CGI::A...eneric(3pm)

💖 CGI::Application::Plugin::Authorization::Driver::Generic — bestie edition 💖

okay so this is the Generic Authorization driver for CGI::Application::Plugin::Authorization 🫶 it's a Perl module, it lives in the CGI::Application::Plugin::Authorization::Driver::Generic namespace, and it's here to let you decide who's allowed in. no cap.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

here's the whole vibe, copy-paste ready bestie:

 use base qw(CGI::Application);
 use CGI::Application::Plugin::Authorization;

 my %groupmap = (
     testuser => 'testgroup',
 );

 # See docs for authorize_user below for an explanation
 __PACKAGE__->authz->config(
     DRIVER => [ 'Generic', sub {
        my ($username,$group) = @_;
        return ($groupmap{$username} eq $group);
     } ],
 );

so you drop in a lil anonymous sub as your callback, and that sub is literally the bouncer at the door 💅 see authorize_user below for the tea on how it gets called.

🌸 METHODS 🌸

🎀 authorize_user

this method takes a username and then a whole list of group names, and it returns true if the user belongs to at least one of those groups. like, one group is enough, we're not picky. ✨

how does it do it tho? it calls the callback you provided with the username and a single group, over and over, until it finds a match. one group at a time, no skipping ahead, no cheating. it's giving diligent. 👑

🔍 SEE ALSO 🔍

go read these too, they're iconic:

• CGI::Application::Plugin::Authorization::Driver
• CGI::Application::Plugin::Authorization
• perl(1)

📜 LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT 📜

Copyright (c) 2005, SiteSuite. All rights reserved.

this module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. so like, go off. 💜

💀 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY 💀

okay bestie, deep breath, this part is in all caps because it MEANS it. fr fr.

BECAUSE THIS SOFTWARE IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE SOFTWARE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE SOFTWARE "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION.

IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE SOFTWARE AS PERMITTED BY THE ABOVE LICENCE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE SOFTWARE TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER SOFTWARE), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

translation: no warranty, at all, periodt. if it breaks, that's on you. 🙈

that's the whole page bestie, mwah 💅✨

this lil doc came from perl v5.30.3 and it was dated 2020-09-25 — vintage, honestly. 🦋 go authorize some users, you got this 👑💖