chore(release): 0.14.0 [skip ci]

# [0.14.0](https://github.com/sasjs/server/compare/v0.13.3...v0.14.0) (2022-08-02)

### Bug Fixes

* add restriction on  add/remove user to public group ([d3a516c](d3a516c36e))
* call jwt.verify in synchronous way ([254bc07](254bc07da7))

### Features

* add public group to DB on seed ([c3e3bef](c3e3befc17))
* bypass authentication when route is enabled for public group ([68515f9](68515f95a6))

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,63 @@
+# [0.14.0](https://github.com/sasjs/server/compare/v0.13.3...v0.14.0) (2022-08-02)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add restriction on  add/remove user to public group ([d3a516c](https://github.com/sasjs/server/commit/d3a516c36e45aa1cc76c30c744e6a0e5bd553165))
+* call jwt.verify in synchronous way ([254bc07](https://github.com/sasjs/server/commit/254bc07da744a9708109bfb792be70aa3f6284f4))
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add public group to DB on seed ([c3e3bef](https://github.com/sasjs/server/commit/c3e3befc17102ee1754e1403193040b4f79fb2a7))
+* bypass authentication when route is enabled for public group ([68515f9](https://github.com/sasjs/server/commit/68515f95a65d422e29c0ed6028f3ea0ae8d9b1bf))
+
+## [0.13.3](https://github.com/sasjs/server/compare/v0.13.2...v0.13.3) (2022-08-02)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* show non-admin user his own permissions only ([8a3054e](https://github.com/sasjs/server/commit/8a3054e19ade82e2792cfb0f2a8af9e502c5eb52))
+* update schema of Permission ([5d5a9d3](https://github.com/sasjs/server/commit/5d5a9d3788281d75c56f68f0dff231abc9c9c275))
+
+## [0.13.2](https://github.com/sasjs/server/compare/v0.13.1...v0.13.2) (2022-08-01)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* adding ls=max to reduce log size and improve readability ([916947d](https://github.com/sasjs/server/commit/916947dffacd902ff23ac3e899d1bf5ab6238b75))
+
+## [0.13.1](https://github.com/sasjs/server/compare/v0.13.0...v0.13.1) (2022-07-31)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* adding options to prevent unwanted windows on windows.  Closes [#244](https://github.com/sasjs/server/issues/244) ([77db14c](https://github.com/sasjs/server/commit/77db14c690e18145d733ac2b0d646ab0dbe4d521))
+
+# [0.13.0](https://github.com/sasjs/server/compare/v0.12.1...v0.13.0) (2022-07-28)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* autofocus input field and submit on enter ([7681722](https://github.com/sasjs/server/commit/7681722e5afdc2df0c9eed201b05add3beda92a7))
+* move api button to user menu ([8de032b](https://github.com/sasjs/server/commit/8de032b5431b47daabcf783c47ff078bf817247d))
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add action and command to editor ([706e228](https://github.com/sasjs/server/commit/706e228a8e1924786fd9dc97de387974eda504b1))
+
+## [0.12.1](https://github.com/sasjs/server/compare/v0.12.0...v0.12.1) (2022-07-26)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **web:** disable launch icon button when file content is not saved ([c574b42](https://github.com/sasjs/server/commit/c574b4223591c4a6cd3ef5e146ce99cd8f7c9190))
+* **web:** saveAs functionality fixed in studio page ([3c987c6](https://github.com/sasjs/server/commit/3c987c61ddc258f991e2bf38c1f16a0c4248d6ae))
+* **web:** show original name as default name in rename file/folder modal ([9640f65](https://github.com/sasjs/server/commit/9640f6526496f3564664ccb1f834d0f659dcad4e))
+* **web:** webout tab item fixed in studio page ([7cdffe3](https://github.com/sasjs/server/commit/7cdffe30e36e5cad0284f48ea97925958e12704c))
+* **web:** when no file is selected save the editor content to local storage ([3b1fcb9](https://github.com/sasjs/server/commit/3b1fcb937d06d02ab99c9e8dbe307012d48a7a3a))
+
 # [0.12.0](https://github.com/sasjs/server/compare/v0.11.5...v0.12.0) (2022-07-26)
 
 

