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06/21/2024, 6:54 AMpermits
property. Can you give an example in TypeScript (using the SDK) of defining a relationship between a User
and a Document
? Additionally, can you given an example in TypeScript (using the SDK) of performing a permission check for the given models and relationships?chilly-king-10285
06/21/2024, 6:54 AMchilly-king-10285
06/21/2024, 6:54 AMUser
and a Document
in TypeScript using the Ory Permission Language (OPL). This is done by declaring the relationships inside the corresponding class in the OPL. Here's an example: typescript import { Namespace, Context } from "@ory/keto-namespace-types" class User implements Namespace {} class Document implements Namespace { related: { owners: User[] editors: User[] viewers: User[] parents: Folder[] } }
In this example, a Document
can have owners
, editors
, viewers
, and parents
(which are Folders
). Each of these relationships is a many-to-many relationship with User
or Folder
objects. Next, let's define permissions in the permits
property of the Document
class. These permissions are expressed as TypeScript functions that take a context containing the subject and answer permission checks based on the relationships the object has to the subject. Here's an example: typescript class Document implements Namespace { related: { owners: User[] editors: User[] viewers: User[] parents: Folder[] } permits = { view: (ctx: Context): boolean => this.related.viewers.includes(ctx.subject) || this.related.editors.includes(ctx.subject) || this.related.owners.includes(ctx.subject) || this.related.parents.traverse((parent) => parent.permits.view(ctx)), } }
In this example, a User
can view
a Document
if they are a viewer
, editor
, or owner
of the Document
, or if they can view
the parent Folder
. Please note that these examples are based on the Ory Permission Language (OPL), which is a developer-friendly configuration language defined as a subset of TypeScript. It's designed to be quick to learn and has a familiar source in contrary to other, proprietary languages used to represent permissions[^1^][^2^]. [^1^]: https://www.ory.sh/docs/keto/modeling/create-permission-model#define-relationships-in-the-opl [^2^]: https://www.ory.sh/docs/keto/modeling/create-permission-model#define-permissions-in-the-oplbrave-memory-91176
06/21/2024, 6:57 AMchilly-king-10285
06/21/2024, 6:57 AMchilly-king-10285
06/21/2024, 6:57 AMrelationship
and permissions
modules. Here's an example of how to create a relationship and check a permission: typescript // Create a relationship await ory .relationship .createRelationship({createRelationshipBody: {/* ... */}}) // Check a permission const isAllowed = await ory .permission .checkPermission({namespace: "n", /* ... */}) .then(({data}) => data.allowed)
In the createRelationship
function, you would replace {/* ... */}
with the details of the relationship you want to create. Similarly, in the checkPermission
function, you would replace {namespace: "n", /* ... */}
with the details of the permission you want to check[^1^]. Please note that these examples are based on the Ory SDK V1 upgrade guide[^1^]. [^1^]: https://www.ory.sh/docs/guides/upgrade/sdk-v1#permissions--access-controlbrave-memory-91176
06/21/2024, 6:58 AMchilly-king-10285
06/21/2024, 6:58 AMchilly-king-10285
06/21/2024, 6:59 AMtypescript // Create a relationship await ory .relationship .createRelationship({createRelationshipBody: {namespace: 'users', object: 'user1', relation: 'owns', subject: 'file1'}}) // Check a permission const isAllowed = await ory .permission .checkPermission({namespace: 'users', object: 'user1', relation: 'owns', subject: 'file1'}) .then(({data}) => data.allowed)
In this example, we're creating a relationship where user1
owns file1
, and then checking if user1
has the owns
permission for file1
. Please note that this is a hypothetical example and may not work as-is. You should refer to the Ory Keto SDK documentation for the exact syntax and parameters for these functions in TypeScript.brave-memory-91176
06/21/2024, 7:01 AMowns
come from? Based on the initial permission rules that you provided, there is a view
permission defined in the permits
property.
