
If bundler is not being used to manage dependencies, install the gem by executing:
$ gem install oauth2
oauth2
is cryptographically signed, and has verifiable SHA-256 and SHA-512 checksums by
stone_checksums. Be sure the gem you install hasnโt been tampered with
by following the instructions below.
Add my public key (if you havenโt already, expires 2045-04-29) as a trusted certificate:
gem cert --add <(curl -Ls https://raw.github.com/oauth-xx/oauth2/main/certs/pboling.pem)
You only need to do that once. Then proceed to install with:
gem install oauth2 -P MediumSecurity
The MediumSecurity
trust profile will verify signed gems, but allow the installation of unsigned dependencies.
This is necessary because not all of oauth2
โs dependencies are signed, so we cannot use HighSecurity
.
If you want to up your security game full-time:
bundle config set --global trust-policy MediumSecurity
NOTE: Be prepared to track down certs for signed gems and add them the same way you added mine.
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The maintainers of this and thousands of other packages are working with Tidelift to deliver commercial support and maintenance for the open source packages you use to build your applications. Save time, reduce risk, and improve code health, while paying the maintainers of the exact packages you use. Learn more.
To report a security vulnerability, please use the Tidelift security contact. Tidelift will coordinate the fix and disclosure.
For more see SECURITY.md.
- Works with Ruby versions >= 2.2
- Drop support for the expired MAC Draft (all versions)
- Support IETF rfc7515 JSON Web Signature - JWS (since v2.0.12)
- Support JWT
kid
for key discovery and management
- Support JWT
- Support IETF rfc7523 JWT Bearer Tokens (since v2.0.0)
- Support IETF rfc7231 Relative Location in Redirect (since v2.0.0)
- Support IETF rfc6749 Don't set oauth params when nil (since v2.0.0)
- Support IETF rfc7009 Token Revocation (since v2.0.10)
- Support OIDC 1.0 Private Key JWT; based on the OAuth JWT assertion specification (RFC 7523)
- Support new formats, including from jsonapi.org:
application/vdn.api+json
,application/vnd.collection+json
,application/hal+json
,application/problem+json
- Adds option to
OAuth2::Client#get_token
::access_token_class
(AccessToken
); user specified class to use for all calls toget_token
- Adds option to
OAuth2::AccessToken#initialize
::expires_latency
(nil
); number of seconds by which AccessToken validity will be reduced to offset latency
- By default, keys are transformed to snake case.
- Original keys will still work as previously, in most scenarios, thanks to snaky_hash gem.
- However, this is a breaking change if you rely on
response.parsed.to_h
to retain the original case, and the original wasn't snake case, as the keys in the result will be snake case. - As of version 2.0.4 you can turn key transformation off with the
snaky: false
option.
- By default, the
:auth_scheme
is now:basic_auth
(instead of:request_body
)- Third-party strategies and gems may need to be updated if a provider was requiring client id/secret in the request body
- ... A lot more
Targeted ruby compatibility is non-EOL versions of Ruby, currently 3.2, 3.3, and 3.4.
Compatibility is further distinguished as "Best Effort Support" or "Incidental Support" for older versions of Ruby.
This gem will install on Ruby versions >= v2.2 for 2.x releases.
See 1-4-stable
branch for older rubies.
Ruby Engine Compatibility Policy
This gem is tested against MRI, JRuby, and Truffleruby. Each of those has varying versions that target a specific version of MRI Ruby. This gem should work in the just-listed Ruby engines according to the targeted MRI compatibility in the table below. If you would like to add support for additional engines, see gemfiles/README.md, then submit a PR to the correct maintenance branch as according to the table below.
Ruby Version Compatibility Policy
If something doesn't work on one of these interpreters, it's a bug.
This library may inadvertently work (or seem to work) on other Ruby implementations, however support will only be provided for the versions listed above.
If you would like this library to support another Ruby version, you may volunteer to be a maintainer. Being a maintainer entails making sure all tests run and pass on that implementation. When something breaks on your implementation, you will be responsible for providing patches in a timely fashion. If critical issues for a particular implementation exist at the time of a major release, support for that Ruby version may be dropped.