api/public/swagger.yaml

@@ -470,12 +470,89 @@ components:
       additionalProperties: false
     AuthorizedRoutesResponse:
       properties:
-        URIs:
+        paths:
           items:
             type: string
           type: array
       required:
-        - URIs
+        - paths
+      type: object
+      additionalProperties: false
+    PermissionDetailsResponse:
+      properties:
+        permissionId:
+          type: number
+          format: double
+        path:
+          type: string
+        type:
+          type: string
+        setting:
+          type: string
+        user:
+          $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserResponse'
+        group:
+          $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroupDetailsResponse'
+      required:
+        - permissionId
+        - path
+        - type
+        - setting
+      type: object
+      additionalProperties: false
+    PermissionType:
+      enum:
+        - Route
+      type: string
+    PermissionSettingForRoute:
+      enum:
+        - Grant
+        - Deny
+      type: string
+    PrincipalType:
+      enum:
+        - user
+        - group
+      type: string
+    RegisterPermissionPayload:
+      properties:
+        path:
+          type: string
+          description: 'Name of affected resource'
+          example: /SASjsApi/code/execute
+        type:
+          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PermissionType'
+          description: 'Type of affected resource'
+          example: Route
+        setting:
+          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PermissionSettingForRoute'
+          description: 'The indication of whether (and to what extent) access is provided'
+          example: Grant
+        principalType:
+          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PrincipalType'
+          description: 'Indicates the type of principal'
+          example: user
+        principalId:
+          type: number
+          format: double
+          description: 'The id of user or group to which a rule is assigned.'
+          example: 123
+      required:
+        - path
+        - type
+        - setting
+        - principalType
+        - principalId
+      type: object
+      additionalProperties: false
+    UpdatePermissionPayload:
+      properties:
+        setting:
+          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PermissionSettingForRoute'
+          description: 'The indication of whether (and to what extent) access is provided'
+          example: Grant
+      required:
+        - setting
       type: object
       additionalProperties: false
     ExecuteReturnJsonPayload:
@@ -521,71 +598,6 @@ components:
         - clientId
       type: object
       additionalProperties: false
-    PermissionDetailsResponse:
-      properties:
-        permissionId:
-          type: number
-          format: double
-        uri:
-          type: string
-        setting:
-          type: string
-        user:
-          $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserResponse'
-        group:
-          $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroupDetailsResponse'
-      required:
-        - permissionId
-        - uri
-        - setting
-      type: object
-      additionalProperties: false
-    PermissionSetting:
-      enum:
-        - Grant
-        - Deny
-      type: string
-    PrincipalType:
-      enum:
-        - user
-        - group
-      type: string
-    RegisterPermissionPayload:
-      properties:
-        uri:
-          type: string
-          description: 'Name of affected resource'
-          example: /SASjsApi/code/execute
-        setting:
-          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PermissionSetting'
-          description: 'The indication of whether (and to what extent) access is provided'
-          example: Grant
-        principalType:
-          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PrincipalType'
-          description: 'Indicates the type of principal'
-          example: user
-        principalId:
-          type: number
-          format: double
-          description: 'The id of user or group to which a rule is assigned.'
-          example: 123
-      required:
-        - uri
-        - setting
-        - principalType
-        - principalId
-      type: object
-      additionalProperties: false
-    UpdatePermissionPayload:
-      properties:
-        setting:
-          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PermissionSetting'
-          description: 'The indication of whether (and to what extent) access is provided'
-          example: Grant
-      required:
-        - setting
-      type: object
-      additionalProperties: false
   securitySchemes:
     bearerAuth:
       type: http
@@ -1598,12 +1610,165 @@ paths:
                 $ref: '#/components/schemas/AuthorizedRoutesResponse'
               examples:
                 'Example 1':
-                  value: { URIs: [/AppStream, /SASjsApi/stp/execute] }
+                  value: { paths: [/AppStream, /SASjsApi/stp/execute] }
-      summary: 'Get authorized routes.'
+      summary: 'Get the list of available routes to which permissions can be applied.  Used to populate the dialog in the URI Permissions feature.'
       tags:
         - Info
       security: []
       parameters: []
+  /SASjsApi/permission:
+    get:
+      operationId: GetAllPermissions
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: Ok
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                items:
+                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/PermissionDetailsResponse'
+                type: array
+              examples:
+                'Example 1':
+                  value:
+                    [
+                      {
+                        permissionId: 123,
+                        path: /SASjsApi/code/execute,
+                        type: Route,
+                        setting: Grant,
+                        user:
+                          {
+                            id: 1,
+                            username: johnSnow01,
+                            displayName: 'John Snow',
+                            isAdmin: false
+                          }
+                      },
+                      {
+                        permissionId: 124,
+                        path: /SASjsApi/code/execute,
+                        type: Route,
+                        setting: Grant,
+                        group:
+                          {
+                            groupId: 1,
+                            name: DCGroup,
+                            description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users',
+                            isActive: true,
+                            users: []
+                          }
+                      }
+                    ]
+      description: "Get the list of permission rules applicable the authenticated user.\nIf the user is an admin, all rules are returned."
+      summary: 'Get the list of permission rules. If the user is admin, all rules are returned.'
+      tags:
+        - Permission
+      security:
+        - bearerAuth: []
+      parameters: []
+    post:
+      operationId: CreatePermission
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: Ok
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PermissionDetailsResponse'
+              examples:
+                'Example 1':
+                  value:
+                    {
+                      permissionId: 123,
+                      path: /SASjsApi/code/execute,
+                      type: Route,
+                      setting: Grant,
+                      user:
+                        {
+                          id: 1,
+                          username: johnSnow01,
+                          displayName: 'John Snow',
+                          isAdmin: false
+                        }
+                    }
+      summary: 'Create a new permission. Admin only.'
+      tags:
+        - Permission
+      security:
+        - bearerAuth: []
+      parameters: []
+      requestBody:
+        required: true
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '#/components/schemas/RegisterPermissionPayload'
+  '/SASjsApi/permission/{permissionId}':
+    patch:
+      operationId: UpdatePermission
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: Ok
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PermissionDetailsResponse'
+              examples:
+                'Example 1':
+                  value:
+                    {
+                      permissionId: 123,
+                      path: /SASjsApi/code/execute,
+                      type: Route,
+                      setting: Grant,
+                      user:
+                        {
+                          id: 1,
+                          username: johnSnow01,
+                          displayName: 'John Snow',
+                          isAdmin: false
+                        }
+                    }
+      summary: 'Update permission setting. Admin only'
+      tags:
+        - Permission
+      security:
+        - bearerAuth: []
+      parameters:
+        - description: "The permission's identifier"
+          in: path
+          name: permissionId
+          required: true
+          schema:
+            format: double
+            type: number
+          example: 1234
+      requestBody:
+        required: true
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdatePermissionPayload'
+    delete:
+      operationId: DeletePermission
+      responses:
+        '204':
+          description: 'No content'
+      summary: 'Delete a permission. Admin only.'
+      tags:
+        - Permission
+      security:
+        - bearerAuth: []
+      parameters:
+        - description: "The user's identifier"
+          in: path
+          name: permissionId
+          required: true
+          schema:
+            format: double
+            type: number
+          example: 1234
   /SASjsApi/session:
     get:
       operationId: Session
@@ -1788,154 +1953,6 @@ paths:
         - Web
       security: []
       parameters: []
-  /SASjsApi/permission:
-    get:
-      operationId: GetAllPermissions
-      responses:
-        '200':
-          description: Ok
-          content:
-            application/json:
-              schema:
-                items:
-                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/PermissionDetailsResponse'
-                type: array
-              examples:
-                'Example 1':
-                  value:
-                    [
-                      {
-                        permissionId: 123,
-                        uri: /SASjsApi/code/execute,
-                        setting: Grant,
-                        user:
-                          {
-                            id: 1,
-                            username: johnSnow01,
-                            displayName: 'John Snow',
-                            isAdmin: false
-                          }
-                      },
-                      {
-                        permissionId: 124,
-                        uri: /SASjsApi/code/execute,
-                        setting: Grant,
-                        group:
-                          {
-                            groupId: 1,
-                            name: DCGroup,
-                            description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users',
-                            isActive: true,
-                            users: []
-                          }
-                      }
-                    ]
-      summary: 'Get list of all permissions (uri, setting and userDetail).'
-      tags:
-        - Permission
-      security:
-        - bearerAuth: []
-      parameters: []
-    post:
-      operationId: CreatePermission
-      responses:
-        '200':
-          description: Ok
-          content:
-            application/json:
-              schema:
-                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PermissionDetailsResponse'
-              examples:
-                'Example 1':
-                  value:
-                    {
-                      permissionId: 123,
-                      uri: /SASjsApi/code/execute,
-                      setting: Grant,
-                      user:
-                        {
-                          id: 1,
-                          username: johnSnow01,
-                          displayName: 'John Snow',
-                          isAdmin: false
-                        }
-                    }
-      summary: 'Create a new permission. Admin only.'
-      tags:
-        - Permission
-      security:
-        - bearerAuth: []
-      parameters: []
-      requestBody:
-        required: true
-        content:
-          application/json:
-            schema:
-              $ref: '#/components/schemas/RegisterPermissionPayload'
-  '/SASjsApi/permission/{permissionId}':
-    patch:
-      operationId: UpdatePermission
-      responses:
-        '200':
-          description: Ok
-          content:
-            application/json:
-              schema:
-                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PermissionDetailsResponse'
-              examples:
-                'Example 1':
-                  value:
-                    {
-                      permissionId: 123,
-                      uri: /SASjsApi/code/execute,
-                      setting: Grant,
-                      user:
-                        {
-                          id: 1,
-                          username: johnSnow01,
-                          displayName: 'John Snow',
-                          isAdmin: false
-                        }
-                    }
-      summary: 'Update permission setting. Admin only'
-      tags:
-        - Permission
-      security:
-        - bearerAuth: []
-      parameters:
-        - description: "The permission's identifier"
-          in: path
-          name: permissionId
-          required: true
-          schema:
-            format: double
-            type: number
-          example: 1234
-      requestBody:
-        required: true
-        content:
-          application/json:
-            schema:
-              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdatePermissionPayload'
-    delete:
-      operationId: DeletePermission
-      responses:
-        '204':
-          description: 'No content'
-      summary: 'Delete a permission. Admin only.'
-      tags:
-        - Permission
-      security:
-        - bearerAuth: []
-      parameters:
-        - description: "The user's identifier"
-          in: path
-          name: permissionId
-          required: true
-          schema:
-            format: double
-            type: number
-          example: 1234
 servers:
   - url: /
 tags:

api/scripts/compileSysInit.ts

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { apiRoot, sysInitCompiledPath } from '../src/utils/file'
 const macroCorePath = path.join(apiRoot, 'node_modules', '@sasjs', 'core')
 
 const compiledSystemInit = async (systemInit: string) =>
-  'options ps=max;\n' +
+  'options ls=max ps=max;\n' +
   (await loadDependenciesFile({
     fileContent: systemInit,
     type: SASJsFileType.job,

api/src/controllers/group.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   Body
 } from 'tsoa'
 
-import Group, { GroupPayload } from '../model/Group'
+import Group, { GroupPayload, PUBLIC_GROUP_NAME } from '../model/Group'
 import User from '../model/User'
 import { UserResponse } from './user'
 
@@ -241,6 +241,13 @@ const updateUsersListInGroup = async (
       message: 'Group not found.'
     }
 
+  if (group.name === PUBLIC_GROUP_NAME)
+    throw {
+      code: 400,
+      status: 'Bad Request',
+      message: `Can't add/remove user to '${PUBLIC_GROUP_NAME}' group.`
+    }
+
   const user = await User.findOne({ id: userId })
   if (!user)
     throw {

api/src/controllers/info.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Route, Tags, Example, Get } from 'tsoa'
 import { getAuthorizedRoutes } from '../utils'
 export interface AuthorizedRoutesResponse {
-  URIs: string[]
+  paths: string[]
 }
 
 export interface InfoResponse {
@@ -42,16 +42,16 @@ export class InfoController {
   }
 
   /**
-   * @summary Get authorized routes.
+   * @summary Get the list of available routes to which permissions can be applied.  Used to populate the dialog in the URI Permissions feature.
    *
    */
   @Example<AuthorizedRoutesResponse>({
-    URIs: ['/AppStream', '/SASjsApi/stp/execute']
+    paths: ['/AppStream', '/SASjsApi/stp/execute']
   })
   @Get('/authorizedRoutes')
   public authorizedRoutes(): AuthorizedRoutesResponse {
     const response = {
-      URIs: getAuthorizedRoutes()
+      paths: getAuthorizedRoutes()
     }
     return response
   }

api/src/controllers/internal/Session.ts

@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ ${autoExecContent}`
       autoExecPath,
       process.sasLoc!.endsWith('sas.exe') ? '-nosplash' : '',
       process.sasLoc!.endsWith('sas.exe') ? '-icon' : '',
+      process.sasLoc!.endsWith('sas.exe') ? '-nodms' : '',
+      process.sasLoc!.endsWith('sas.exe') ? '-noterminal' : '',
+      process.sasLoc!.endsWith('sas.exe') ? '-nostatuswin' : '',
       isWindows() ? '-nologo' : ''
     ])
       .then(() => {

api/src/controllers/permission.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import express from 'express'
 import {
   Security,
   Route,
@@ -8,7 +9,8 @@ import {
   Post,
   Patch,
   Delete,
-  Body
+  Body,
+  Request
 } from 'tsoa'
 
 import Permission from '../model/Permission'
@@ -17,12 +19,16 @@ import Group from '../model/Group'
 import { UserResponse } from './user'
 import { GroupDetailsResponse } from './group'
 
