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package io.vertx.ext.auth.authorization.impl;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Objects;
import java.util.Set;

The following code has been adapted from the class WildcardPermission from Apache Shiro A WildcardPermission is a very flexible permission construct supporting multiple levels of permission matching. However, most people will probably follow some standard conventions as explained below.

Simple Usage

In the simplest form, WildcardPermission can be used as a simple permission string. You could grant a user an "editNewsletter" permission and then check to see if the user has the editNewsletter permission by calling

subject.isPermitted("editNewsletter")

This is (mostly) equivalent to

subject.isPermitted( new WildcardPermission("editNewsletter") )

but more on that later.

The simple permission string may work for simple applications, but it requires you to have permissions like "viewNewsletter", "deleteNewsletter", "createNewsletter", etc. You can also grant a user "*" permissions using the wildcard character (giving this class its name), which means they have all permissions. But using this approach there's no way to just say a user has "all newsletter permissions".

For this reason, WildcardPermission supports multiple levels of permissioning.

Multiple Levels

WildcardPermission also supports the concept of multiple levels. For example, you could restructure the previous simple example by granting a user the permission "newsletter:edit". The colon in this example is a special character used by the WildcardPermission that delimits the next token in the permission.

In this example, the first token is the domain that is being operated on and the second token is the action being performed. Each level can contain multiple values. So you could simply grant a user the permission "newsletter:view,edit,create" which gives them access to perform view, edit, and create actions in the newsletter domain. Then you could check to see if the user has the "newsletter:create" permission by calling

subject.isPermitted("newsletter:create")

(which would return true).

In addition to granting multiple permissions via a single string, you can grant all permission for a particular level. So if you wanted to grant a user all actions in the newsletter domain, you could simply give them "newsletter:*". Now, any permission check for "newsletter:XXX" will return true. It is also possible to use the wildcard token at the domain level (or both): so you could grant a user the "view" action across all domains "*:view".

Instance-level Access Control

Another common usage of the WildcardPermission is to model instance-level Access Control Lists. In this scenario you use three tokens - the first is the domain, the second is the action, and the third is the instance you are acting on.

So for example you could grant a user "newsletter:edit:12,13,18". In this example, assume that the third token is the system's ID of the newsletter. That would allow the user to edit newsletters 12, 13, and 18. This is an extremely powerful way to express permissions, since you can now say things like "newsletter:*:13" (grant a user all actions for newsletter 13), "newsletter:view,create,edit:*" (allow the user to view, create, or edit any newsletter), or "newsletter:*:* (allow the user to perform any action on any newsletter).

To perform checks against these instance-level permissions, the application should include the instance ID in the permission check like so:

subject.isPermitted( "newsletter:edit:13" )