Ruby OAuth2 Version | Maintenance Branch | Targeted Support | Best Effort Support | Incidental Support | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1๏ธโฃ | 2.0.x | main |
3.2, 3.3, 3.4 | 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 3.0, 3.1 | 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 |
2๏ธโฃ | 1.4.x | 1-4-stable |
3.2, 3.3, 3.4 | 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 3.0, 3.1 | 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 |
3๏ธโฃ | older | N/A | Best of luck to you! | Please upgrade! |
NOTE: The 1.4 series will only receive critical security updates. See SECURITY.md.
You can turn on additional warnings.
OAuth2.configure do |config|
# Turn on a warning like:
# OAuth2::AccessToken.from_hash: `hash` contained more than one 'token' key
config.silence_extra_tokens_warning = false # default: true
# Set to true if you want to also show warnings about no tokens
config.silence_no_tokens_warning = false # default: true,
end
The "extra tokens" problem comes from ambiguity in the spec about which token is the right token.
Some OAuth 2.0 standards legitimately have multiple tokens.
You may need to subclass OAuth2::AccessToken
, or write your own custom alternative to it, and pass it in.
Specify your custom class with the access_token_class
option.
If you only need one token you can, as of v2.0.10,
specify the exact token name you want to extract via the OAuth2::AccessToken
using
the token_name
option.
You'll likely need to do some source diving. This gem has 100% test coverage for lines and branches, so the specs are a great place to look for ideas. If you have time and energy please contribute to the documentation!
require "oauth2"
client = OAuth2::Client.new("client_id", "client_secret", site: "https://example.org")
# => #<OAuth2::Client:0x00000001204c8288 @id="client_id", @secret="client_sec...
client.auth_code.authorize_url(redirect_uri: "http://localhost:8080/oauth2/callback")
# => "https://example.org/oauth/authorize?client_id=client_id&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A8080%2Foauth2%2Fcallback&response_type=code"
access = client.auth_code.get_token("authorization_code_value", redirect_uri: "http://localhost:8080/oauth2/callback", headers: {"Authorization" => "Basic some_password"})
response = access.get("/api/resource", params: {"query_foo" => "bar"})
response.class.name
# => OAuth2::Response
In above example, the default Authorization URL is oauth/authorize
and default Access Token URL is oauth/token
, and, as they are missing a leading /
, both are relative.
client = OAuth2::Client.new("client_id", "client_secret", site: "https://example.org/nested/directory/on/your/server")
# => #<OAuth2::Client:0x00000001204c8288 @id="client_id", @secret="client_sec...
client.auth_code.authorize_url(redirect_uri: "http://localhost:8080/oauth2/callback")
# => "https://example.org/nested/directory/on/your/server/oauth/authorize?client_id=client_id&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A8080%2Foauth2%2Fcallback&response_type=code"
You can specify custom URLs for authorization and access token, and when using a leading /
they will not be relative, as shown below:
client = OAuth2::Client.new(
"client_id",
"client_secret",
site: "https://example.org/nested/directory/on/your/server",
authorize_url: "/jaunty/authorize/",
token_url: "/stirrups/access_token",
)
# => #<OAuth2::Client:0x00000001204c8288 @id="client_id", @secret="client_sec...
client.auth_code.authorize_url(redirect_uri: "http://localhost:8080/oauth2/callback")
# => "https://example.org/jaunty/authorize/?client_id=client_id&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A8080%2Foauth2%2Fcallback&response_type=code"
client.class.name
# => OAuth2::Client
response = access.get("/api/resource", params: {"query_foo" => "bar"})
# Even if the actual response is CamelCase. it will be made available as snaky:
JSON.parse(response.body) # => {"accessToken"=>"aaaaaaaa", "additionalData"=>"additional"}
response.parsed # => {"access_token"=>"aaaaaaaa", "additional_data"=>"additional"}
response.parsed.access_token # => "aaaaaaaa"
response.parsed[:access_token] # => "aaaaaaaa"
response.parsed.additional_data # => "additional"
response.parsed[:additional_data] # => "additional"
response.parsed.class.name # => SnakyHash::StringKeyed (from snaky_hash gem)
As of v2.0.11, if you need to serialize the parsed result, you can!