+export enum PermissionType {
+  route = 'Route'
+}
+
 export enum PrincipalType {
   user = 'user',
   group = 'group'
 }
 
-export enum PermissionSetting {
+export enum PermissionSettingForRoute {
   grant = 'Grant',
   deny = 'Deny'
 }
@@ -32,12 +38,17 @@ interface RegisterPermissionPayload {
    * Name of affected resource
    * @example "/SASjsApi/code/execute"
    */
-  uri: string
+  path: string
+  /**
+   * Type of affected resource
+   * @example "Route"
+   */
+  type: PermissionType
   /**
    * The indication of whether (and to what extent) access is provided
    * @example "Grant"
    */
-  setting: PermissionSetting
+  setting: PermissionSettingForRoute
   /**
    * Indicates the type of principal
    * @example "user"
@@ -55,12 +66,13 @@ interface UpdatePermissionPayload {
    * The indication of whether (and to what extent) access is provided
    * @example "Grant"
    */
-  setting: PermissionSetting
+  setting: PermissionSettingForRoute
 }
 
 export interface PermissionDetailsResponse {
   permissionId: number
-  uri: string
+  path: string
+  type: string
   setting: string
   user?: UserResponse
   group?: GroupDetailsResponse
@@ -71,13 +83,17 @@ export interface PermissionDetailsResponse {
 @Tags('Permission')
 export class PermissionController {
   /**
-   * @summary Get list of all permissions (uri, setting and userDetail).
+   * Get the list of permission rules applicable the authenticated user.
+   * If the user is an admin, all rules are returned.
+   *
+   * @summary Get the list of permission rules. If the user is admin, all rules are returned.
    *
    */
   @Example<PermissionDetailsResponse[]>([
     {
       permissionId: 123,
-      uri: '/SASjsApi/code/execute',
+      path: '/SASjsApi/code/execute',
+      type: 'Route',
       setting: 'Grant',
       user: {
         id: 1,
@@ -88,7 +104,8 @@ export class PermissionController {
     },
     {
       permissionId: 124,
-      uri: '/SASjsApi/code/execute',
+      path: '/SASjsApi/code/execute',
+      type: 'Route',
       setting: 'Grant',
       group: {
         groupId: 1,
@@ -100,8 +117,10 @@ export class PermissionController {
     }
   ])
   @Get('/')
-  public async getAllPermissions(): Promise<PermissionDetailsResponse[]> {
+  public async getAllPermissions(
-    return getAllPermissions()
+    @Request() request: express.Request
+  ): Promise<PermissionDetailsResponse[]> {
+    return getAllPermissions(request)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -110,7 +129,8 @@ export class PermissionController {
    */
   @Example<PermissionDetailsResponse>({
     permissionId: 123,
-    uri: '/SASjsApi/code/execute',
+    path: '/SASjsApi/code/execute',
+    type: 'Route',
     setting: 'Grant',
     user: {
       id: 1,
@@ -133,7 +153,8 @@ export class PermissionController {
    */
   @Example<PermissionDetailsResponse>({
     permissionId: 123,
-    uri: '/SASjsApi/code/execute',
+    path: '/SASjsApi/code/execute',
+    type: 'Route',
     setting: 'Grant',
     user: {
       id: 1,
@@ -161,33 +182,43 @@ export class PermissionController {
   }
 }
 
-const getAllPermissions = async (): Promise<PermissionDetailsResponse[]> =>
+const getAllPermissions = async (
-  (await Permission.find({})
+  req: express.Request
-    .select({
+): Promise<PermissionDetailsResponse[]> => {
-      _id: 0,
+  const { user } = req
-      permissionId: 1,
+
-      uri: 1,
+  if (user?.isAdmin) return await Permission.get({})
-      setting: 1
+  else {
-    })
+    const permissions: PermissionDetailsResponse[] = []
-    .populate({ path: 'user', select: 'id username displayName isAdmin -_id' })
+
-    .populate({
+    const dbUser = await User.findOne({ id: user?.userId })
-      path: 'group',
+    if (!dbUser)
-      select: 'groupId name description -_id',
+      throw {
-      populate: {
+        code: 404,
-        path: 'users',
+        status: 'Not Found',
-        select: 'id username displayName isAdmin -_id',
+        message: 'User not found.'
-        options: { limit: 15 }
       }
-    })) as unknown as PermissionDetailsResponse[]
+
+    permissions.push(...(await Permission.get({ user: dbUser._id })))
+
+    for (const group of dbUser.groups) {
+      permissions.push(...(await Permission.get({ group })))
+    }
+
+    return permissions
+  }
+}
 
 const createPermission = async ({
-  uri,
+  path,
+  type,
   setting,
   principalType,
   principalId
 }: RegisterPermissionPayload): Promise<PermissionDetailsResponse> => {
   const permission = new Permission({
-    uri,
+    path,
+    type,
     setting
   })
 
@@ -212,7 +243,8 @@ const createPermission = async ({
         }
 
       const alreadyExists = await Permission.findOne({
-        uri,
+        path,
+        type,
         user: userInDB._id
       })
 
@@ -220,7 +252,8 @@ const createPermission = async ({
         throw {
           code: 409,
           status: 'Conflict',
-          message: 'Permission already exists with provided URI and User.'
+          message:
+            'Permission already exists with provided Path, Type and User.'
         }
 
       permission.user = userInDB._id
@@ -243,14 +276,16 @@ const createPermission = async ({
         }
 
       const alreadyExists = await Permission.findOne({
-        uri,
+        path,
+        type,
         group: groupInDB._id
       })
       if (alreadyExists)
         throw {
           code: 409,
           status: 'Conflict',
-          message: 'Permission already exists with provided URI and Group.'
+          message:
+            'Permission already exists with provided Path, Type and Group.'
         }
 
       permission.group = groupInDB._id
@@ -280,7 +315,8 @@ const createPermission = async ({
 
   return {
     permissionId: savedPermission.permissionId,
-    uri: savedPermission.uri,
+    path: savedPermission.path,
+    type: savedPermission.type,
     setting: savedPermission.setting,
     user,
     group
@@ -301,7 +337,8 @@ const updatePermission = async (
     .select({
       _id: 0,
       permissionId: 1,
-      uri: 1,
+      path: 1,
+      type: 1,
       setting: 1
     })
     .populate({ path: 'user', select: 'id username displayName isAdmin -_id' })

api/src/middlewares/authenticateToken.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import {
   fetchLatestAutoExec,
   ModeType,
   verifyTokenInDB,
-  isAuthorizingRoute
+  isAuthorizingRoute,
+  isPublicRoute,
+  publicUser
 } from '../utils'
 import { desktopUser } from './desktop'
 import { authorize } from './authorize'
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ export const authenticateAccessToken: RequestHandler = async (
     return res.sendStatus(401)
   }
 
-  authenticateToken(
+  await authenticateToken(
     req,
     res,
     nextFunction,
@@ -50,8 +52,12 @@ export const authenticateAccessToken: RequestHandler = async (
   )
 }
 
-export const authenticateRefreshToken: RequestHandler = (req, res, next) => {
+export const authenticateRefreshToken: RequestHandler = async (
-  authenticateToken(
+  req,
+  res,
+  next
+) => {
+  await authenticateToken(
     req,
     res,
     next,
@@ -60,7 +66,7 @@ export const authenticateRefreshToken: RequestHandler = (req, res, next) => {
   )
 }
 
-const authenticateToken = (
+const authenticateToken = async (
   req: Request,
   res: Response,
   next: NextFunction,
@@ -83,12 +89,12 @@ const authenticateToken = (
 
   const authHeader = req.headers['authorization']
   const token = authHeader?.split(' ')[1]
-  if (!token) return res.sendStatus(401)
 
-  jwt.verify(token, key, async (err: any, data: any) => {
+  try {
-    if (err) return res.sendStatus(401)
+    if (!token) throw 'Unauthorized'
+
+    const data: any = jwt.verify(token, key)
 
-    // verify this valid token's entry in DB
     const user = await verifyTokenInDB(
       data?.userId,
       data?.clientId,
@@ -101,8 +107,16 @@ const authenticateToken = (
         req.user = user
         if (tokenType === 'accessToken') req.accessToken = token
         return next()
-      } else return res.sendStatus(401)
+      } else throw 'Unauthorized'
     }
-    return res.sendStatus(401)
+
-  })
+    throw 'Unauthorized'
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (await isPublicRoute(req)) {
+      req.user = publicUser
+      return next()
+    }
+
+    res.sendStatus(401)
+  }
 }

api/src/middlewares/authorize.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 import { RequestHandler } from 'express'
 import User from '../model/User'
 import Permission from '../model/Permission'
-import { PermissionSetting } from '../controllers/permission'
+import {
-import { getUri } from '../utils'
+  PermissionSettingForRoute,
+  PermissionType
+} from '../controllers/permission'
+import { getPath, isPublicRoute } from '../utils'
 
 export const authorize: RequestHandler = async (req, res, next) => {
   const { user } = req
@@ -14,23 +17,35 @@ export const authorize: RequestHandler = async (req, res, next) => {
   // no need to check for permissions when user is admin
   if (user.isAdmin) return next()
 