How is that supposed to be used?chilly-king-10285
06/21/2024, 7:01 AMchilly-king-10285
06/21/2024, 7:01 AMowns
relation in the example was just a hypothetical example to illustrate the structure of the function call. In the context of the permission model defined in the knowledge sources, the relations are view
, edit
, delete
, and `share`[^1^][^2^]. The permits
property in the Document
class defines these permissions as functions. These functions take a context containing the subject (the user performing the action) and return a boolean value indicating whether the action is permitted based on the relationships the object (the document) has to the subject[^2^]. Here's an example of how the view
permission is defined: typescript permits = { view: (ctx: Context): boolean => this.related.viewers.includes(ctx.subject) || this.related.editors.includes(ctx.subject) || this.related.owners.includes(ctx.subject) || this.related.parents.traverse((parent) => parent.permits.view(ctx)), }
In this example, a user can view
a document if they are a viewer
, editor
, or owner
of the document, or if they can view
the parent folder[^2^]. When checking permissions using the SDK, you would use the checkPermission
function with the appropriate namespace, object, relation, and subject. The relation would be one of the permissions defined in the permits
property, such as view
, edit
, delete
, or share
. [^1^]: https://www.ory.sh/docs/keto/modeling/create-permission-model#list-permissions-to-check-for-each-object [^2^]: https://www.ory.sh/docs/keto/modeling/create-permission-model#define-permissions-in-the-oplbrave-memory-91176
06/21/2024, 7:07 AMrelation
property being one of the related
properties of the permission rules.
However, there is no mention of using the view
and edit
permissions (defined as permits
) when creating the relationships.
The documentation also mentions “With the relationships created, try running queries that illustrate use cases”. How does this translate into checking for permissions using the TypeScript SDK?chilly-king-10285
06/21/2024, 7:07 AMchilly-king-10285
06/21/2024, 7:07 AMbrave-memory-91176
06/21/2024, 10:15 AMchilly-king-10285
06/21/2024, 10:15 AMchilly-king-10285
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06/21/2024, 10:23 AMchilly-king-10285
06/21/2024, 10:23 AMchilly-king-10285
06/21/2024, 10:24 AMEmployee
, Company
, and SSOConfiguration
. typescript import { Namespace, Context } from "@ory/keto-namespace-types" class Employee implements Namespace {} class Company implements Namespace { related: { employees: Employee[] owners: Employee[] ssoConfigManagers: Employee[] ssoConfiguration: SSOConfiguration[] } } class SSOConfiguration implements Namespace { related: { company: Company[] } }
In this example, a Company
can have employees
, owners
, and ssoConfigManagers
(which are all Employee
objects), and an ssoConfiguration
(which is an SSOConfiguration
object). Next, let's define the permissions in the permits
property of the Company
class: typescript class Company implements Namespace { related: { employees: Employee[] owners: Employee[] ssoConfigManagers: Employee[] ssoConfiguration: SSOConfiguration[] } permits = { manageSSO: (ctx: Context): boolean => this.related.ssoConfigManagers.includes(ctx.subject), assignRoles: (ctx: Context): boolean => this.related.owners.includes(ctx.subject), } }
In this example, an Employee
can manageSSO
if they are an ssoConfigManager
of the Company
, and can assignRoles
if they are an owner
of the Company
. Please note that this is a hypothetical example and may not work as-is. You should refer to the Ory Keto documentation for the exact syntax and parameters for these functions in TypeScript[^1^][^2^]. As for the diagram, I'm an AI text-based assistant and I'm unable to draw diagrams. However, you can visualize the relationships as follows: - Company
has relationships to multiple Employee
entities (as employees
, owners
, and ssoConfigManagers
), and to an SSOConfiguration
entity. - Employee
entities are related to a Company
entity. - SSOConfiguration
is related to a Company
entity. [^1^]: https://www.ory.sh/docs/keto/modeling/create-permission-model#define-relationships-in-the-opl [^2^]: https://www.ory.sh/docs/keto/modeling/create-permission-model#define-permissions-in-the-oplbrave-memory-91176
06/21/2024, 11:30 AMchilly-king-10285
06/21/2024, 11:30 AMchilly-king-10285
06/21/2024, 11:31 AMEmployee
, Owner
, and SSOConfigManager
. typescript import {{ Namespace, Context }} from "@ory/keto-namespace-types" class Employee implements Namespace {{}} class Owner extends Employee {{}} class SSOConfigManager extends Employee {{}}
In this example, Owner
and SSOConfigManager
are roles that inherit from the Employee
role. Next, let's define the permissions in the permits
property of the Company
