AccessControl

AccessControl

License: Apache Version 2

new AccessControl()

The AccessControl is a driver to work with TerminusDB and TerminusX access control api for the credential you can use the JWT token, the API token or the basic authentication with username and password
Example
//connect with the API token
//(to request a token create an account in https://terminusdb.com/)
const accessContol = new AccessControl("https://servername.com",
{organization:"my_team_name",
token:"dGVybWludXNkYjovLy9kYXRhL2tleXNfYXB........"})
accessControl.getOrgUsers().then(result=>{
console.log(result)
})
//connect with the jwt token this type of connection is only for the dashboard
//or for application integrate with our login workflow
const accessContol = new AccessControl("https://servername.com",
{organization:"my_team_name",
jwt:"eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCIsImtpZCI6IkpXUjBIOXYyeTFORUd........"})
accessControl.getOrgUsers().then(result=>{
console.log(result)
})
//if the jwt is expired you can change it with
accessControl.setJwtToken("eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCIsImtpZCI6IkpXUjBIOXYy
eTFORUd.......")
//connect with the base authentication this type of connection is only for the local installation
const accessContol = new AccessControl("http://localhost:6363",
{organization:"my_team_name", user:"admin"
key:"mykey"})
accessControl.getOrgUsers().then(result=>{
console.log(result)
})

getDefaultOrganization

accessControl.getDefaultOrganization(params) ⇒ string | undefined
Get a organization from parameters.
Returns: string | undefined - - organization
Param
Type
Description
params
object
The parameters

setJwtToken

accessControl.setJwtToken(jwt)
Sets the Jwt token for the object
Param
Type
Description
jwt
string
The jwt api token to use

setApiToken

accessControl.setApiToken(atokenpi)
Sets the API token for the object, to request a token create an account in https://terminusdb.com/
Param
Type
Description
atokenpi
string
The API token to use to connect with TerminusX

setApiKey

accessControl.setApiKey(atokenpi)
Sets the API token for the object, to request a token create an account in https://terminusdb.com/
Param
Type
Description
atokenpi
string
The API token to use to connect with TerminusX

getAPIUrl

accessControl.getAPIUrl(cloudAPIUrl) ⇒ string
Get a API url from cloudAPIUrl
Returns: string - apiUrl
Param
Type
Description
cloudAPIUrl
string
The base url for cloud

customHeaders

accessControl.customHeaders(customHeaders) ⇒ object
add extra headers to your request
Param
Type
customHeaders
object

getOrganization

accessControl.getOrganization(organization) ⇒ object
-- TerminusDB API --- Get an organization from the TerminusDB API.
Returns: object - - organization
Param
Type
Description
organization
string
The organization

getAllOrganizations

accessControl.getAllOrganizations() ⇒ Promise
-- TerminusDB API --- This end point works in basic authentication, admin user Get list of organizations
Returns: Promise - A promise that returns the call response object, or an Error if rejected.

createOrganization

accessControl.createOrganization(orgName) ⇒ Promise
-- TerminusDB API --- This end point works in basic authentication, admin user Create an organization
Returns: Promise - A promise that returns the call response object, or an Error if rejected.
Param
Type
Description
orgName
string
The organization name to create
Example
accessControl.createOrganization("my_org_name").then(result=>{
console.log(result)
})

deleteOrganization

accessControl.deleteOrganization(orgName) ⇒ Promise
-- TerminusDB API --- Delete an Organization
Returns: Promise - A promise that returns the call response object, or an Error if rejected.
Param
Type
Description
orgName
string
The organization name to delete
Example
accessControl.createOrganization("my_org_name").then(result=>{
console.log(result)
})

createRole

accessControl.createRole([name], [actions]) ⇒ Promise
--TerminusDB API --- basic authentication, admin user. Create a new role in the system database.
Returns: Promise - A promise that returns the call response object, or an Error if rejected.
Param
Type
Description
[name]
string
The role name.
[actions]
typedef.RolesActions
A list of actions
Example
accessControl.createRole("Reader",[ACTIONS.INSTANCE_READ_ACCESS]).then(result=>{
console.log(result)
})

deleteRole

accessControl.deleteRole([name]) ⇒ Promise
-- TerminusdDB API --- basic Authentication, admin user. Delete role in the system database, (this api is enabled only in the local installation)
Returns: Promise - A promise that returns the call response object, or an Error if rejected.
Param
Type
Description
[name]
string
The role name.
Example
accessControl.deleteRole("Reader").then(result=>{
console.log(result)
})

getAllUsers

accessControl.getAllUsers() ⇒ Promise
-- TerminusdDB API --- basic Authentication, admin user. Return the list of all the users (this api is enabled only in the local installation)
Returns: Promise - A promise that returns the call response object, or an Error if rejected. Example
accessControl.getAllUsers().then(result=>{
console.log(result)
})