+  // no need to check for permissions when route is Public
+  if (await isPublicRoute(req)) return next()
+
   const dbUser = await User.findOne({ id: user.userId })
   if (!dbUser) return res.sendStatus(401)
 
-  const uri = getUri(req)
+  const path = getPath(req)
 
   // find permission w.r.t user
-  const permission = await Permission.findOne({ uri, user: dbUser._id })
+  const permission = await Permission.findOne({
+    path,
+    type: PermissionType.route,
+    user: dbUser._id
+  })
 
   if (permission) {
-    if (permission.setting === PermissionSetting.grant) return next()
+    if (permission.setting === PermissionSettingForRoute.grant) return next()
     else return res.sendStatus(401)
   }
 
   // find permission w.r.t user's groups
   for (const group of dbUser.groups) {
-    const groupPermission = await Permission.findOne({ uri, group })
+    const groupPermission = await Permission.findOne({
-    if (groupPermission?.setting === PermissionSetting.grant) return next()
+      path,
+      type: PermissionType.route,
+      group
+    })
+    if (groupPermission?.setting === PermissionSettingForRoute.grant)
+      return next()
   }
   return res.sendStatus(401)
 }

api/src/model/Group.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { GroupDetailsResponse } from '../controllers'
 import User, { IUser } from './User'
 const AutoIncrement = require('mongoose-sequence')(mongoose)
 
+export const PUBLIC_GROUP_NAME = 'Public'
+
 export interface GroupPayload {
   /**
    * Name of the group

api/src/model/Permission.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 import mongoose, { Schema, model, Document, Model } from 'mongoose'
 const AutoIncrement = require('mongoose-sequence')(mongoose)
+import { PermissionDetailsResponse } from '../controllers'
+
+interface GetPermissionBy {
+  user?: Schema.Types.ObjectId
+  group?: Schema.Types.ObjectId
+}
 
 interface IPermissionDocument extends Document {
-  uri: string
+  path: string
+  type: string
   setting: string
   permissionId: number
   user: Schema.Types.ObjectId
@@ -11,10 +18,16 @@ interface IPermissionDocument extends Document {
 
 interface IPermission extends IPermissionDocument {}
 
-interface IPermissionModel extends Model<IPermission> {}
+interface IPermissionModel extends Model<IPermission> {
+  get(getBy: GetPermissionBy): Promise<PermissionDetailsResponse[]>
+}
 
 const permissionSchema = new Schema<IPermissionDocument>({
-  uri: {
+  path: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true
+  },
+  type: {
     type: String,
     required: true
   },
@@ -28,6 +41,30 @@ const permissionSchema = new Schema<IPermissionDocument>({
 
 permissionSchema.plugin(AutoIncrement, { inc_field: 'permissionId' })
 
+// Static Methods
+permissionSchema.static('get', async function (getBy: GetPermissionBy): Promise<
+  PermissionDetailsResponse[]
+> {
+  return (await this.find(getBy)
+    .select({
+      _id: 0,
+      permissionId: 1,
+      path: 1,
+      type: 1,
+      setting: 1
+    })
+    .populate({ path: 'user', select: 'id username displayName isAdmin -_id' })
+    .populate({
+      path: 'group',
+      select: 'groupId name description -_id',
+      populate: {
+        path: 'users',
+        select: 'id username displayName isAdmin -_id',
+        options: { limit: 15 }
+      }
+    })) as unknown as PermissionDetailsResponse[]
+})
+
 export const Permission: IPermissionModel = model<
   IPermission,
   IPermissionModel

api/src/routes/api/permission.ts

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const controller = new PermissionController()
 
 permissionRouter.get('/', async (req, res) => {
   try {
-    const response = await controller.getAllPermissions()
+    const response = await controller.getAllPermissions(req)
     res.send(response)
   } catch (err: any) {
     const statusCode = err.code

api/src/routes/api/spec/drive.spec.ts

@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ import appPromise from '../../../app'
 import {
   UserController,
   PermissionController,
-  PermissionSetting,
+  PermissionType,
+  PermissionSettingForRoute,
   PrincipalType
 } from '../../../controllers/'
 import { getTreeExample } from '../../../controllers/internal'
@@ -48,6 +49,12 @@ const user = {
   isActive: true
 }
 
+const permission = {
+  type: PermissionType.route,
+  principalType: PrincipalType.user,
+  setting: PermissionSettingForRoute.grant
+}
+
 describe('drive', () => {
   let app: Express
   let con: Mongoose
@@ -66,34 +73,29 @@ describe('drive', () => {
     const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
     accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
     await permissionController.createPermission({
-      uri: '/SASjsApi/drive/deploy',
+      ...permission,
-      principalType: PrincipalType.user,
+      path: '/SASjsApi/drive/deploy',
-      principalId: dbUser.id,
+      principalId: dbUser.id
-      setting: PermissionSetting.grant
     })
     await permissionController.createPermission({
-      uri: '/SASjsApi/drive/deploy/upload',
+      ...permission,
-      principalType: PrincipalType.user,
+      path: '/SASjsApi/drive/deploy/upload',
-      principalId: dbUser.id,
+      principalId: dbUser.id
-      setting: PermissionSetting.grant
     })
     await permissionController.createPermission({
-      uri: '/SASjsApi/drive/file',
+      ...permission,
-      principalType: PrincipalType.user,
+      path: '/SASjsApi/drive/file',
-      principalId: dbUser.id,
+      principalId: dbUser.id
-      setting: PermissionSetting.grant
     })
     await permissionController.createPermission({
-      uri: '/SASjsApi/drive/folder',
+      ...permission,
-      principalType: PrincipalType.user,
+      path: '/SASjsApi/drive/folder',
-      principalId: dbUser.id,
+      principalId: dbUser.id
-      setting: PermissionSetting.grant
     })
     await permissionController.createPermission({
-      uri: '/SASjsApi/drive/rename',
+      ...permission,
-      principalType: PrincipalType.user,
+      path: '/SASjsApi/drive/rename',
-      principalId: dbUser.id,
+      principalId: dbUser.id
-      setting: PermissionSetting.grant
     })
   })
 

api/src/routes/api/spec/group.spec.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import request from 'supertest'
 import appPromise from '../../../app'
 import { UserController, GroupController } from '../../../controllers/'
 import { generateAccessToken, saveTokensInDB } from '../../../utils'
+import { PUBLIC_GROUP_NAME } from '../../../model/Group'
 
 const clientId = 'someclientID'
 const adminUser = {
@@ -27,6 +28,12 @@ const group = {
   description: 'DC group for testing purposes.'
 }
 
+const PUBLIC_GROUP = {
+  name: PUBLIC_GROUP_NAME,
+  description:
+    'A special group that can be used to bypass authentication for particular routes.'
+}
+
 const userController = new UserController()
 const groupController = new GroupController()
 
@@ -535,6 +542,24 @@ describe('group', () => {
       expect(res.text).toEqual('User not found.')
       expect(res.body).toEqual({})
     })
+
+    it('should respond with Bad Request when adding user to Public group', async () => {
+      const dbGroup = await groupController.createGroup(PUBLIC_GROUP)
+      const dbUser = await userController.createUser({
+        ...user,
+        username: 'publicUser'
+      })
+
+      const res = await request(app)
+        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}/${dbUser.id}`)
+        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
+        .send()
+        .expect(400)
+
+      expect(res.text).toEqual(
+        `Can't add/remove user to '${PUBLIC_GROUP_NAME}' group.`
+      )
+    })
   })
 
   describe('RemoveUser', () => {

api/src/routes/api/spec/permission.spec.ts

@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import {
   DriveController,
   UserController,
   GroupController,
-  ClientController,
   PermissionController,
   PrincipalType,
-  PermissionSetting
+  PermissionType,
+  PermissionSettingForRoute
 } from '../../../controllers/'
 import {
   UserDetailsResponse,
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ const user = {
 }
 
 const permission = {
-  uri: '/SASjsApi/code/execute',
+  path: '/SASjsApi/code/execute',
-  setting: PermissionSetting.grant,
+  type: PermissionType.route,
-  principalType: PrincipalType.user,
+  setting: PermissionSettingForRoute.grant,
-  principalId: 123
+  principalType: PrincipalType.user
 }
 
 const group = {
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ const group = {
 
 const userController = new UserController()
 const groupController = new GroupController()
-const clientController = new ClientController()
 const permissionController = new PermissionController()
 
 describe('permission', () => {
@@ -108,7 +107,8 @@ describe('permission', () => {
         .expect(200)
 
       expect(res.body.permissionId).toBeTruthy()
-      expect(res.body.uri).toEqual(permission.uri)
+      expect(res.body.path).toEqual(permission.path)
+      expect(res.body.type).toEqual(permission.type)
       expect(res.body.setting).toEqual(permission.setting)
       expect(res.body.user).toBeTruthy()
     })
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ describe('permission', () => {
         .expect(200)
 
       expect(res.body.permissionId).toBeTruthy()
-      expect(res.body.uri).toEqual(permission.uri)
+      expect(res.body.path).toEqual(permission.path)
+      expect(res.body.type).toEqual(permission.type)
       expect(res.body.setting).toEqual(permission.setting)
       expect(res.body.group).toBeTruthy()
     })
@@ -142,53 +143,74 @@ describe('permission', () => {
       expect(res.body).toEqual({})
     })
 