There are two ways to do this, globally, or discretely. The discrete way is recommended.
Globally configure SnakyHash::StringKeyed
to use the serializer. Put this in your code somewhere reasonable (like an initializer for Rails).
SnakyHash::StringKeyed.class_eval do
extend SnakyHash::Serializer
end
Discretely configure a custom Snaky Hash class to use the serializer.
class MySnakyHash < SnakyHash::StringKeyed
# Give this hash class `dump` and `load` abilities!
extend SnakyHash::Serializer
end
# And tell your client to use the custom class in each call:
client = OAuth2::Client.new("client_id", "client_secret", site: "https://example.org/oauth2")
token = client.get_token({snaky_hash_klass: MySnakyHash})
These extensions work regardless of whether you used the global or discrete config above.
There are a few hacks you may need in your class to support Ruby < 2.4.2 or < 2.6. They are likely not needed if you are on a newer Ruby. See response_spec.rb if you need to study the hacks for older Rubies.
class MySnakyHash < SnakyHash::StringKeyed
# Give this hash class `dump` and `load` abilities!
extend SnakyHash::Serializer
#### Serialization Extentions
#
# Act on the non-hash values (including the values of hashes) as they are dumped to JSON
# In other words, this retains nested hashes, and only the deepest leaf nodes become bananas.
# WARNING: This is a silly example!
dump_value_extensions.add(:to_fruit) do |value|
"banana" # => Make values "banana" on dump
end
# Act on the non-hash values (including the values of hashes) as they are loaded from the JSON dump
# In other words, this retains nested hashes, and only the deepest leaf nodes become ***.
# WARNING: This is a silly example!
load_value_extensions.add(:to_stars) do |value|
"***" # Turn dumped bananas into *** when they are loaded
end
# Act on the entire hash as it is prepared for dumping to JSON
# WARNING: This is a silly example!
dump_hash_extensions.add(:to_cheese) do |value|
if value.is_a?(Hash)
value.transform_keys do |key|
split = key.split("_")
first_word = split[0]
key.sub(first_word, "cheese")
end
else
value
end
end
# Act on the entire hash as it is loaded from the JSON dump
# WARNING: This is a silly example!
load_hash_extensions.add(:to_pizza) do |value|
if value.is_a?(Hash)
res = klass.new
value.keys.each_with_object(res) do |key, result|
split = key.split("_")
last_word = split[-1]
new_key = key.sub(last_word, "pizza")
result[new_key] = value[key]
end
res
else
value
end
end
end
See response_spec.rb, or the oauth-xx/snaky_hash gem for more ideas.
response = access.get("/api/resource", params: {"query_foo" => "bar"}, snaky: false)
JSON.parse(response.body) # => {"accessToken"=>"aaaaaaaa", "additionalData"=>"additional"}
response.parsed # => {"accessToken"=>"aaaaaaaa", "additionalData"=>"additional"}
response.parsed["accessToken"] # => "aaaaaaaa"
response.parsed["additionalData"] # => "additional"
response.parsed.class.name # => Hash (just, regular old Hash)
Debugging & Logging
Set an environment variable as per usual (e.g. with dotenv).
# will log both request and response, including bodies
ENV["OAUTH_DEBUG"] = "true"
By default, debug output will go to $stdout
. This can be overridden when
initializing your OAuth2::Client.
require "oauth2"
client = OAuth2::Client.new(
"client_id",
"client_secret",
site: "https://example.org",
logger: Logger.new("example.log", "weekly"),
)
The AccessToken
methods #get
, #post
, #put
and #delete
and the generic #request
will return an instance of the #OAuth2::Response class.
This instance contains a #parsed
method that will parse the response body and
return a Hash-like SnakyHash::StringKeyed
if the Content-Type
is application/x-www-form-urlencoded
or if
the body is a JSON object. It will return an Array if the body is a JSON
array. Otherwise, it will return the original body string.
