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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: Overview |
| 3 | +description: Flexible authentication system for Vercube applications |
| 4 | +--- |
| 5 | + |
| 6 | +The Auth module provides a powerful, flexible authentication system for Vercube applications. Built around a provider-based architecture, it allows you to implement various authentication strategies such as JWT, sessions, OAuth, or custom solutions. |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | +## Installation |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +::code-group |
| 11 | + ```bash [pnpm] |
| 12 | + $ pnpm add @vercube/auth |
| 13 | + ``` |
| 14 | + ```bash [npm] |
| 15 | + $ npm install @vercube/auth |
| 16 | + ``` |
| 17 | + ```bash [bun] |
| 18 | + $ bun install @vercube/auth |
| 19 | + ``` |
| 20 | +:: |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +## Quick Start |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +::steps |
| 25 | +### Create an Auth Provider |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +Create a custom authentication provider by extending the `AuthProvider` class: |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +```ts [src/providers/JWTAuthProvider.ts] |
| 30 | +import { AuthProvider, type AuthTypes } from '@vercube/auth'; |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +interface User { |
| 33 | + id: number; |
| 34 | + username: string; |
| 35 | + roles: string[]; |
| 36 | +} |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +export class JWTAuthProvider extends AuthProvider<User> { |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | + public validate(request: Request, params?: AuthTypes.MiddlewareOptions): string | null { |
| 41 | + const token = request.headers.get('Authorization')?.replace('Bearer ', ''); |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | + if (!token) { |
| 44 | + return 'No token provided'; |
| 45 | + } |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | + try { |
| 48 | + const user = this.verifyToken(token); |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | + // Check roles if specified |
| 51 | + if (params?.roles && params.roles.length > 0) { |
| 52 | + const hasRequiredRole = params.roles.some(role => user.roles.includes(role)); |
| 53 | + if (!hasRequiredRole) { |
| 54 | + return 'Insufficient permissions'; |
| 55 | + } |
| 56 | + } |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | + return null; // Authentication successful |
| 59 | + } catch { |
| 60 | + return 'Invalid token'; |
| 61 | + } |
| 62 | + } |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | + public getCurrentUser(request: Request): User | null { |
| 65 | + const token = request.headers.get('Authorization')?.replace('Bearer ', ''); |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | + if (!token) { |
| 68 | + return null; |
| 69 | + } |
| 70 | + |
| 71 | + try { |
| 72 | + return this.verifyToken(token); |
| 73 | + } catch { |
| 74 | + return null; |
| 75 | + } |
| 76 | + } |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | + private verifyToken(token: string): User { |
| 79 | + // Your JWT verification logic here |
| 80 | + // This is a simplified example |
| 81 | + return { id: 1, username: 'john', roles: ['user'] }; |
| 82 | + } |
| 83 | +} |
| 84 | +``` |
| 85 | + |
| 86 | +### Register Provider in Container |
| 87 | + |
| 88 | +Register your auth provider in the DI container during application setup: |
| 89 | + |
| 90 | +```ts [src/setup.ts] |
| 91 | +import { type App } from '@vercube/core'; |
| 92 | +import { AuthProvider } from '@vercube/auth'; |