-    it('should respond with Unauthorized if access token is not of an admin account even if user has permission', async () => {
+    it('should respond with Unauthorized if access token is not of an admin account', async () => {
       const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
 
-      await permissionController.createPermission({
-        uri: '/SASjsApi/permission',
-        principalType: PrincipalType.user,
-        principalId: dbUser.id,
-        setting: PermissionSetting.grant
-      })
-
       const res = await request(app)
         .post('/SASjsApi/permission')
         .auth(accessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
-        .send()
+        .send(permission)
         .expect(401)
 
       expect(res.text).toEqual('Admin account required')
       expect(res.body).toEqual({})
     })
 
-    it('should respond with Bad Request if uri is missing', async () => {
+    it('should respond with Bad Request if path is missing', async () => {
       const res = await request(app)
         .post('/SASjsApi/permission')
         .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
         .send({
           ...permission,
-          uri: undefined
+          path: undefined
         })
         .expect(400)
 
-      expect(res.text).toEqual(`"uri" is required`)
+      expect(res.text).toEqual(`"path" is required`)
       expect(res.body).toEqual({})
     })
 
-    it('should respond with Bad Request if uri is not valid', async () => {
+    it('should respond with Bad Request if path is not valid', async () => {
       const res = await request(app)
         .post('/SASjsApi/permission')
         .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
         .send({
           ...permission,
-          uri: '/some/random/api/endpoint'
+          path: '/some/random/api/endpoint'
         })
         .expect(400)
 
       expect(res.body).toEqual({})
     })
 
+    it('should respond with Bad Request if type is not valid', async () => {
+      const res = await request(app)
+        .post('/SASjsApi/permission')
+        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
+        .send({
+          ...permission,
+          type: 'invalid'
+        })
+        .expect(400)
+
+      expect(res.text).toEqual('"type" must be [Route]')
+      expect(res.body).toEqual({})
+    })
+
+    it('should respond with Bad Request if type is missing', async () => {
+      const res = await request(app)
+        .post('/SASjsApi/permission')
+        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
+        .send({
+          ...permission,
+          type: undefined
+        })
+        .expect(400)
+
+      expect(res.text).toEqual(`"type" is required`)
+      expect(res.body).toEqual({})
+    })
+
     it('should respond with Bad Request if setting is missing', async () => {
       const res = await request(app)
         .post('/SASjsApi/permission')
@@ -203,6 +225,20 @@ describe('permission', () => {
       expect(res.body).toEqual({})
     })
 
+    it('should respond with Bad Request if setting is not valid', async () => {
+      const res = await request(app)
+        .post('/SASjsApi/permission')
+        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
+        .send({
+          ...permission,
+          setting: 'invalid'
+        })
+        .expect(400)
+
+      expect(res.text).toEqual('"setting" must be one of [Grant, Deny]')
+      expect(res.body).toEqual({})
+    })
+
     it('should respond with Bad Request if principalType is missing', async () => {
       const res = await request(app)
         .post('/SASjsApi/permission')
@@ -217,20 +253,6 @@ describe('permission', () => {
       expect(res.body).toEqual({})
     })
 
-    it('should respond with Bad Request if principalId is missing', async () => {
-      const res = await request(app)
-        .post('/SASjsApi/permission')
-        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
-        .send({
-          ...permission,
-          principalId: undefined
-        })
-        .expect(400)
-
-      expect(res.text).toEqual(`"principalId" is required`)
-      expect(res.body).toEqual({})
-    })
-
     it('should respond with Bad Request if principal type is not valid', async () => {
       const res = await request(app)
         .post('/SASjsApi/permission')
@@ -245,17 +267,17 @@ describe('permission', () => {
       expect(res.body).toEqual({})
     })
 
-    it('should respond with Bad Request if setting is not valid', async () => {
+    it('should respond with Bad Request if principalId is missing', async () => {
       const res = await request(app)
         .post('/SASjsApi/permission')
         .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
         .send({
           ...permission,
-          setting: 'invalid'
+          principalId: undefined
         })
         .expect(400)
 
-      expect(res.text).toEqual('"setting" must be one of [Grant, Deny]')
+      expect(res.text).toEqual(`"principalId" is required`)
       expect(res.body).toEqual({})
     })
 
@@ -313,7 +335,8 @@ describe('permission', () => {
         .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
         .send({
           ...permission,
-          principalType: 'group'
+          principalType: 'group',
+          principalId: 123
         })
         .expect(404)
 
@@ -334,7 +357,7 @@ describe('permission', () => {
         .expect(409)
 
       expect(res.text).toEqual(
-        'Permission already exists with provided URI and User.'
+        'Permission already exists with provided Path, Type and User.'
       )
       expect(res.body).toEqual({})
     })
@@ -357,7 +380,7 @@ describe('permission', () => {
       const res = await request(app)
         .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${dbPermission?.permissionId}`)
         .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
-        .send({ setting: 'Deny' })
+        .send({ setting: PermissionSettingForRoute.deny })
         .expect(200)
 
       expect(res.body.setting).toEqual('Deny')
@@ -366,7 +389,7 @@ describe('permission', () => {
     it('should respond with Unauthorized if access token is not present', async () => {
       const res = await request(app)
         .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${dbPermission?.permissionId}`)
-        .send(permission)
+        .send()
         .expect(401)
 
       expect(res.text).toEqual('Unauthorized')
@@ -400,12 +423,11 @@ describe('permission', () => {
       expect(res.body).toEqual({})
     })
 
-    it('should respond with Bad Request if setting is not valid', async () => {
+    it('should respond with Bad Request if setting is  invalid', async () => {
       const res = await request(app)
-        .post('/SASjsApi/permission')
+        .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${dbPermission?.permissionId}`)
         .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
         .send({
-          ...permission,
           setting: 'invalid'
         })
         .expect(400)
@@ -414,12 +436,12 @@ describe('permission', () => {
       expect(res.body).toEqual({})
     })
 
-    it('should respond with not found (404) if permission with provided id does not exists', async () => {
+    it('should respond with not found (404) if permission with provided id does not exist', async () => {
       const res = await request(app)
         .patch('/SASjsApi/permission/123')
         .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
         .send({
-          setting: PermissionSetting.deny
+          setting: PermissionSettingForRoute.deny
         })
         .expect(404)
 
@@ -458,12 +480,12 @@ describe('permission', () => {
     beforeAll(async () => {
       await permissionController.createPermission({
         ...permission,
-        uri: '/test-1',
+        path: '/test-1',
         principalId: dbUser.id
       })
       await permissionController.createPermission({
         ...permission,
-        uri: '/test-2',
+        path: '/test-2',
         principalId: dbUser.id
       })
     })
@@ -478,34 +500,37 @@ describe('permission', () => {
       expect(res.body).toHaveLength(2)
     })
 
-    it('should give a list of all permissions when user is not admin', async () => {
+    it(`should give a list of user's own  permissions when user is not admin`, async () => {
-      const dbUser = await userController.createUser({
+      const nonAdminUser = await userController.createUser({
         ...user,
         username: 'get' + user.username
       })
-      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
+      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(nonAdminUser.id)
       await permissionController.createPermission({
-        uri: '/SASjsApi/permission',
+        path: '/test-1',
+        type: PermissionType.route,
         principalType: PrincipalType.user,
-        principalId: dbUser.id,
+        principalId: nonAdminUser.id,
-        setting: PermissionSetting.grant
+        setting: PermissionSettingForRoute.grant
       })
 
+      const permissionCount = 1
+
       const res = await request(app)
         .get('/SASjsApi/permission/')
         .auth(accessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
         .send()
         .expect(200)
 
-      expect(res.body).toHaveLength(3)
+      expect(res.body).toHaveLength(permissionCount)
     })
   })
 