The original response body, headers, and status can be accessed via their respective methods.
If you have an existing Access Token for a user, you can initialize an instance
using various class methods including the standard new, from_hash
(if you have
a hash of the values), or from_kvform
(if you have an
application/x-www-form-urlencoded
encoded string of the values).
On 400+ status code responses, an OAuth2::Error
will be raised. If it is a
standard OAuth2 error response, the body will be parsed and #code
and #description
will contain the values provided from the error and
error_description
parameters. The #response
property of OAuth2::Error
will
always contain the OAuth2::Response
instance.
If you do not want an error to be raised, you may use :raise_errors => false
option on initialization of the client. In this case the OAuth2::Response
instance will be returned as usual and on 400+ status code responses, the
Response instance will contain the OAuth2::Error
instance.
Currently, the Authorization Code, Implicit, Resource Owner Password Credentials, Client Credentials, and Assertion
authentication grant types have helper strategy classes that simplify client
use. They are available via the #auth_code
,
#implicit
,
#password
,
#client_credentials
, and
#assertion
methods respectively.
These aren't full examples, but demonstrative of the differences between usage for each strategy.
auth_url = client.auth_code.authorize_url(redirect_uri: "http://localhost:8080/oauth/callback")
access = client.auth_code.get_token("code_value", redirect_uri: "http://localhost:8080/oauth/callback")
auth_url = client.implicit.authorize_url(redirect_uri: "http://localhost:8080/oauth/callback")
# get the token params in the callback and
access = OAuth2::AccessToken.from_kvform(client, query_string)
access = client.password.get_token("username", "password")
access = client.client_credentials.get_token
# Client Assertion Strategy
# see: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7523
claimset = {
iss: "http://localhost:3001",
aud: "http://localhost:8080/oauth2/token",
sub: "[email protected]",
exp: Time.now.utc.to_i + 3600,
}
assertion_params = [claimset, "HS256", "secret_key"]
access = client.assertion.get_token(assertion_params)
# The `access` (i.e. access token) is then used like so:
access.token # actual access_token string, if you need it somewhere
access.get("/api/stuff") # making api calls with access token
If you want to specify additional headers to be sent out with the request, add a 'headers' hash under 'params':
access = client.auth_code.get_token("code_value", redirect_uri: "http://localhost:8080/oauth/callback", headers: {"Some" => "Header"})
You can always use the #request
method on the OAuth2::Client
instance to make
requests for tokens for any Authentication grant type.
See SECURITY.md.
If you need some ideas of where to help, you could work on adding more code coverage, or if it is already ๐ฏ (see below) check issues, or PRs, or use the gem and think about how it could be better.
We so if you make changes, remember to update it.
See CONTRIBUTING.md for more detailed instructions.
See CONTRIBUTING.md.
Everyone interacting in this project's codebases, issue trackers,
chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the .
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Also see GitLab Contributors: https://gitlab.com/oauth-xx/oauth2/-/graphs/main
This Library adheres to .
Violations of this scheme should be reported as bugs.
Specifically, if a minor or patch version is released that breaks backward compatibility,
a new version should be immediately released that restores compatibility.
Breaking changes to the public API will only be introduced with new major versions.
Yes. But I'm obligated to include notes...
SemVer should, but doesn't explicitly, say that dropping support for specific Platforms is a breaking change to an API. It is obvious to many, but not all, and since the spec is silent, the bike shedding is endless.
dropping support for a platform is both obviously and objectively a breaking change
- Jordan Harband (@ljharb, maintainer of SemVer) in SemVer issue 716
To get a better understanding of how SemVer is intended to work over a project's lifetime, read this article from the creator of SemVer:
As a result of this policy, and the interpretive lens used by the maintainer, you can (and should) specify a dependency on these libraries using the Pessimistic Version Constraint with two digits of precision.
For example:
spec.add_dependency("oauth2", "~> 2.0")
See CHANGELOG.md for a list of releases.
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