JavaScript WAC-Allow parser

This npm library parses the WAC-Allow HTTP header, which indicates the permissions of the user and the public on the resource.

The WAC-Allow HTTP header

The WAC-Allow header, as used by the Solid server, lists the permissions of the currently logged in user on the given resource, as well as the permissions of anonymous users. Example:

WAC-Allow: user="read write", public="read"

Installation

$ npm install wac-allow

Usage

parse method

This library exports a convenience method parse, which returns a key/value object of users and the set of permissions they have. The user key represents the current user; the public key represents everyone that is not logged in. Both keys are always present, regardless of whether they occur in the parsed WAC-Allow header. Example:

import * as WacAllow from 'wac-allow';
 
// The input can be a string, or a Response or Header object
fetch('https://drive.verborgh.org/profile/card').then(response => {
  const { user, public } = WacAllow.parse(response);
  console.log('Current user permissions:', user);    // new Set(["read"])
  console.log('Anonyous user permissions:', public); // new Set(["read"])
});

WacAllowParser class

Alternatively, you can use the WacAllowParser class, which offers specific methods per type. Example:

import { WacAllowParser } from 'wac-allow';
 
const parser = new WacAllowParser();
console.log(parser.parseString('user="read write", public="read"'));
 
fetch('https://drive.verborgh.org/profile/card').then(response => {
  // All options below return the same result
  console.log(parser.parse(response));
  console.log(parser.parseResponse(response));
  console.log(parser.parseHeaders(response.headers));
  console.log(parser.parseString(response.headers.get('WAC-Allow')));
});