nf_ndc_connect_public

One Logic, Three Platforms. This library provides a unified, secure, and high-performance Identity Provider (IDP) Claims & Authorization helper. It is written in Rust and compiled for:

• Rust (Native Crate)
• Python (via PyO3)
• Node.js / Web (via Wasm-Pack)

It handles JWT validation, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) checks, and parsing of complex IDP organization trees efficiently by parsing the token once into a context object.

📦 Installation

🦀 Rust

cargo add nf_ndc_connect_public

🐍 Python

pip install nf_ndc_connect_public

📦 Node.js (npm)

npm install @dhilipsiva/nf_ndc_connect_public

🔑 Organization Context & Auto-Resolution

The library uses a Context Object Pattern. You validate the JWT once to get a User object, which holds the parsed state including pre-computed group summaries.

Each summary contains:

• org_short_code — The short name of the group (the part after / in a fully-qualified group name like owner/group_name).
• role — The role the user holds in that group.
• permissions — Permissions scoped to that role.

When checking roles or permissions on this User object:

• Explicit Context: If you provide a group_name (the org_short_code), checks are performed strictly against that group's summary.
• Auto-Resolution: If you omit group_name (pass None / null):
  • If the user belongs to exactly one group, that group is used automatically.
  • If the user belongs to multiple groups (or zero), the function returns an Error (Ambiguous Context).

🚀 Usage

🐍 Python Example

In Python, helper.validate(jwt) returns a CasdoorUser object. All checks are performed on this object.

from nf_ndc_connect_public import IdpAuthHelper
import json

# 1. Initialize
with open("cert.pem", "r") as f:
    public_key = f.read()

helper = IdpAuthHelper(public_key)
raw_jwt = "eyJhbGciOiJ..."

# 2. Parse User Context
try:
    user = helper.validate(raw_jwt)
except ValueError as e:
    print(f"❌ Validation failed: {e}")
    exit(1)

# 3. Check Single Role/Permission (Explicit Context)
# NOTE: Use the org_short_code, not the fully-qualified group name
group_name = "nf-apex"
if user.has_role("nf-apex-adm", group_name):
    print("User is Admin!")

# 4. Check Multiple Permissions
# has_permissions = ALL must match (AND)
if user.has_permissions(["read", "write"], group_name):
    print("User has full R/W access")

# has_permissions_any = AT LEAST ONE must match (OR)
if user.has_permissions_any(["edit", "admin"], group_name):
    print("User has elevated privileges")

# 5. Get full authorization tree
print(json.loads(user.get_auth_summary()))

# 6. Convenience getters
print(user.username)          # User's name
print(user.email)             # User's email
print(user.dj_id)             # User's id_card
print(user.org_short_codes)   # All org short codes

📦 Node.js / Web Example

In JavaScript/TypeScript, helper.validate(jwt) returns a CasdoorUser object.

import { IdpAuthHelper } from "@dhilipsiva/nf_ndc_connect_public";

const helper = new IdpAuthHelper(publicKey);
const user = helper.validate(rawJwt);

// NOTE: Use the org_short_code, not the fully-qualified group name
const groupName = "nf-apex";

// 1. Single Check
if (user.hasPermission("write", groupName)) {
    console.log("Can write!");
}

// 2. Multiple Permissions (Exhaustive - AND)
// Returns true only if user has BOTH "read" AND "write"
if (user.hasPermissions(["read", "write"], groupName)) {
    console.log("Full Access");
}

// 3. Multiple Permissions (Iterative - OR)
// Returns true if user has EITHER "edit" OR "delete"
if (user.hasPermissionsAny(["edit", "delete"], groupName)) {
    console.log("Can modify content");
}

// 4. Auto-Resolution (Pass null for group)
try {
    user.hasPermissionsAny(["read"], null);
} catch (e) {
    console.error("Ambiguous Context:", e.message);
}

// 5. Convenience getters
console.log(user.username);
console.log(user.email);
console.log(user.isAdmin);

🦀 Rust Example

In Rust, helper.parse_user(jwt) returns a CasdoorUser struct.

use nf_ndc_connect_public::AuthHelper;

fn main() {
    let helper = AuthHelper::new(public_key).unwrap();
    let user = helper.parse_user(jwt).unwrap();

    // NOTE: Use the org_short_code, not the fully-qualified group name
    let group = Some("nf-apex");

    // 1. Single Check
    if user.has_permission("read", group).unwrap() {
        println!("Can read");
    }

    // 2. Multiple Checks (Vec<String>)
    let required = vec!["read".to_string(), "write".to_string()];

    // Check ALL
    if user.has_permissions(&required, group).unwrap() {
        println!("Has all permissions");
    }

    // Check ANY
    if user.has_permissions_any(&required, group).unwrap() {
        println!("Has at least one permission");
    }

    // 3. Convenience accessors
    println!("{}", user.username());
    println!("{:?}", user.email());
    println!("{}", user.get_org_count());
}

🛠️ Development

This project uses Nix for a reproducible environment and Just for command automation.

Prerequisites

1. Install Nix.
2. Enable flakes.

Setup

nix develop

Build Commands (via just)