| 93 | +import { JWTAuthProvider } from './providers/JWTAuthProvider'; |
| 94 | + |
| 95 | +export function setup(app: App): void { |
| 96 | + app.container.bind(AuthProvider, JWTAuthProvider); |
| 97 | +} |
| 98 | +``` |
| 99 | + |
| 100 | +### Protect Your Endpoints |
| 101 | + |
| 102 | +Use the `@Auth` decorator to protect controller methods: |
| 103 | + |
| 104 | +```ts [src/controllers/ProfileController.ts] |
| 105 | +import { Controller, Get } from '@vercube/core'; |
| 106 | +import { Auth, User } from '@vercube/auth'; |
| 107 | + |
| 108 | +interface User { |
| 109 | + id: number; |
| 110 | + username: string; |
| 111 | + roles: string[]; |
| 112 | +} |
| 113 | + |
| 114 | +@Controller('/profile') |
| 115 | +export class ProfileController { |
| 116 | + |
| 117 | + @Get('/') |
| 118 | + @Auth() |
| 119 | + public getProfile(@User() user: User) { |
| 120 | + return { profile: user }; |
| 121 | + } |
| 122 | + |
| 123 | + @Get('/admin') |
| 124 | + @Auth({ roles: ['admin'] }) |
| 125 | + public getAdminPanel(@User() user: User) { |
| 126 | + return { admin: true, user }; |
| 127 | + } |
| 128 | +} |
| 129 | +``` |
| 130 | +:: |
| 131 | + |
| 132 | +## Core Concepts |
| 133 | + |
| 134 | +### AuthProvider |
| 135 | + |
| 136 | +The `AuthProvider` is an abstract class that defines the interface for authentication implementations. All authentication providers must extend this class and implement two methods: |
| 137 | + |
| 138 | +- **`validate()`** - Validates incoming requests and returns `null` on success or an error message string on failure |
| 139 | +- **`getCurrentUser()`** - Returns the authenticated user object or `null` if not authenticated |
| 140 | + |
| 141 | +### Decorators |
| 142 | + |
| 143 | +The Auth module provides two decorators for easy integration with controllers: |
| 144 | + |
| 145 | +| Decorator | Description | |
| 146 | +|-----------|-------------| |
| 147 | +| `@Auth()` | Protects a method, requiring authentication before execution | |
| 148 | +| `@User()` | Injects the current authenticated user as a method parameter | |
| 149 | + |
| 150 | +### Role-Based Access Control |
| 151 | + |
| 152 | +You can restrict access based on user roles by passing options to the `@Auth` decorator: |
| 153 | + |
| 154 | +```ts |
| 155 | +@Auth({ roles: ['admin', 'moderator'] }) |
| 156 | +public adminOnly(@User() user: User) { |
| 157 | + // Only accessible by admins and moderators |
| 158 | +} |
| 159 | +``` |
| 160 | + |
| 161 | +The `validate()` method in your provider receives these options and should check if the user has the required roles. |
| 162 | + |
| 163 | +## Authentication Flow |
| 164 | + |
| 165 | +When a request hits a protected endpoint: |
| 166 | + |
| 167 | +1. The `@Auth` decorator triggers the authentication middleware |
| 168 | +2. Your `AuthProvider.validate()` method is called with the request |
| 169 | +3. If `validate()` returns `null`, authentication succeeds |
| 170 | +4. If `validate()` returns a string, authentication fails with that error message |
| 171 | +5. The `@User` decorator calls `getCurrentUser()` to inject the user object |
| 172 | + |
| 173 | +<img src="/images/auth-1.svg" alt="Authentication Flow"/> |
| 174 | + |
| 175 | +## Common Patterns |
| 176 | + |
| 177 | +::code-group |
| 178 | +```ts [JWT] |
| 179 | +import { AuthProvider, type AuthTypes } from '@vercube/auth'; |
| 180 | +import jwt from 'jsonwebtoken'; |
| 181 | + |
| 182 | +export class JWTAuthProvider extends AuthProvider<User> { |
| 183 | + private secret = process.env.JWT_SECRET!; |
| 184 | + |