-  describe.only('verify', () => {
+  describe('verify', () => {
     beforeAll(async () => {
       await permissionController.createPermission({
         ...permission,
-        uri: '/SASjsApi/drive/deploy',
+        path: '/SASjsApi/drive/deploy',
         principalId: dbUser.id
       })
     })

api/src/routes/api/spec/stp.spec.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import appPromise from '../../../app'
 import {
   UserController,
   PermissionController,
-  PermissionSetting,
+  PermissionType,
+  PermissionSettingForRoute,
   PrincipalType
 } from '../../../controllers/'
 import {
@@ -56,10 +57,11 @@ describe('stp', () => {
     const dbUser = await userController.createUser(user)
     accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
     await permissionController.createPermission({
-      uri: '/SASjsApi/stp/execute',
+      path: '/SASjsApi/stp/execute',
+      type: PermissionType.route,
       principalType: PrincipalType.user,
       principalId: dbUser.id,
-      setting: PermissionSetting.grant
+      setting: PermissionSettingForRoute.grant
     })
   })
 

api/src/utils/getAuthorizedRoutes.ts

@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ const StaticAuthorizedRoutes = [
   '/SASjsApi/drive/file',
   '/SASjsApi/drive/folder',
   '/SASjsApi/drive/fileTree',
-  '/SASjsApi/drive/rename',
+  '/SASjsApi/drive/rename'
-  '/SASjsApi/permission'
 ]
 
 export const getAuthorizedRoutes = () => {
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ export const getAuthorizedRoutes = () => {
   return [...StaticAuthorizedRoutes, ...streamingAppsRoutes]
 }
 
-export const getUri = (req: Request) => {
+export const getPath = (req: Request) => {
   const { baseUrl, path: reqPath } = req
 
   if (baseUrl === '/AppStream') {
@@ -33,4 +32,4 @@ export const getUri = (req: Request) => {
 }
 
 export const isAuthorizingRoute = (req: Request): boolean =>
-  getAuthorizedRoutes().includes(getUri(req))
+  getAuthorizedRoutes().includes(getPath(req))

api/src/utils/index.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export * from './getRunTimeAndFilePath'
 export * from './getServerUrl'
 export * from './instantiateLogger'
 export * from './isDebugOn'
+export * from './isPublicRoute'
 export * from './zipped'
 export * from './parseLogToArray'
 export * from './removeTokensInDB'

api/src/utils/isPublicRoute.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { Request } from 'express'
+import { getPath } from './getAuthorizedRoutes'
+import Group, { PUBLIC_GROUP_NAME } from '../model/Group'
+import Permission from '../model/Permission'
+import { PermissionSettingForRoute } from '../controllers'
+import { RequestUser } from '../types'
+
+export const isPublicRoute = async (req: Request): Promise<boolean> => {
+  const group = await Group.findOne({ name: PUBLIC_GROUP_NAME })
+  if (group) {
+    const path = getPath(req)
+
+    const groupPermission = await Permission.findOne({
+      path,
+      group: group?._id
+    })
+    if (groupPermission?.setting === PermissionSettingForRoute.grant)
+      return true
+  }
+
+  return false
+}
+
+export const publicUser: RequestUser = {
+  userId: 0,
+  clientId: 'public_app',
+  username: 'publicUser',
+  displayName: 'Public User',
+  isAdmin: false,
+  isActive: true
+}

api/src/utils/seedDB.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import Client from '../model/Client'
-import Group from '../model/Group'
+import Group, { PUBLIC_GROUP_NAME } from '../model/Group'
 import User from '../model/User'
 import Configuration, { ConfigurationType } from '../model/Configuration'
 
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ export const seedDB = async (): Promise<ConfigurationType> => {
     console.log(`DB Seed - Group created: ${GROUP.name}`)
   }
 
+  // Checking if 'Public' Group is already in the database
+  const publicGroupExist = await Group.findOne({ name: PUBLIC_GROUP.name })
+  if (!publicGroupExist) {
+    const group = new Group(PUBLIC_GROUP)
+    await group.save()
+
+    console.log(`DB Seed - Group created: ${PUBLIC_GROUP.name}`)
+  }
+
   // Checking if user is already in the database
   let usernameExist = await User.findOne({ username: ADMIN_USER.username })
   if (!usernameExist) {
@@ -68,6 +77,13 @@ const GROUP = {
   name: 'AllUsers',
   description: 'Group contains all users'
 }
+
+const PUBLIC_GROUP = {
+  name: PUBLIC_GROUP_NAME,
+  description:
+    'A special group that can be used to bypass authentication for particular routes.'
+}
+
 const CLIENT = {
   clientId: 'clientID1',
   clientSecret: 'clientSecret'

api/src/utils/validation.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import Joi from 'joi'
-import { PermissionSetting, PrincipalType } from '../controllers/permission'
+import {
+  PermissionType,
+  PermissionSettingForRoute,
+  PrincipalType
+} from '../controllers/permission'
 import { getAuthorizedRoutes } from './getAuthorizedRoutes'
 
 const usernameSchema = Joi.string().lowercase().alphanum().min(3).max(16)
@@ -89,12 +93,15 @@ export const registerClientValidation = (data: any): Joi.ValidationResult =>
 
 export const registerPermissionValidation = (data: any): Joi.ValidationResult =>
   Joi.object({
-    uri: Joi.string()
+    path: Joi.string()
       .required()
       .valid(...getAuthorizedRoutes()),
+    type: Joi.string()
+      .required()
+      .valid(...Object.values(PermissionType)),
     setting: Joi.string()
       .required()
-      .valid(...Object.values(PermissionSetting)),
+      .valid(...Object.values(PermissionSettingForRoute)),
     principalType: Joi.string()
       .required()
       .valid(...Object.values(PrincipalType)),
@@ -105,7 +112,7 @@ export const updatePermissionValidation = (data: any): Joi.ValidationResult =>
   Joi.object({
     setting: Joi.string()
       .required()
-      .valid(...Object.values(PermissionSetting))
+      .valid(...Object.values(PermissionSettingForRoute))
   }).validate(data)
 
 export const deployValidation = (data: any): Joi.ValidationResult =>

web/src/components/filePathInputModal.tsx

@@ -22,8 +22,14 @@ const FilePathInputModal = ({
 
   const handleChange = (event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
     const value = event.target.value
-    const regex = /\.(exe|sh|htaccess)$/i
+
-    if (regex.test(value)) {
+    const specialChars = /[`!@#$%^&*()_+\-=[\]{};':"\\|,<>?~]/
+    const fileExtension = /\.(exe|sh|htaccess)$/i
+
+    if (specialChars.test(value)) {
+      setHasError(true)
+      setErrorText('can not have special characters')
+    } else if (fileExtension.test(value)) {
       setHasError(true)
       setErrorText('can not save file with extensions [exe, sh, htaccess]')
     } else {
@@ -33,21 +39,30 @@ const FilePathInputModal = ({
     setFilePath(value)
   }
 
+  const handleSubmit = (event: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => {
+    event.preventDefault()
+    if (hasError || !filePath) return
+    saveFile(filePath)
+  }
+
   return (
     <BootstrapDialog fullWidth onClose={() => setOpen(false)} open={open}>
       <BootstrapDialogTitle id="abort-modal" handleOpen={setOpen}>
         Save File
       </BootstrapDialogTitle>
       <DialogContent dividers>
-        <TextField
+        <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
-          fullWidth
+          <TextField
-          variant="outlined"
+            fullWidth
-          label="File Path"
+            autoFocus
-          value={filePath}
+            variant="outlined"
-          onChange={handleChange}
+            label="File Path"
-          error={hasError}
+            value={filePath}
-          helperText={errorText}
+            onChange={handleChange}
-        />
+            error={hasError}
+            helperText={errorText}
+          />
+        </form>
       </DialogContent>
       <DialogActions>
         <Button variant="contained" onClick={() => setOpen(false)}>
@@ -55,9 +70,7 @@ const FilePathInputModal = ({
         </Button>
         <Button
           variant="contained"
-          onClick={() => {
+          onClick={() => saveFile(filePath)}
-            saveFile(filePath)
-          }}
           disabled={hasError || !filePath}
         >
           Save

web/src/components/header.tsx

@@ -90,17 +90,6 @@ const Header = (props: any) => {
             component={Link}
           />
         </Tabs>
-        <Button
-          href={`${baseUrl}/SASjsApi`}
-          target="_blank"
-          rel="noreferrer"
-          variant="contained"
-          color="primary"
-          size="large"
-          endIcon={<OpenInNewIcon />}
-        >
-          API Docs
-        </Button>
         <Button
           href={`${baseUrl}/AppStream`}
           target="_blank"
@@ -110,7 +99,7 @@ const Header = (props: any) => {
           size="large"
           endIcon={<OpenInNewIcon />}
         >
-          App Stream
+          Apps
         </Button>
         <div
           style={{
@@ -138,18 +127,6 @@ const Header = (props: any) => {
             open={!!anchorEl}
             onClose={handleClose}
           >
-            <MenuItem sx={{ justifyContent: 'center' }}>
-              <Button
-                href={'https://server.sasjs.io'}
-                target="_blank"
-                rel="noreferrer"
-                variant="contained"
-                color="primary"
-                size="large"
-              >
-                Documentation
-              </Button>
-            </MenuItem>
             <MenuItem sx={{ justifyContent: 'center' }}>
               <Button
                 component={Link}
@@ -162,6 +139,32 @@ const Header = (props: any) => {
                 Settings
               </Button>
             </MenuItem>
+            <MenuItem sx={{ justifyContent: 'center' }}>
+              <Button
+                href={'https://server.sasjs.io'}
+                target="_blank"
+                rel="noreferrer"
+                variant="contained"
+                size="large"
+                color="primary"
+                endIcon={<OpenInNewIcon />}
+              >
+                Docs
+              </Button>
+            </MenuItem>
+            <MenuItem sx={{ justifyContent: 'center' }}>
+              <Button
+                href={`${baseUrl}/SASjsApi`}
+                target="_blank"
+                rel="noreferrer"
+                variant="contained"
+                color="primary"
+                size="large"
+                endIcon={<OpenInNewIcon />}
+              >
+                API
+              </Button>
+            </MenuItem>
             <MenuItem onClick={handleLogout} sx={{ justifyContent: 'center' }}>
               <Button variant="contained" color="primary">
                 Logout

web/src/components/nameInputModal.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useState } from 'react'
+import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react'
 
 import { Button, DialogActions, DialogContent, TextField } from '@mui/material'
 