createUser

accessControl.createUser(name, [password]) ⇒ Promise
-- TerminusdDB API --- basic Authentication, admin user. Add the user into the system database
Returns: Promise - A promise that returns the call response object, or an Error if rejected.
Param
Type
Description
name
string
the user name
[password]
string
you need the password for basic authentication
Example
accessControl.deleteUser(userId).then(result=>{
console.log(result)
})

deleteUser

accessControl.deleteUser(userId) ⇒ Promise
-- TerminusdDB API --- basic Authentication, admin user. Remove the user from the system database.
Returns: Promise - A promise that returns the call response object, or an Error if rejected.
Param
Type
Description
userId
string
the document user id
Example
accessControl.deleteUser(userId).then(result=>{
console.log(result)
})

manageCapability

accessControl.manageCapability(userName, resourceName, rolesArr, operation, scopeType) ⇒ Promise
-- TerminusdDB API --- Grant/Revoke Capability
Returns: Promise - A promise that returns the call response object, or an Error if rejected.
Param
Type
Description
userName
string
the document user id
resourceName
string
the name of a (database or team)
rolesArr
array
the roles name list
operation
typedef.CapabilityCommand
grant/revoke operation
scopeType
typedef.ScopeType
the resource type (database or organization)
Example
//we add an user to an organization and manage users' access
//the user myUser can access the Organization and all the database under the organization with "reader" Role
client.manageCapability(myUser,myteam,[reader],"grant","organization").then(result=>{
consol.log(result)
})
//the user myUser can access the database db__001 under the organization myteam
//with "writer" Role
client.manageCapability(myUser,myteam/db__001,[writer],"grant","database").then(result=>{
consol.log(result)
})

getAccessRoles

accessControl.getAccessRoles() ⇒ Promise
--TerminusX and TerminusDB API --- Get all the system database roles types.
Returns: Promise - A promise that returns the call response object, or an Error if rejected.

getOrgUsers

accessControl.getOrgUsers([orgName]) ⇒ Promise
-- TerminusX and TerminusDB API -- Get all the organization's users and roles,
Returns: Promise - A promise that returns the call response object, or an Error if rejected.
Param
Type
Description
[orgName]
string
The organization name.
Example
accessControl.getOrgUsers().then(result=>{
console.log(result)
})
//this function will return an array of capabilities with users and roles
//-- TerminusX -- response array example
//[{capability: "Capability/3ea26e1d698821c570afe9cb4fe81a3......"
// email: {@type: "xsd:string", @value: "[email protected]"}
// picture: {@type: "xsd:string",…}
// role: "Role/dataReader"
// scope: "Organization/my_org_name"
// user: "User/auth0%7C613f5dnndjdjkTTT"}]
//
//
// -- Local Installation -- response array example
//[{ "@id":"User/auth0%7C615462f8ab33f4006a6bee0c",
// "capability": [{
// "@id":"Capability/c52af34b71f6f8916ac0115ecb5fe0e31248ead8b1e3d100852015...",
// "@type":"Capability",
// "role": [{
// "@id":"Role/admin",
// "@type":"Role",
// "action": ["instance_read_access"],
// "name":"Admin Role"
// }],
// "scope":"Organization/@team"}]]

getTeamUserRoles

accessControl.getTeamUserRoles([userName], [orgName]) ⇒ Promise
-- TerminusX and TerminusDB API -- Get the user roles for a given organization or the default organization,
Returns: Promise - A promise that returns the call response object, or an Error if rejected.
Param
Type
Description
[userName]
string
The organization name.
[orgName]
string
The organization name.
Example
accessControl.getTeamUserRole("myUser").then(result=>{
console.log(result)
})
//response object example
{
"@id": "User/myUser",
"capability": [
{
"@id":"Capability/server_access",
"@type":"Capability",
"role": [{
"@id":"Role/reader",
"@type":"Role",
"action": [
"instance_read_access",
],
"name":"reader"
}],
"scope":"Organization/myteam"
}
],
"name": "myUser"
}

ifOrganizationExists

accessControl.ifOrganizationExists(orgName) ⇒ Promise
-- TerminusX API --- Check if the organization exists. it is a Head call . IMPORTANT This does not work with the API-TOKEN.
Returns: Promise - A promise that returns the call status object, 200: if the organization exists and 404: if the organization does not exist
Param
Type
Description
orgName
string
The organization name to check if exists.