class: typescript class Company implements Namespace {{ related: {{ employees: Employee[] owners: Owner[] ssoConfigManagers: SSOConfigManager[] ssoConfiguration: SSOConfiguration[] }} permits = {{ manageSSO: (ctx: Context): boolean => this.related.ssoConfigManagers.includes(ctx.subject), assignRoles: (ctx: Context): boolean => this.related.owners.includes(ctx.subject), }} }}
In this example, an Employee
can manageSSO
if they have the SSOConfigManager
role in the Company
, and can assignRoles
if they have the Owner
role in the Company
. Please note that this is a hypothetical example and may not work as-is. You should refer to the Ory Keto documentation for the exact syntax and parameters for these functions in TypeScript[^1^][^2^]. [^1^]: https://www.ory.sh/docs/keto/modeling/create-permission-model#define-relationships-in-the-opl [^2^]: https://www.ory.sh/docs/keto/modeling/create-permission-model#define-permissions-in-the-oplbrave-memory-91176
06/21/2024, 11:32 AMchilly-king-10285
06/21/2024, 11:32 AMchilly-king-10285
06/21/2024, 11:33 AMeditor
of a document: typescript await ory .relationship .createRelationship({createRelationshipBody: {namespace: 'documents', object: 'doc1', relation: 'editors', subject: 'user1'}})
And here's how you might create a relationship where another user is an owner
of the same document: typescript await ory .relationship .createRelationship({createRelationshipBody: {namespace: 'documents', object: 'doc1', relation: 'owners', subject: 'user2'}})
In these examples, user1
is an editor
of doc1
, and user2
is an owner
of doc1
. Please note that these are hypothetical examples and may not work as-is. You should refer to the Ory Keto SDK documentation for the exact syntax and parameters for these functions in TypeScript[^1^]. [^1^]: https://www.ory.sh/docs/guides/upgrade/sdk-v1#permissions--access-controlbrave-memory-91176
06/21/2024, 11:34 AMchilly-king-10285
06/21/2024, 11:34 AMchilly-king-10285
06/21/2024, 11:34 AMEmployee
, Company
, and SSOConfigManager
roles. Here's a hypothetical example of how you might do that using the TypeScript SDK: typescript // Create an Employee relationship for a Company await ory .relationship .createRelationship({createRelationshipBody: {namespace: 'companies', object: 'company1', relation: 'employees', subject: 'employee1'}}) // Create an Owner relationship for a Company await ory .relationship .createRelationship({createRelationshipBody: {namespace: 'companies', object: 'company1', relation: 'owners', subject: 'employee2'}}) // Create an SSOConfigManager relationship for a Company await ory .relationship .createRelationship({createRelationshipBody: {namespace: 'companies', object: 'company1', relation: 'ssoConfigManagers', subject: 'employee3'}})
In these examples, employee1
is an employee
of company1
, employee2
is an owner
of company1
, and employee3
is an ssoConfigManager
of company1
. Please note that these are hypothetical examples and may not work as-is. You should refer to the Ory Keto SDK documentation for the exact syntax and parameters for these functions in TypeScript[^1^]. [^1^]: https://www.ory.sh/docs/guides/upgrade/sdk-v1#permissions--access-controlbrave-memory-91176
06/21/2024, 11:37 AMOwner
and SSOConfigManager
. How does this translate when defining relationships for users?chilly-king-10285
06/21/2024, 11:37 AMchilly-king-10285
06/21/2024, 11:37 AMOwner
and SSOConfigManager
are considered as subjects, similar to Employee
. When defining relationships, you would specify these roles as the subject. Here's a hypothetical example of how you might create a relationship where a user has the Owner
role for a company: typescript await ory .relationship .createRelationship({{createRelationshipBody: {{namespace: 'companies', object: 'company1', relation: 'owners', subject: 'owner1'}})
And here's how you might create a relationship where another user has the SSOConfigManager
role for the same company: typescript await ory .relationship .createRelationship({{createRelationshipBody: {{namespace: 'companies', object: 'company1', relation: 'ssoConfigManagers', subject: 'ssoConfigManager1'}})
In these examples, owner1
is an Owner
of company1
, and ssoConfigManager1
is an SSOConfigManager
of company1
. Please note that these are hypothetical examples and may not work as-is. You should refer to the Ory Keto SDK documentation for the exact syntax and parameters for these functions in TypeScript[^1^]. [^1^]: https://www.ory.sh/docs/guides/upgrade/sdk-v1#permissions--access-controlbrave-memory-91176
06/21/2024, 11:38 AMchilly-king-10285
06/21/2024, 11:38 AMchilly-king-10285
06/21/2024, 11:39 AMEmployee
, Company
, and SSOConfiguration