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ type NameInputModalProps = {
   isFolder: boolean
   actionLabel: string
   action: (name: string) => void
+  defaultName?: string
 }
 
 const NameInputModal = ({
@@ -20,12 +21,25 @@ const NameInputModal = ({
   title,
   isFolder,
   actionLabel,
-  action
+  action,
+  defaultName
 }: NameInputModalProps) => {
   const [name, setName] = useState('')
   const [hasError, setHasError] = useState(false)
   const [errorText, setErrorText] = useState('')
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (defaultName) setName(defaultName)
+  }, [defaultName])
+
+  const handleFocus = (
+    event: React.FocusEvent<HTMLInputElement | HTMLTextAreaElement, Element>
+  ) => {
+    if (defaultName) {
+      event.target.select()
+    }
+  }
+
   const handleChange = (event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
     const value = event.target.value
 
@@ -49,21 +63,32 @@ const NameInputModal = ({
     setName(value)
   }
 
+  const handleSubmit = (event: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => {
+    event.preventDefault()
+    if (hasError || !name) return
+    action(name)
+  }
+
   return (
     <BootstrapDialog fullWidth onClose={() => setOpen(false)} open={open}>
       <BootstrapDialogTitle id="abort-modal" handleOpen={setOpen}>
         {title}
       </BootstrapDialogTitle>
       <DialogContent dividers>
-        <TextField
+        <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
-          fullWidth
+          <TextField
-          variant="outlined"
+            id="input-box"
-          label={isFolder ? 'Folder Name' : 'File Name'}
+            fullWidth
-          value={name}
+            autoFocus
-          onChange={handleChange}
+            onFocus={handleFocus}
-          error={hasError}
+            variant="outlined"
-          helperText={errorText}
+            label={isFolder ? 'Folder Name' : 'File Name'}
-        />
+            value={name}
+            onChange={handleChange}
+            error={hasError}
+            helperText={errorText}
+          />
+        </form>
       </DialogContent>
       <DialogActions>
         <Button variant="contained" onClick={() => setOpen(false)}>
@@ -71,9 +96,7 @@ const NameInputModal = ({
         </Button>
         <Button
           variant="contained"
-          onClick={() => {
+          onClick={() => action(name)}
-            action(name)
-          }}
           disabled={hasError || !name}
         >
           {actionLabel}

web/src/components/tree.tsx

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ const TreeViewNode = ({
     useState(false)
   const [deleteConfirmationModalMessage, setDeleteConfirmationModalMessage] =
     useState('')
+  const [defaultInputModalName, setDefaultInputModalName] = useState('')
   const [nameInputModalOpen, setNameInputModalOpen] = useState(false)
   const [nameInputModalTitle, setNameInputModalTitle] = useState('')
   const [nameInputModalActionLabel, setNameInputModalActionLabel] = useState('')
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ const TreeViewNode = ({
     setNameInputModalTitle('Add Folder')
     setNameInputModalActionLabel('Add')
     setNameInputModalForFolder(true)
+    setDefaultInputModalName('')
   }
 
   const handleNewFileItemClick = () => {
@@ -137,6 +139,7 @@ const TreeViewNode = ({
     setNameInputModalTitle('Add File')
     setNameInputModalActionLabel('Add')
     setNameInputModalForFolder(false)
+    setDefaultInputModalName('')
   }
 
   const addFileFolder = (name: string) => {
@@ -152,6 +155,7 @@ const TreeViewNode = ({
     setNameInputModalTitle('Rename')
     setNameInputModalActionLabel('Rename')
     setNameInputModalForFolder(node.isFolder)
+    setDefaultInputModalName(node.relativePath.split('/').pop() ?? '')
   }
 
   const renameFileFolder = (name: string) => {
@@ -208,6 +212,7 @@ const TreeViewNode = ({
         action={
           nameInputModalActionLabel === 'Add' ? addFileFolder : renameFileFolder
         }
+        defaultName={defaultInputModalName}
       />
       <Menu
         open={contextMenu !== null}

web/src/containers/Settings/addPermissionModal.tsx

@@ -40,10 +40,11 @@ const AddPermissionModal = ({
   handleOpen,
   addPermission
 }: AddPermissionModalProps) => {
-  const [URIs, setURIs] = useState<string[]>([])
+  const [paths, setPaths] = useState<string[]>([])
-  const [loadingURIs, setLoadingURIs] = useState(false)
+  const [loadingPaths, setLoadingPaths] = useState(false)
-  const [uri, setUri] = useState<string>()
+  const [path, setPath] = useState<string>()
-  const [principalType, setPrincipalType] = useState('user')
+  const [permissionType, setPermissionType] = useState('Route')
+  const [principalType, setPrincipalType] = useState('group')
   const [userPrincipal, setUserPrincipal] = useState<UserResponse>()
   const [groupPrincipal, setGroupPrincipal] = useState<GroupResponse>()
   const [permissionSetting, setPermissionSetting] = useState('Grant')
@@ -52,19 +53,19 @@ const AddPermissionModal = ({
   const [groupPrincipals, setGroupPrincipals] = useState<GroupResponse[]>([])
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    setLoadingURIs(true)
+    setLoadingPaths(true)
     axios
       .get('/SASjsApi/info/authorizedRoutes')
       .then((res: any) => {
         if (res.data) {
-          setURIs(res.data.URIs)
+          setPaths(res.data.paths)
         }
       })
       .catch((err) => {
         console.log(err)
       })
       .finally(() => {
-        setLoadingURIs(false)
+        setLoadingPaths(false)
       })
   }, [])
 
@@ -93,7 +94,8 @@ const AddPermissionModal = ({
 
   const handleAddPermission = () => {
     const addPermissionPayload: any = {
-      uri,
+      path,
+      type: permissionType,
       setting: permissionSetting,
       principalType
     }
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ const AddPermissionModal = ({
   }
 
   const addButtonDisabled =
-    !uri || (principalType === 'user' ? !userPrincipal : !groupPrincipal)
+    !path || (principalType === 'user' ? !userPrincipal : !groupPrincipal)
 
   return (
     <BootstrapDialog onClose={() => handleOpen(false)} open={open}>
@@ -120,22 +122,40 @@ const AddPermissionModal = ({
         <Grid container spacing={2}>
           <Grid item xs={12}>
             <Autocomplete
-              options={URIs}
+              options={paths}
               disableClearable
-              value={uri}
+              value={path}
-              onChange={(event: any, newValue: string) => setUri(newValue)}
+              onChange={(event: any, newValue: string) => setPath(newValue)}
               renderInput={(params) =>
-                loadingURIs ? (
+                loadingPaths ? (
                   <CircularProgress />
                 ) : (
-                  <TextField {...params} label="Principal" />
+                  <TextField {...params} autoFocus label="Path" />
                 )
               }
             />
           </Grid>
           <Grid item xs={12}>
             <Autocomplete
-              options={['user', 'group']}
+              options={['Route']}
+              disableClearable
+              value={permissionType}
+              onChange={(event: any, newValue: string) =>
+                setPermissionType(newValue)
+              }
+              renderInput={(params) =>
+                loadingPaths ? (
+                  <CircularProgress />
+                ) : (
+                  <TextField {...params} label="Permission Type" />
+                )
+              }
+            />
+          </Grid>
+          <Grid item xs={12}>
+            <Autocomplete
+              options={['group', 'user']}
+              getOptionLabel={(option) => option.toUpperCase()}
               disableClearable
               value={principalType}
               onChange={(event: any, newValue: string) =>

web/src/containers/Settings/index.tsx

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const Settings = () => {
           >
             <StyledTab label="Profile" value="profile" />
             {appContext.mode === ModeType.Server && (
-              <StyledTab label="Uri Access" value="permission" />
+              <StyledTab label="Permission" value="permission" />
             )}
           </TabList>
         </Box>

