core/server/middleware/permissions.go

package middleware

import (
	"net/http"

	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"

	"armature/auth"
	"armature/store"
)

const permCacheKey = "resolved_permissions"

// RequirePermission returns middleware that enforces a named permission.
// Permission resolution is cached in the request context — computed at most
// once per request regardless of how many RequirePermission middlewares are
// chained. Admins receive permissions through the Admins group.
func RequirePermission(perm string, stores store.Stores) gin.HandlerFunc {
	return func(c *gin.Context) {
		userID := c.GetString("user_id")
		perms, err := resolveAndCachePerms(c, stores, userID)
		if err != nil || !perms[perm] {
			c.AbortWithStatusJSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{
				"error": "permission required: " + perm,
			})
			return
		}
		c.Next()
	}
}

// resolveAndCachePerms loads the user's effective permissions once per request.
func resolveAndCachePerms(c *gin.Context, stores store.Stores, userID string) (map[string]bool, error) {
	if cached, exists := c.Get(permCacheKey); exists {
		return cached.(map[string]bool), nil
	}
	perms, err := auth.ResolvePermissions(c.Request.Context(), stores, userID)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	c.Set(permCacheKey, perms)
	return perms, nil
}

// GetResolvedPermissions returns the cached permission set for the current
// request. Returns nil if not yet resolved (i.e. RequirePermission was not
// earlier in the chain). Callers in handlers can use this for conditional
// logic without triggering an extra DB round-trip.
func GetResolvedPermissions(c *gin.Context) map[string]bool {
	if cached, exists := c.Get(permCacheKey); exists {
		return cached.(map[string]bool)
	}
	return nil
}