defmodule Janus do @moduledoc """ Flexible and composable authorization for resources defined by an `Ecto.Schema`. Janus provides an API for defining authorization policies that can be used both as filters in Ecto queries and to authorize actions on loaded resources with minimal to no duplication of authorization logic. Janus is split into two primary components: * `Janus.Policy` - functions and behaviour for defining _policy modules_, which describe the allowed actors, actions, and resources in your application. This is where you look if you're writing a policy module. * `Janus.Authorization` - functions and behaviour used by the rest of your application to authorize and load resources. This is where you look if you're using a policy module. Janus defines a Mix task to generate the basic policy module that will get you started: $ mix janus.gen.policy ## Policies Policy modules are created by invoking `use Janus`, which implements both the `Janus.Policy` and `Janus.Authorization` behaviours: defmodule Policy do use Janus @impl true def policy_for(policy, _user) do policy end end When you invoke `use Janus`, default implementations are injected for required callbacks, except for `c:Janus.Policy.policy_for/2`. This callback is your foundation, as it returns the authorization policy for an individual user of your application. The policy above is not very useful -- it doesn't allow anyone to do anything -- but that can be changed by using the `Janus.Policy` API to define actions, resources, and conditions that make up your authorization rules. def policy_for(policy, %User{role: :moderator} = mod) do policy |> allow(:read, Post) |> allow([:edit, :archive, :unarchive], Post, where: [user: [role: :member]]) |> allow([:edit, :archive, :unarchive], Post, where: [user_id: mod.id]) |> deny(:unarchive, Post, where: [archived_by: [role: :admin]]) end See the `Janus.Policy` documentation for more on defining policies. ## Authorization With our policy module defined, it can now be used to load and authorize resources. iex> Policy.authorize(some_post, :archive, moderator) {:ok, some_post} iex> Policy.authorize(post_archived_by_admin, :unarchive, moderator) :error iex> Policy.filter_authorized(Post, :read, moderator) %Ecto.Query{} iex> Policy.filter_authorized(Post, :read, moderator) |> Repo.all() [ ... posts the moderator can read ] iex> Policy.any_authorized?(Post, :edit, moderator) true # there are rules allowing moderators to edit posts iex> Policy.any_authorized?(Post, :delete, moderator) false # there are no rules that allow moderators to delete posts These functions make up the `Janus.Authorization` behaviour, and their definitions were injected by default when we invoked `use Janus`. This is the "public API" that the rest of your application will use to authorize resources. See the `Janus.Authorization` documentation for more. ## Integration with `Ecto` The primary assumption that Janus makes is that your resources are backed by an `Ecto.Schema`. Using Ecto's schema reflection capabilities, Janus is able to use the same policy to authorize a single resource and to construct a composable Ecto query that is aware of field types and associations. # This query would result in the 5 latest posts that the current # user is authorized to see, preloaded with the user # who made # the post (but only if the current user is allowed to see that # user). Post |> Policy.filter_authorized(:read, current_user, preload_authorized: :user ) |> order_by(desc: :inserted_at) |> limit(5) This integration with Ecto queries is main reason Janus exists. """ require Ecto.Query @type action :: any() @type schema_module :: module() @type actor :: any() @doc """ Sets up a module to implement the `Janus.Policy` and `Janus.Authorization` behaviours. Invoking `use Janus` does the following: * invokes `use Janus.Policy` which imports functions for defining policies and injects wrapper definitions for `policy_for/1` and `policy_for/2` that support hooks (see `Janus.Policy` for more) * injects implementations for the `Janus.Authorization` behaviour ## Example defmodule MyApp.Policy do use Janus @impl true def policy_for(policy, _actor) do policy end end # imports `authorize`, `filter_authorized`, and `any_authorized?` use MyApp.Policy """ defmacro __using__(_opts) do quote location: :keep do @behaviour Janus.Authorization use Janus.Policy require Janus @impl Janus.Authorization def authorize(resource, action, actor, opts \\ []) do Janus.Authorization.authorize(resource, action, policy_for(actor), opts) end @impl Janus.Authorization def any_authorized?(schema, action, actor) do Janus.Authorization.any_authorized?(schema, action, policy_for(actor)) end @impl Janus.Authorization def filter_authorized(query_or_schema, action, actor, opts \\ []) do Janus.Authorization.filter_authorized(query_or_schema, action, policy_for(actor), opts) end end end end