| 185 | + public validate(request: Request, params?: AuthTypes.MiddlewareOptions): string | null { |
| 186 | + const token = request.headers.get('Authorization')?.replace('Bearer ', ''); |
| 187 | + |
| 188 | + if (!token) { |
| 189 | + return 'Authorization header required'; |
| 190 | + } |
| 191 | + |
| 192 | + try { |
| 193 | + const decoded = jwt.verify(token, this.secret) as User; |
| 194 | + |
| 195 | + if (params?.roles?.length) { |
| 196 | + if (!params.roles.some(role => decoded.roles.includes(role))) { |
| 197 | + return 'Insufficient permissions'; |
| 198 | + } |
| 199 | + } |
| 200 | + |
| 201 | + return null; |
| 202 | + } catch (error) { |
| 203 | + if (error instanceof jwt.TokenExpiredError) { |
| 204 | + return 'Token expired'; |
| 205 | + } |
| 206 | + return 'Invalid token'; |
| 207 | + } |
| 208 | + } |
| 209 | + |
| 210 | + public getCurrentUser(request: Request): User | null { |
| 211 | + const token = request.headers.get('Authorization')?.replace('Bearer ', ''); |
| 212 | + if (!token) return null; |
| 213 | + |
| 214 | + try { |
| 215 | + return jwt.verify(token, this.secret) as User; |
| 216 | + } catch { |
| 217 | + return null; |
| 218 | + } |
| 219 | + } |
| 220 | +} |
| 221 | +``` |
| 222 | +```ts [API Key] |
| 223 | +import { AuthProvider, type AuthTypes } from '@vercube/auth'; |
| 224 | + |
| 225 | +interface ApiKeyUser { |
| 226 | + apiKeyId: string; |
| 227 | + permissions: string[]; |
| 228 | +} |
| 229 | + |
| 230 | +export class ApiKeyAuthProvider extends AuthProvider<ApiKeyUser> { |
| 231 | + private validKeys = new Map<string, ApiKeyUser>(); |
| 232 | + |
| 233 | + public validate(request: Request): string | null { |
| 234 | + const apiKey = request.headers.get('X-API-Key'); |
| 235 | + |
| 236 | + if (!apiKey) { |
| 237 | + return 'API key required'; |
| 238 | + } |
| 239 | + |
| 240 | + if (!this.validKeys.has(apiKey)) { |
| 241 | + return 'Invalid API key'; |
| 242 | + } |
| 243 | + |
| 244 | + return null; |
| 245 | + } |
| 246 | + |
| 247 | + public getCurrentUser(request: Request): ApiKeyUser | null { |
| 248 | + const apiKey = request.headers.get('X-API-Key'); |
| 249 | + return apiKey ? this.validKeys.get(apiKey) || null : null; |
| 250 | + } |
| 251 | +} |
| 252 | +``` |
| 253 | +```ts [Session] |
| 254 | +import { AuthProvider } from '@vercube/auth'; |
| 255 | +import { Inject } from '@vercube/di'; |
| 256 | + |
| 257 | +export class SessionAuthProvider extends AuthProvider<User> { |
| 258 | + @Inject(SessionStore) |
| 259 | + private sessions!: SessionStore; |
| 260 | + |
| 261 | + public async validate(request: Request): Promise<string | null> { |
| 262 | + const sessionId = this.getSessionCookie(request); |
| 263 | + |
| 264 | + if (!sessionId) { |
| 265 | + return 'Session required'; |
| 266 | + } |
| 267 | + |
| 268 | + const session = await this.sessions.get(sessionId); |
| 269 | + if (!session) { |
| 270 | + return 'Invalid or expired session'; |
| 271 | + } |
| 272 | + |
| 273 | + return null; |
| 274 | + } |
| 275 | + |
| 276 | + public async getCurrentUser(request: Request): Promise<User | null> { |
| 277 | + const sessionId = this.getSessionCookie(request); |
| 278 | + if (!sessionId) return null; |
| 279 | + |
| 280 | + const session = await this.sessions.get(sessionId); |
| 281 | + return session?.user || null; |
| 282 | + } |
| 283 | + |
| 284 | + private getSessionCookie(request: Request): string | null { |
| 285 | + const cookies = request.headers.get('Cookie'); |
| 286 | + // Parse session cookie... |
| 287 | + return null; |
| 288 | + } |
| 289 | +} |
| 290 | +``` |
| 291 | +:: |
| 292 | + |
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