[Get Impersonated MClient] Whenever you need to have an impersonated instance for another user of the MClient in the Action Script. #sitecorecontenthub, #contenthub, #actionscript, #scripting, #impersonating

GetImpersonatedClientAsync.csx

using Stylelabs.M.Sdk;

var id = Context.TriggeringUserId.Value
var client = await GetImpersonatedClientAsync(userId).ConfigureAwait(false);


async Task<IMClient> GetImpersonatedClientAsync(long userId)
{
    // Unfortunately for now, there is only one overload of the method which receives the username, not the Id
    // of the user you want to impersonate. Hence, we need to load the username
  
    var loadConfig = new EntityLoadConfiguration
    {
        CultureLoadOption = CultureLoadOption.None,
        RelationLoadOption = RelationLoadOption.None,
        PropertyLoadOption = new PropertyLoadOption("Username")
    };
  
    var user = await MClient.Entities.GetAsync(userId, loadConfig).ConfigureAwait(false);
    var userName = user.GetPropertyValue<string>("Username");
    
    var impersonatedClient = await MClient.ImpersonateAsync(userName).ConfigureAwait(false);
    return impersonatedClient;
}