createOrganizationRemote

accessControl.createOrganizationRemote(orgName) ⇒ Promise
-- TerminusX API --- IMPORTANT This does not work with the API-TOKEN. Create an organization
Returns: Promise - A promise that returns the call response object, or an Error if rejected.
Param
Type
Description
orgName
string
The organization name to create
Example
accessControl.createOrganization("my_org_name").then(result=>{
console.log(result)
})

getPendingOrgInvites

accessControl.getPendingOrgInvites([orgName]) ⇒ Promise
-- TerminusX API --- Get the pending invitations list.
Returns: Promise - A promise that returns the call response object, or an Error if rejected.
Param
Type
Description
[orgName]
string
The organization name.
Example
const invitationList = accessControl.getPendingOrgInvites().then(result=>{
console.log(invitationList)
})
//this will return an array of invitations object like this
//[{@id: "Organization/my_team_name/invitations/Invitation/7ad0c9eb82b6175bcda9c0dfc2ac51161ef5ba
cb0988d992c4bce82b3fa5d25"
// @type: "Invitation"
// creation_date: "2021-10-22T11:13:28.762Z"
// email_to: "[email protected]"
// invited_by: "User/auth0%7C6162f8ab33567406a6bee0c"
// role: "Role/dataReader"
// status: "needs_invite"}]

sendOrgInvite

accessControl.sendOrgInvite(userEmail, role, [note], [orgName]) ⇒ Promise
-- TerminusX API --- Send a new invitation
Returns: Promise - A promise that returns the call response object, or an Error if rejected.
Param
Type
Description
userEmail
string
The email of user.
role
string
The role for user. (the document @id role like Role/collaborator)
[note]
string
The note to send with the invitation.
[orgName]
string
The organization name.
Example
accessControl.sendOrgInvite("[email protected]","Role/admin",
"please join myteam").then(result=>{
console.log(result)
})

getOrgInvite

accessControl.getOrgInvite(inviteId, [orgName]) ⇒ Promise
-- TerminusX API --- Get the invitation info
Returns: Promise - A promise that returns the call response object, or an Error if rejected.
Param
Type
Description
inviteId
string
The invite id to retrieve.
[orgName]
string
The organization name.
Example
const fullInviteId="Organization/my_team_name/invitations/Invitation/7ad0c9eb82b6175bcda9c0dfc
2ac51161ef5ba7cb0988d992c4bce82b3fa5d25"
accessControl.getOrgInvite(fullInviteId).then(result=>{
console.log(result)
})

deleteOrgInvite

accessControl.deleteOrgInvite(inviteId, [orgName]) ⇒ Promise
-- TerminusX API --- Delete an invitation
Returns: Promise - A promise that returns the call response object, or an Error if rejected.
Param
Type
Description
inviteId
string
The invite id to delete.
[orgName]
string
The organization name.
Example
const fullInviteId="Organization/my_team_name/invitations/Invitation/7ad0c9eb82b6175bcda9
c0dfc2ac51161ef5ba7cb0988d992c4bce82b3fa5d25"
accessControl.deleteOrgInvite(fullInviteId).then(result=>{
console.log(result)
})

updateOrgInviteStatus

accessControl.updateOrgInviteStatus(inviteId, accepted, [orgName]) ⇒ Promise
-- TerminusX API --- Accept /Reject invitation. if the invitation has been accepted we add the current user to the organization.
the only user that can accept this invitation is the user registered with the invitation email, we indentify the user with the jwt token
Returns: Promise - A promise that returns the call response object, or an Error if rejected.
Param
Type
Description
inviteId
string
The invite id to updated.
accepted
boolean
The status of the invitation.
[orgName]
string
The organization name.
Example
const fullInviteId="Organization/my_team_name/invitations/Invitation/7ad0c9eb82b6175bcda9
c0dfc2ac51161ef5ba7cb0988d992c4bce82b3fa5d25"
accessControl.updateOrgInviteStatus(fullInviteId,true).then(result=>{
console.log(result)
})

getTeamUserRole

accessControl.getTeamUserRole([orgName]) ⇒ Promise
-- TerminusX API --- Get the user role for a given organization or the default organization The user is identified by the jwt or the access token
Returns: Promise - A promise that returns the call response object, or an Error if rejected.
Param
Type
Description
[orgName]
string
The organization name.
Example
accessControl.getTeamUserRole().then(result=>{
console.log(result)
})
//response object example
{"userRole":"Role/admin"}

removeUserFromOrg

accessControl.removeUserFromOrg(userId, [orgName]) ⇒ Promise
-- TerminusX API -- Remove an user from an organization, only an admin user can remove an user from an organization
Returns: Promise - A promise that returns the call response object, or an Error if rejected.
Param
Type
Description
userId
string
The id of the user to be removed. (this is the document user's @id)
[orgName]
string
The organization name in which the user is to be removed.
Example
accessControl.removeUserFromOrg("User/auth0%7C613f5dnndjdjkTTT","my_org_name").then(result=>{
console.log(result)
})

