You can checkout the source code for this example from the catalyst
subversion repository as per the instructions in
-L<Catalyst::Manual::Tutorial::Intro>
+L<Catalyst::Manual::Tutorial::Intro|Catalyst::Manual::Tutorial::Intro>.
+
=head1 BASIC AUTHORIZATION
In this section you learn how to manually configure authorization.
+
=head2 Update Plugins to Include Support for Authorization
Edit C<lib/MyApp.pm> and add C<Authorization::Roles> to the list:
- use Catalyst qw/
+ __PACKAGE__->setup(qw/
-Debug
ConfigLoader
Static::Simple
-
+
StackTrace
-
+
Authentication
Authorization::Roles
-
+
Session
Session::Store::FastMmap
Session::State::Cookie
- /;
+ /;
=head2 Add Config Information for Authorization
Edit C<myapp.conf> and update it to match the following (the
C<role_relation> and C<role_field> definitions are new):
+ # rename this file to MyApp.yml and put a : in front of "name" if
+ # you want to use yaml like in old versions of Catalyst
name MyApp
<authentication>
default_realm dbic
# NOTE: Omit 'MyApp::Model' here just as you would when using
# '$c->model("DB::Users)'
user_class DB::Users
- # This is the name of the field in your 'users' table that
- # contains the user's name
- id_field username
# This is the name of a many_to_many relation in the users
# object that points to the roles for that user
role_relation roles
Open C<root/src/books/list.tt2> in your editor and add the following
lines to the bottom of the file:
- <p>Hello [% Catalyst.user.username %], you have the following roles:</p>
-
+ <p>Hello [% c.user.username %], you have the following roles:</p>
+
<ul>
[% # Dump list of roles -%]
- [% FOR role = Catalyst.user.roles %]<li>[% role %]</li>[% END %]
+ [% FOR role = c.user.roles %]<li>[% role %]</li>[% END %]
</ul>
-
+
<p>
[% # Add some simple role-specific logic to template %]
[% # Use $c->check_user_roles() to check authz -%]
- [% IF Catalyst.check_user_roles('user') %]
+ [% IF c.check_user_roles('user') %]
[% # Give normal users a link for 'logout' %]
- <a href="[% Catalyst.uri_for('/logout') %]">Logout</a>
+ <a href="[% c.uri_for('/logout') %]">Logout</a>
[% END %]
-
+
[% # Can also use $c->user->check_roles() to check authz -%]
- [% IF Catalyst.check_user_roles('admin') %]
+ [% IF c.check_user_roles('admin') %]
[% # Give admin users a link for 'create' %]
- <a href="[% Catalyst.uri_for('form_create') %]">Create</a>
+ <a href="[% c.uri_for('form_create') %]">Create</a>
[% END %]
</p>
This code displays a different combination of links depending on the
roles assigned to the user.
+
=head2 Limit C<Books::add> to C<admin> Users
C<IF> statements in TT templates simply control the output that is sent
updating C<url_create> to match the following code:
=head2 url_create
-
+
Create a book with the supplied title and rating,
with manual authorization
-
+
=cut
-
+
sub url_create : Local {
# In addition to self & context, get the title, rating & author_id args
# from the URL. Note that Catalyst automatically puts extra information
# after the "/<controller_name>/<action_name/" into @_
my ($self, $c, $title, $rating, $author_id) = @_;
-
+
# Check the user's roles
if ($c->check_user_roles('admin')) {
# Call create() on the book model object. Pass the table
title => $title,
rating => $rating
});
-
+
# Add a record to the join table for this book, mapping to
# appropriate author
$book->add_to_book_authors({author_id => $author_id});
# Note: Above is a shortcut for this:
# $book->create_related('book_authors', {author_id => $author_id});
-
+
# Assign the Book object to the stash for display in the view
$c->stash->{book} = $book;
-
+
# This is a hack to disable XSUB processing in Data::Dumper
# (it's used in the view). This is a work-around for a bug in
# the interaction of some versions or Perl, Data::Dumper & DBIC.
# you are running DBIC 0.06001 or greater), but adding it doesn't
# hurt anything either.
$Data::Dumper::Useperl = 1;
-
+
# Set the TT template to use
$c->stash->{template} = 'books/create_done.tt2';
} else {
Pod comment. For example, put something like C<=begin> before C<sub add
: Local {> and C<=end> after the closing C<}>.
+
=head2 Try Out Authentication And Authorization
Press C<Ctrl-C> to kill the previous server instance (if it's still
$ script/myapp_server.pl
-Now trying going to L<http://localhost:3000/books/list> and you should
-be taken to the login page (you might have to C<Shift+Reload> your
-browser and/or click the "Logout" link on the book list page). Try
-logging in with both C<test01> and C<test02> (both use a password
-of C<mypass>) and notice how the roles information updates at the
-bottom of the "Book List" page. Also try the C<Logout> link on the
-book list page.
+Now trying going to L<http://localhost:3000/books/list> and you should
+be taken to the login page (you might have to C<Shift+Reload> or
+C<Ctrl+Reload> your browser and/or click the "Logout" link on the book
+list page). Try logging in with both C<test01> and C<test02> (both
+use a password of C<mypass>) and notice how the roles information
+updates at the bottom of the "Book List" page. Also try the C<Logout>
+link on the book list page.
Now the "url_create" URL will work if you are already logged in as user
C<test01>, but receive an authorization failure if you are logged in as
http://localhost:3000/books/url_create/test/1/6
-while logged in as each user. Use one of the 'Logout' links (or go to
-L<http://localhost:3000/logout> in your browser directly) when you are
+while logged in as each user. Use one of the 'Logout' links (or go to
+L<http://localhost:3000/logout> in your browser directly) when you are
done.
plugin can automate much of the work required to perform role-based
authorization in a Catalyst application.
+
=head2 Add the C<Catalyst::Plugin::Authorization::ACL> Plugin
Open C<lib/MyApp.pm> in your editor and add the following plugin to the
-C<use Catalyst> statement:
+C<__PACKAGE__-E<gt>setup> statement:
Authorization::ACL
Note that the remaining C<use Catalyst> plugins from earlier sections
are not shown here, but they should still be included.
+
=head2 Add ACL Rules to the Application Class
Open C<lib/MyApp.pm> in your editor and add the following B<BELOW> the
-C<__PACKAGE__-E<gt>setup;> statement:
+C<__PACKAGE__-E<gt>setup> statement:
# Authorization::ACL Rules
__PACKAGE__->deny_access_unless(
=back
+
=head2 Add a Method to Handle Access Violations
By default,
following method:
=head2 access_denied
-
+
Handle Catalyst::Plugin::Authorization::ACL access denied exceptions
-
+
=cut
-
+
sub access_denied : Private {
my ($self, $c) = @_;
-
+
# Set the error message
$c->stash->{error_msg} = 'Unauthorized!';
-
+
# Display the list
$c->forward('list');
}
Please report any errors, issues or suggestions to the author. The
most recent version of the Catalyst Tutorial can be found at
-L<http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/repos/Catalyst/trunk/Catalyst-Manual/lib/Catalyst/Manual/Tutorial/>.
+L<http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/repos/Catalyst/Catalyst-Manual/5.70/trunk/lib/Catalyst/Manual/Tutorial/>.
Copyright 2006-2008, Kennedy Clark, under Creative Commons License
-(L<http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/>).
+(L<http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/>).