. typescript import { Namespace, Context } from "@ory/keto-namespace-types" class Employee implements Namespace {} class Company implements Namespace { related: { employees: Employee[] owners: Employee[] ssoConfigManagers: Employee[] ssoConfiguration: SSOConfiguration[] } } class SSOConfiguration implements Namespace { related: { company: Company[] } }
In this example, a Company
can have employees
, owners
, and ssoConfigManagers
(which are all Employee
objects), and an ssoConfiguration
(which is an SSOConfiguration
object). Next, let's define the permissions in the permits
property of the Company
class: typescript class Company implements Namespace { related: { employees: Employee[] owners: Employee[] ssoConfigManagers: Employee[] ssoConfiguration: SSOConfiguration[] } permits = { manageSSO: (ctx: Context): boolean => this.related.ssoConfigManagers.includes(ctx.subject), assignRoles: (ctx: Context): boolean => this.related.owners.includes(ctx.subject), } }
In this example, an Employee
can manageSSO
if they are an ssoConfigManager
of the Company
, and can assignRoles
if they are an owner
of the Company
. Please note that this is a hypothetical example and may not work as-is. You should refer to the Ory Keto documentation for the exact syntax and parameters for these functions in TypeScript[^1^][^2^]. [^1^]: https://www.ory.sh/docs/keto/modeling/create-permission-model#define-relationships-in-the-opl [^2^]: https://www.ory.sh/docs/keto/modeling/create-permission-model#define-permissions-in-the-oplbrave-memory-91176
06/21/2024, 11:40 AMchilly-king-10285
06/21/2024, 11:40 AMchilly-king-10285
06/21/2024, 11:41 AMEmployee
, Company
, and SSOConfiguration
models, ABAC can be used to control access based on specific attributes of these entities. For example, an Employee
can be granted the ability to manage the SSOConfiguration
of a Company
if they have the ssoConfigManager
attribute. Similarly, an Employee
can be granted the ability to assign roles to other employees if they have the owner
attribute. Here's how the permissions are defined in the permits
property of the Company
class: typescript class Company implements Namespace {{ related: {{ employees: Employee[] owners: Employee[] ssoConfigManagers: Employee[] ssoConfiguration: SSOConfiguration[] }} permits = {{ manageSSO: (ctx: Context): boolean => this.related.ssoConfigManagers.includes(ctx.subject), assignRoles: (ctx: Context): boolean => this.related.owners.includes(ctx.subject), }} }}
In this example, the manageSSO
and assignRoles
permissions are granted based on the ssoConfigManager
and owner
attributes of the Employee
, respectively[^1^]. The advantage of ABAC is that it allows for a high degree of customization and flexibility. It can handle complex access control scenarios that can't be easily managed with simpler models like Role-Based Access Control (RBAC). However, it can also be more complex to implement and manage due to the need to define and evaluate multiple attributes. [^1^]: https://www.ory.sh/docs/keto/modeling/create-permission-model#define-permissions-in-the-oplbrave-memory-91176
06/21/2024, 11:43 AMchilly-king-10285
06/21/2024, 11:43 AMchilly-king-10285
06/21/2024, 11:44 AMEmployee
, Company
, and SSOConfiguration
models, RBAC can be used to control access based on the roles that an Employee
has in a Company
. For example, an Employee
can be assigned the Owner
or SSOConfigManager
role for a Company
. Here's how the roles are defined: typescript import {{ Namespace, Context }} from "@ory/keto-namespace-types" class Employee implements Namespace {{}} class Owner extends Employee {{}} class SSOConfigManager extends Employee {{}}
In this example, Owner
and SSOConfigManager
are roles that inherit from the Employee
role. And here's how you might create a relationship where a user has the Owner
role for a company: typescript await ory .relationship .createRelationship({{createRelationshipBody: {{namespace: 'companies', object: 'company1', relation: 'owners', subject: 'owner1'}})
And here's how you might create a relationship where another user has the SSOConfigManager
role for the same company: typescript await ory .relationship .createRelationship({{createRelationshipBody: {{namespace: 'companies', object: 'company1', relation: 'ssoConfigManagers', subject: 'ssoConfigManager1'}})
In these examples, owner1
is an Owner
of company1
, and ssoConfigManager1
is an SSOConfigManager
of `company1`[^1^]. The advantage of RBAC is that it's simple and intuitive to understand. It's easy to manage access control by assigning users to roles and defining what each role can do. However, it may not be flexible enough to handle complex access control scenarios that require more granular permissions based on specific attributes of the user or resource, which is where Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) can be more suitable. [^1^]: https://www.ory.sh/docs/guides/upgrade/sdk-v1#permissions--access-control