LoginForm.js

import store from '../../../store.js'
import axios from 'axios'
import ContentApi from '../../../api.js'
const contentApi = new ContentApi();

import qs from 'qs'

export default {
 data () {
    return {
      username: '',
      password: '',
      loading:false,
      submitErrors: [],
      invalid: false,
    }
  },
  methods: {
   
   attemptLogin(){
    if(this.username == '' || this.password == ''){
     this.submitErrors = [];
     this.submitErrors.push("You must provide both a username and password.");
     this.invalid = true;
     setTimeout(()=>{ this.invalid = false }, 300);
    }
    else{
     this.submitErrors = [];
     this.loading = true;
     let that = this;

     let data = {
      username:this.username,
      password:this.password,
      client_id:contentApi.clientID,//application client
      grant_type: 'password'
     }
     let headers = {
      'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
     }
     axios.post(contentApi.authToken, qs.stringify(data), headers)
   			.then(response => {
       localStorage.setItem("authToken", response.data.access_token);
       store.state.authenticated = true;
   			})
   			.catch(e => {
       that.invalid = true;
       setTimeout(()=>{ that.invalid = false }, 300);
   				console.log(e);//change to raise exception.
       that.submitErrors = [];
       that.submitErrors.push(e.response.data.error_description);
       that.loading = false;
       e.response.data.error_description
   			});
     //do your ajax call here to request a token.
    }
   },

  },
}