getDatabaseRolesOfUser

accessControl.getDatabaseRolesOfUser(userId, [orgName]) ⇒ Promise
-- TerminusX API -- Get the user's role for every databases under the organization
Returns: Promise - A promise that returns the call response object, or an Error if rejected.
Param
Type
Description
userId
string
The user's id.
[orgName]
string
The organization name.
Example
accessControl.getDatabaseRolesOfUser('User/auth0%7C61790e366377Yu6596a').then(result=>{
console.log(result)
})
//this is a capabilities list of databases and roles
//[ {capability: "Capability/b395e8523d509dec6b33aefc9baed3b2e2bfadbd4c79d4ff9b20dce2b14e2edc"
//if there is an id we have a user specific capabality for this database
// name: {@type: "xsd:string", @value: "profiles_test"}
// role: "Role/dataUpdater"
// scope: "UserDatabase/7ebdfae5a02bc7e8f6d79sjjjsa4e179b1df9d4576a3b1d2e5ff3b4859"
// user: "User/auth0%7C61790e11a3966d006906596a"},
//{ capability: null
// if the capability id is null the user level of access for this database is the
same of the team
//name: {@type: "xsd:string", @value: "Collab002"}
//role: "Role/dataReader"
// scope: "UserDatabase/acfcc2db02b83792sssb15239ccdf586fc5b176846ffe4878b1aea6a36c8f"
//user: "User/auth0%7C61790e11a3966d006906596a"}]

createUserRole

accessControl.createUserRole(userId, scope, role, [orgName]) ⇒ Promise
-- TerminusX API -- Create a user's a role for a resource (organization/database)
Returns: Promise - A promise that returns the call response object, or an Error if rejected.
Param
Type
Description
userId
string
The user's id.
scope
string
The resource name/id.
role
string
The user role to be assigned.
[orgName]
string
The organization name.
Example
const dbId = "UserDatabase/acfcc2db02b83792sssb15239ccdf586fc5b176846ffe4878b1aea6a36c8f"
accessControl.assignUserRole('User/auth0%7C61790e11a3966d006906596a',dbId,
"Role/collaborator").then(result=>{
console.log(result)
})

updateUserRole

accessControl.updateUserRole(userId, capabilityId, scope, role, [orgName]) ⇒ Promise
-- TerminusX API -- Update user's a role for a resource (organization/database), (this api works only in terminusX)
Returns: Promise - A promise that returns the call response object, or an Error if rejected.
Param
Type
Description
userId
string
The user's id.
capabilityId
string
The capability id.
scope
string
The resource name/id.
role
string
The user role to be updated.
[orgName]
string
The organization name.
Example
const dbId = "UserDatabase/acfcc2db02b83792sssb15239ccdf586fc5b176846ffe4878b1aea6a36c8f"
const capId= "Capability/b395e8523d509dec6b33aefc9baed3b2e2bfadbd4c79d4ff9b20dce2b14e2edc"
accessControl.updateUserRole('User/auth0%7C61790e11a3966d006906596a',capId,dbId,
"Role/dataUpdater").then(result=>{
console.log(result)
})

accessRequestsList

accessControl.accessRequestsList([orgName]) ⇒ Promise
-- TerminusX API -- Get all the access request list for a specify organization
Returns: Promise - A promise that returns the call response object, or an Error if rejected.
Param
Type
Description
[orgName]
string
The organization name.
Example
accessControl.accessRequestsList().then(result=>{
console.log(result)
})

sendAccessRequest

accessControl.sendAccessRequest([email], [affiliation], [note], [orgName]) ⇒ Promise
-- TerminusX API -- Get all the access request list for a specify organization
Returns: Promise - A promise that returns the call response object, or an Error if rejected.
Param
Type
Description
[email]
string
the user email.
[affiliation]
string
the user affiliation, company, university etc..
[note]
string
the message for the team admin
[orgName]
string
The organization name.
Example
accessControl.sendAccessRequest("[email protected]",
"my_company",
"please add me to your team"
).then(result=>{
console.log(result)
})

deleteAccessRequest

accessControl.deleteAccessRequest([orgName]) ⇒ Promise
-- TerminusX API -- Delete an access request to join your team, only an admin user can delete it
Returns: Promise - A promise that returns the call response object, or an Error if rejected.
Param
Type
Description
[orgName]
string
The organization name.
Example
accessControl.deleteAccessRequest("djjdshhsuuwewueueuiHYHYYW.......").then(result=>{
console.log(result)
})