There is no limit to the number of tokens that can be used, so it is up to your imagination in terms of ways that this could be used in your application. However, the Shiro team likes to standardize some common usages shown above to help people get started and provide consistency in the Shiro community.
/** * The following code has been adapted from the class WildcardPermission from * Apache Shiro * * A <code>WildcardPermission</code> is a very flexible permission construct * supporting multiple levels of permission matching. However, most people will * probably follow some standard conventions as explained below. * <p/> * <h3>Simple Usage</h3> * <p/> * In the simplest form, <code>WildcardPermission</code> can be used as a simple * permission string. You could grant a user an &quot;editNewsletter&quot; * permission and then check to see if the user has the editNewsletter * permission by calling * <p/> * <code>subject.isPermitted(&quot;editNewsletter&quot;)</code> * <p/> * This is (mostly) equivalent to * <p/> * <code>subject.isPermitted( new WildcardPermission(&quot;editNewsletter&quot;) )</code> * <p/> * but more on that later. * <p/> * The simple permission string may work for simple applications, but it * requires you to have permissions like * <code>&quot;viewNewsletter&quot;</code>, * <code>&quot;deleteNewsletter&quot;</code>, * <code>&quot;createNewsletter&quot;</code>, etc. You can also grant a user * <code>&quot;*&quot;</code> permissions using the wildcard character (giving * this class its name), which means they have <em>all</em> permissions. But * using this approach there's no way to just say a user has &quot;all * newsletter permissions&quot;. * <p/> * For this reason, <code>WildcardPermission</code> supports multiple * <em>levels</em> of permissioning. * <p/> * <h3>Multiple Levels</h3> * <p/> * WildcardPermission</code> also supports the concept of multiple * <em>levels</em>. For example, you could restructure the previous simple * example by granting a user the permission * <code>&quot;newsletter:edit&quot;</code>. The colon in this example is a * special character used by the <code>WildcardPermission</code> that delimits * the next token in the permission. * <p/> * In this example, the first token is the <em>domain</em> that is being * operated on and the second token is the <em>action</em> being performed. Each * level can contain multiple values. So you could simply grant a user the * permission <code>&quot;newsletter:view,edit,create&quot;</code> which gives * them access to perform <code>view</code>, <code>edit</code>, and * <code>create</code> actions in the <code>newsletter</code> <em>domain</em>. * Then you could check to see if the user has the * <code>&quot;newsletter:create&quot;</code> permission by calling * <p/> * <code>subject.isPermitted(&quot;newsletter:create&quot;)</code> * <p/> * (which would return true). * <p/> * In addition to granting multiple permissions via a single string, you can * grant all permission for a particular level. So if you wanted to grant a user * all actions in the <code>newsletter</code> domain, you could simply give them * <code>&quot;newsletter:*&quot;</code>. Now, any permission check for * <code>&quot;newsletter:XXX&quot;</code> will return <code>true</code>. It is * also possible to use the wildcard token at the domain level (or both): so you * could grant a user the <code>&quot;view&quot;</code> action across all * domains <code>&quot;*:view&quot;</code>. * <p/> * <h3>Instance-level Access Control</h3> * <p/> * Another common usage of the <code>WildcardPermission</code> is to model * instance-level Access Control Lists. In this scenario you use three tokens - * the first is the <em>domain</em>, the second is the <em>action</em>, and the * third is the <em>instance</em> you are acting on. * <p/> * So for example you could grant a user * <code>&quot;newsletter:edit:12,13,18&quot;</code>. In this example, assume * that the third token is the system's ID of the newsletter. That would allow * the user to edit newsletters <code>12</code>, <code>13</code>, and * <code>18</code>. This is an extremely powerful way to express permissions, * since you can now say things like <code>&quot;newsletter:*:13&quot;</code> * (grant a user all actions for newsletter <code>13</code>), * <code>&quot;newsletter:view,create,edit:*&quot;</code> (allow the user to * <code>view</code>, <code>create</code>, or <code>edit</code> <em>any</em> * newsletter), or <code>&quot;newsletter:*:*</code> (allow the user to perform * <em>any</em> action on <em>any</em> newsletter). * <p/> * To perform checks against these instance-level permissions, the application * should include the instance ID in the permission check like so: * <p/> * <code>subject.isPermitted( &quot;newsletter:edit:13&quot; )</code> * <p/> * There is no limit to the number of tokens that can be used, so it is up to * your imagination in terms of ways that this could be used in your * application. However, the Shiro team likes to standardize some common usages * shown above to help people get started and provide consistency in the Shiro * community. * */
class WildcardExpression { protected static final String PART_DIVIDER_TOKEN = ":"; protected static final String SUBPART_DIVIDER_TOKEN = ","; protected static final String WILDCARD_TOKEN = "*"; /*-------------------------------------------- | I N S T A N C E V A R I A B L E S | ============================================*/ private List<Set<String>> parts; private String value; /*-------------------------------------------- | C O N S T R U C T O R S | ============================================*/ public WildcardExpression(String value) { Objects.requireNonNull(value); this.value = value.trim(); if (value.isEmpty()) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Wildcard value cannot be empty"); } setParts(value); } @Override public boolean equals(Object obj) { if (this == obj) return true; if (obj == null) return false; if (!(obj instanceof WildcardExpression)) return false; WildcardExpression other = (WildcardExpression) obj; return Objects.equals(parts, other.parts); } /*-------------------------------------------- | A C C E S S O R S / M O D I F I E R S | ============================================*/ @Override public int hashCode() { return Objects.hash(parts); } /*-------------------------------------------- | M E T H O D S | ============================================*/ public boolean implies(WildcardExpression p) { if (p == null) { return false; } // By default only supports comparisons with other WildcardPermissions List<Set<String>> otherParts = p.parts; int i = 0; for (Set<String> otherPart : otherParts) { // If this permission has less parts than the other permission, everything after // the number of parts contained // in this permission is automatically implied, so return true if (parts.size() - 1 < i) { return true; } else { Set<String> part = parts.get(i); if (!part.contains(WILDCARD_TOKEN) && !part.containsAll(otherPart)) { return false; } i++; } } // If this permission has more parts than the other parts, only imply it if all // of the other parts are wildcards for (; i < parts.size(); i++) { Set<String> part = parts.get(i); if (!part.contains(WILDCARD_TOKEN)) { return false; } } return true; } protected void setParts(String wildcardString) { wildcardString = wildcardString.trim(); if (wildcardString.isEmpty()) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Wildcard string cannot be empty"); } this.parts = new ArrayList<>(); for (String part : wildcardString.split(PART_DIVIDER_TOKEN)) { Set<String> subparts = new LinkedHashSet<>(Arrays.asList(part.split(SUBPART_DIVIDER_TOKEN))); if (subparts.isEmpty()) { throw new IllegalArgumentException( "Wildcard string cannot contain parts with only dividers. Make sure permission strings are properly formatted."); } this.parts.add(subparts); } if (this.parts.isEmpty()) { throw new IllegalArgumentException( "Wildcard string cannot contain only dividers. Make sure permission strings are properly formatted."); } } public String toString() { return value; } }