fix(web): ability to use get/patch User API in desktop mode.

api/src/controllers/code.ts

@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ import { Request, Security, Route, Tags, Post, Body } from 'tsoa'
 import { ExecuteReturnJson, ExecutionController } from './internal'
 import { ExecuteReturnJsonResponse } from '.'
 import {
-  getDesktopUserAutoExecPath,
   getPreProgramVariables,
+  getUserAutoExec,
   ModeType,
   parseLogToArray
 } from '../utils'
-import { readFile } from '@sasjs/utils'
 
 interface ExecuteSASCodePayload {
   /**
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ const executeSASCode = async (
   const userAutoExec =
     process.env.MODE === ModeType.Server
       ? user?.autoExec
-      : await readFile(getDesktopUserAutoExecPath())
+      : await getUserAutoExec()
 
   try {
     const { webout, log, httpHeaders } =

api/src/controllers/user.ts

@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ import {
   Hidden,
   Request
 } from 'tsoa'
+import { desktopUser } from '../middlewares'
 
 import User, { UserPayload } from '../model/User'
+import { getUserAutoExec, updateUserAutoExec, ModeType } from '../utils'
 
 export interface UserResponse {
   id: number
@@ -86,6 +88,10 @@ export class UserController {
     @Request() req: express.Request,
     @Path() userId: number
   ): Promise<UserDetailsResponse> {
+    const { MODE } = process.env
+
+    if (MODE === ModeType.Desktop) return getDesktopAutoExec()
+
     const { user } = req
     const getAutoExec = user!.isAdmin || user!.userId == userId
     return getUser(userId, getAutoExec)
@@ -108,6 +114,11 @@ export class UserController {
     @Path() userId: number,
     @Body() body: UserPayload
   ): Promise<UserDetailsResponse> {
+    const { MODE } = process.env
+
+    if (MODE === ModeType.Desktop)
+      return updateDesktopAutoExec(body.autoExec ?? '')
+
     return updateUser(userId, body)
   }
 
@@ -181,6 +192,14 @@ const getUser = async (
   }
 }
 
+const getDesktopAutoExec = async () => {
+  return {
+    ...desktopUser,
+    id: desktopUser.userId,
+    autoExec: await getUserAutoExec()
+  }
+}
+
 const updateUser = async (
   id: number,
   data: Partial<UserPayload>
@@ -216,6 +235,15 @@ const updateUser = async (
   }
 }
 
+const updateDesktopAutoExec = async (autoExec: string) => {
+  await updateUserAutoExec(autoExec)
+  return {
+    ...desktopUser,
+    id: desktopUser.userId,
+    autoExec
+  }
+}
+
 const deleteUser = async (
   id: number,
   isAdmin: boolean,

api/src/middlewares/authenticateToken.ts

@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
 import { RequestHandler, Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express'
 import jwt from 'jsonwebtoken'
 import { csrfProtection } from '../app'
-import { fetchLatestAutoExec, verifyTokenInDB } from '../utils'
+import { fetchLatestAutoExec, ModeType, verifyTokenInDB } from '../utils'
+import { desktopUser } from './desktop'
 
 export const authenticateAccessToken: RequestHandler = async (
   req,
   res,
   next
 ) => {
+  const { MODE } = process.env
+  if (MODE === ModeType.Server) {
+    req.user = desktopUser
+    return next()
+  }
+
   // if request is coming from web and has valid session
-  // we can validate the request and check for CSRF Token
+  // it can be validated.
   if (req.session?.loggedIn) {
     if (req.session.user) {
       const user = await fetchLatestAutoExec(req.session.user)

api/src/middlewares/desktop.ts

@@ -1,20 +1,42 @@
-import { RequestHandler } from 'express'
+import { RequestHandler, Request } from 'express'
+import { RequestUser } from '../types'
+import { ModeType } from '../utils'
+
+const regexUser = /^\/SASjsApi\/user\/[0-9]*$/ // /SASjsApi/user/1
+
+const allowedInDesktopMode: { [key: string]: RegExp[] } = {
+  GET: [regexUser],
+  PATCH: [regexUser]
+}
+
+const reqAllowedInDesktopMode = (request: Request): boolean => {
+  const { method, originalUrl: url } = request
+
+  return !!allowedInDesktopMode[method]?.find((urlRegex) => urlRegex.test(url))
+}
 
 export const desktopRestrict: RequestHandler = (req, res, next) => {
   const { MODE } = process.env
-  if (MODE?.trim() !== 'server')
+
+  if (MODE === ModeType.Desktop) {
+    if (!reqAllowedInDesktopMode(req))
       return res.status(403).send('Not Allowed while in Desktop Mode.')
+  }
 
   next()
 }
 export const desktopUsername: RequestHandler = (req, res, next) => {
   const { MODE } = process.env
-  if (MODE?.trim() !== 'server')
+  if (MODE === ModeType.Desktop) return res.status(200).send(desktopUser)
-    return res.status(200).send({
-      userId: 12345,
-      username: 'DESKTOPusername',
-      displayName: 'DESKTOP User'
-    })
 
   next()
 }
+
+export const desktopUser: RequestUser = {
+  userId: 12345,
+  clientId: 'desktop_app',
+  username: 'DESKTOPusername',
+  displayName: 'DESKTOP User',
+  isAdmin: true,
+  isActive: true
+}

api/src/utils/desktopAutoExec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { createFile, readFile } from '@sasjs/utils'
+import { getDesktopUserAutoExecPath } from './file'
+
+export const getUserAutoExec = async (): Promise<string> =>
+  readFile(getDesktopUserAutoExecPath())
+
+export const updateUserAutoExec = async (autoExecContent: string) =>
+  createFile(getDesktopUserAutoExecPath(), autoExecContent)

api/src/utils/index.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export * from './appStreamConfig'
 export * from './connectDB'
 export * from './copySASjsCore'
+export * from './desktopAutoExec'
 export * from './extractHeaders'
 export * from './file'
 export * from './generateAccessToken'