Permify NodeJS Client

     

This client makes it easy to interact with Permify from your Node.js application, providing type-safe access to Permify's authorization capabilities.

Features

• Full TypeScript support
• Promise-based API
• Support for all Permify gRPC endpoints
• Built-in error handling
• Interceptor support for authentication and logging
• Streaming support for real-time updates

Installation

Use npm to install:

npm install @permify/permify-node

Use yarn to install (Please be aware that Yarn versions greater than v1.10.0 and less than v2 are not supported):

yarn add @permify/permify-node

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 14.x or later
• A running instance of Permify server (local or cloud)
• Basic understanding of Permify's authorization model

Basic Usage

1. Initialize the Client

First, create a new client instance to connect to your Permify server:

import * as permify from "@permify/permify-node";

const client = permify.grpc.newClient({
  endpoint: "localhost:3478", // Replace with your Permify server URL
  cert: undefined, // Optional: SSL certificate
  insecure: true, // Set to false in production
  timeout: 5000, // Request timeout in milliseconds
});

2. Tenant Management

import * as permify from "@permify/permify-node";

const client = permify.grpc.newClient({
  endpoint: "localhost:3478",
  cert: undefined,
  insecure: true,
});

client.tenancy
  .create({
    id: "t1",
    name: "Tenant 1",
  })
  .then((response) => {
    console.log(response);
    // handle response
  });

3. Schema Management

Define your authorization model using Permify's schema language. Here's a more comprehensive example:

import * as permify from "@permify/permify-node";

const client = permify.grpc.newClient({
  endpoint: "localhost:3478",
  cert: undefined,
  insecure: true,
});

let schema = `
    entity user {}
    
    entity document {
       relation viewer @user
       
       action view = viewer
    }
`;

// Write the schema
client.tenancy
  .create({
    tenantId: "t1",
    schema: schema,
  })
  .then((response) => {
    // handle response
  });

4. Relationship Management

Create relationships between entities to define access rules. Here are some common patterns:

import * as permify from "@permify/permify-node";

const client = permify.grpc.newClient({
  endpoint: "localhost:3478",
  cert: undefined,
  insecure: true,
});

client.relationship
  .write({
    tenantId: "t1",
    metadata: {
      schemaVersion: "",
    },
    tuples: [
      {
        entity: {
          type: "document",
          id: "1",
        },
        relation: "viewer",
        subject: {
          type: "user",
          id: "1",
        },
      },
    ],
  })
  .then((response) => {
    // handle response
  });

5. Permission Checks

Verify if a user has a specific permission on a resource. Here are different ways to perform checks:

import * as permify from "@permify/permify-node";

const client = permify.grpc.newClient({
  endpoint: "localhost:3478",
  cert: undefined,
  insecure: true,
});

client.permission
  .check({
    tenantId: "t1",
    metadata: {
      snapToken: "",
      schemaVersion: "",
      depth: 20,
    },
    entity: {
      type: "document",
      id: "1",
    },
    permission: "view",
    subject: {
      type: "user",
      id: "3",
    },
  })
  .then((response) => {
    if (response.can === permify.grpc.base.CheckResult.CHECK_RESULT_ALLOWED) {
      console.log("RESULT_ALLOWED");
    } else {
      console.log("RESULT_DENIED");
    }
  });

Advanced Usage

1. Real-time Updates with Streaming

Subscribe to permission changes in real-time:

import * as permify from "@permify/permify-node";

function main() {
  const client = permify.grpc.newClient({
    endpoint: "localhost:3478",
    cert: undefined,
    insecure: true,
  });

  let res = client.permission.lookupEntityStream({
    tenantId: "t1",
    metadata: {
      snapToken: "",
      schemaVersion: "",
      depth: 20,
    },
    entityType: "document",
    permission: "view",
    subject: {
      type: "user",
      id: "1",
    },
  });

  handle(res);
}

async function handle(
  res: AsyncIterable<permify.grpc.payload.PermissionLookupEntityStreamResponse>
) {
  for await (const response of res) {
    // response.entityId
  }
}

2. Interceptors

Access Token Interceptor:

import * as permify from "@permify/permify-node";

const client = new permify.grpc.newClient(
  {
    endpoint: "localhost:3478",
    cert: undefined,
    insecure: true,
  },
  permify.grpc.newAccessTokenInterceptor("YOUR_TOKEN")
);

Certs

import * as permify from "@permify/permify-node";
import fs from "fs";

const cert = fs.readFileSync("path/to/cert.pem");

const client = new permify.grpc.newClient(
  {
    endpoint: "localhost:3478",
    cert: cert,
    insecure: true,
  },
  permify.grpc.newAccessTokenInterceptor("YOUR_TOKEN")
);

Error Handling

All API calls return Promises that can be handled with try/catch:

try {
  const response = await client.tenancy.create({
    id: "t1",
    name: "Production Tenant",
  });
  console.log("Tenant created:", response);
} catch (error) {
  console.error("Error creating tenant:", error);
  // Handle specific error types
  if (error.code === grpc.status.ALREADY_EXISTS) {
    console.log("Tenant already exists");
  }
}

Resources

• Permify Website
• Comprehensive Documentation
• API Reference
• GitHub Repository

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our contributing guidelines to get started.

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.

• Permify playground
• Permify GitHub Repository

Community & Support

Join our Discord channel for issues, feature requests, feedbacks or anything else. We love to talk about authorization and access control ❤️