web/src/containers/Settings/permission.tsx

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ const Permission = () => {
   const [selectedPermission, setSelectedPermission] =
     useState<PermissionResponse>()
   const [filterModalOpen, setFilterModalOpen] = useState(false)
-  const [uriFilter, setUriFilter] = useState<string[]>([])
+  const [pathFilter, setPathFilter] = useState<string[]>([])
   const [principalFilter, setPrincipalFilter] = useState<string[]>([])
   const [principalTypeFilter, setPrincipalTypeFilter] = useState<
     PrincipalType[]
@@ -111,8 +111,10 @@ const Permission = () => {
     setFilterModalOpen(false)
 
     const uriFilteredPermissions =
-      uriFilter.length > 0
+      pathFilter.length > 0
-        ? permissions.filter((permission) => uriFilter.includes(permission.uri))
+        ? permissions.filter((permission) =>
+            pathFilter.includes(permission.path)
+          )
         : permissions
 
     const principalFilteredPermissions =
@@ -172,7 +174,7 @@ const Permission = () => {
 
   const resetFilter = () => {
     setFilterModalOpen(false)
-    setUriFilter([])
+    setPathFilter([])
     setPrincipalFilter([])
     setSettingFilter([])
     setFilteredPermissions([])
@@ -322,8 +324,8 @@ const Permission = () => {
         open={filterModalOpen}
         handleOpen={setFilterModalOpen}
         permissions={permissions}
-        uriFilter={uriFilter}
+        pathFilter={pathFilter}
-        setUriFilter={setUriFilter}
+        setPathFilter={setPathFilter}
         principalFilter={principalFilter}
         setPrincipalFilter={setPrincipalFilter}
         principalTypeFilter={principalTypeFilter}
@@ -374,9 +376,10 @@ const PermissionTable = ({
       <Table sx={{ minWidth: 650 }}>
         <TableHead sx={{ background: 'rgb(0,0,0, 0.3)' }}>
           <TableRow>
-            <BootstrapTableCell>Uri</BootstrapTableCell>
+            <BootstrapTableCell>Path</BootstrapTableCell>
+            <BootstrapTableCell>Permission Type</BootstrapTableCell>
             <BootstrapTableCell>Principal</BootstrapTableCell>
-            <BootstrapTableCell>Type</BootstrapTableCell>
+            <BootstrapTableCell>Principal Type</BootstrapTableCell>
             <BootstrapTableCell>Setting</BootstrapTableCell>
             {appContext.isAdmin && (
               <BootstrapTableCell>Action</BootstrapTableCell>
@@ -386,7 +389,8 @@ const PermissionTable = ({
         <TableBody>
           {permissions.map((permission) => (
             <TableRow key={permission.permissionId}>
-              <BootstrapTableCell>{permission.uri}</BootstrapTableCell>
+              <BootstrapTableCell>{permission.path}</BootstrapTableCell>
+              <BootstrapTableCell>{permission.type}</BootstrapTableCell>
               <BootstrapTableCell>
                 {displayPrincipal(permission)}
               </BootstrapTableCell>

web/src/containers/Settings/permissionFilterModal.tsx

@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ type FilterModalProps = {
   open: boolean
   handleOpen: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>>
   permissions: PermissionResponse[]
-  uriFilter: string[]
+  pathFilter: string[]
-  setUriFilter: Dispatch<SetStateAction<string[]>>
+  setPathFilter: Dispatch<SetStateAction<string[]>>
   principalFilter: string[]
   setPrincipalFilter: Dispatch<SetStateAction<string[]>>
   principalTypeFilter: PrincipalType[]
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ const PermissionFilterModal = ({
   open,
   handleOpen,
   permissions,
-  uriFilter,
+  pathFilter,
-  setUriFilter,
+  setPathFilter,
   principalFilter,
   setPrincipalFilter,
   principalTypeFilter,
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ const PermissionFilterModal = ({
   applyFilter,
   resetFilter
 }: FilterModalProps) => {
-  const URIs = permissions
+  const paths = permissions
-    .map((permission) => permission.uri)
+    .map((permission) => permission.path)
     .filter((uri, index, array) => array.indexOf(uri) === index)
 
   // fetch all the principals from permissions array
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ const PermissionFilterModal = ({
           <Grid item xs={12}>
             <Autocomplete
               multiple
-              options={URIs}
+              options={paths}
               filterSelectedOptions
-              value={uriFilter}
+              value={pathFilter}
               onChange={(event: any, newValue: string[]) => {
-                setUriFilter(newValue)
+                setPathFilter(newValue)
               }}
               renderInput={(params) => <TextField {...params} label="URIs" />}
             />

web/src/containers/Studio/editor.tsx

@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ import {
   Select,
   SelectChangeEvent,
   Tab,
-  Tooltip
+  Tooltip,
+  Typography
 } from '@mui/material'
 import { styled } from '@mui/material/styles'
 
@@ -29,7 +30,8 @@ import {
 import Editor, {
   MonacoDiffEditor,
   DiffEditorDidMount,
-  EditorDidMount
+  EditorDidMount,
+  monaco
 } from 'react-monaco-editor'
 import { TabContext, TabList, TabPanel } from '@mui/lab'
 
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ import FilePathInputModal from '../../components/filePathInputModal'
 import BootstrapSnackbar, { AlertSeverityType } from '../../components/snackbar'
 import Modal from '../../components/modal'
 
-import usePrompt from '../../utils/usePrompt'
+import { usePrompt, useStateWithCallback } from '../../utils/hooks'
 
 const StyledTabPanel = styled(TabPanel)(() => ({
   padding: '10px'
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ const SASjsEditor = ({
   const [snackbarSeverity, setSnackbarSeverity] = useState<AlertSeverityType>(
     AlertSeverityType.Success
   )
-  const [prevFileContent, setPrevFileContent] = useState('')
+  const [prevFileContent, setPrevFileContent] = useStateWithCallback('')
   const [fileContent, setFileContent] = useState('')
   const [log, setLog] = useState('')
   const [ctrlPressed, setCtrlPressed] = useState(false)
@@ -88,21 +90,41 @@ const SASjsEditor = ({
 
   const editorRef = useRef(null as any)
 
-  const diffEditorRef = useRef(null as any)
-
   const handleEditorDidMount: EditorDidMount = (editor) => {
-    editor.focus()
     editorRef.current = editor
+    editor.focus()
+    editor.addAction({
+      // An unique identifier of the contributed action.
+      id: 'show-difference',
+
+      // A label of the action that will be presented to the user.
+      label: 'Show Differences',
+
+      // An optional array of keybindings for the action.
+      keybindings: [monaco.KeyMod.CtrlCmd | monaco.KeyCode.KeyD],
+
+      contextMenuGroupId: 'navigation',
+
+      contextMenuOrder: 1,
+
+      // Method that will be executed when the action is triggered.
+      // @param editor The editor instance is passed in as a convenience
+      run: function (ed) {
+        setShowDiff(true)
+      }
+    })
   }
 
   const handleDiffEditorDidMount: DiffEditorDidMount = (diffEditor) => {
     diffEditor.focus()
-    diffEditorRef.current = diffEditor
+    diffEditor.addCommand(monaco.KeyCode.Escape, function () {
+      setShowDiff(false)
+    })
   }
 
   usePrompt(
     'Changes you made may not be saved.',
-    prevFileContent !== fileContent
+    prevFileContent !== fileContent && !!selectedFilePath
   )
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -134,10 +156,21 @@ const SASjsEditor = ({
         })
         .finally(() => setIsLoading(false))
     } else {
-      setFileContent('')
+      const content = localStorage.getItem('fileContent') ?? ''
+      setFileContent(content)
     }
+    setLog('')
+    setWebout('')
+    setTab('1')
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [selectedFilePath])
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (fileContent.length && !selectedFilePath) {
+      localStorage.setItem('fileContent', fileContent)
+    }
+  }, [fileContent, selectedFilePath])
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (runTimes.includes(selectedFileExtension))
       setSelectedRunTime(selectedFileExtension)
@@ -211,6 +244,10 @@ const SASjsEditor = ({
   const saveFile = (filePath?: string) => {
     setIsLoading(true)
 
+    if (filePath) {
+      filePath = filePath.startsWith('/') ? filePath : `/${filePath}`
+    }
+
     const formData = new FormData()
 
     const stringBlob = new Blob([fileContent], { type: 'text/plain' })
@@ -223,10 +260,22 @@ const SASjsEditor = ({
 
     axiosPromise
       .then(() => {
-        if (filePath) {
+        if (filePath && fileContent === prevFileContent) {
+          // when fileContent and prevFileContent is same,
+          // callback function in setPrevFileContent method is not called
+          // because behind the scene useEffect hook is being used
+          // for calling callback function, and it's only fired when the
+          // new value is not equal to old value.
+          // So, we'll have to explicitly update the selected file path
+
           setSelectedFilePath(filePath, true)
+        } else {
+          setPrevFileContent(fileContent, () => {
+            if (filePath) {
+              setSelectedFilePath(filePath, true)
+            }
+          })
         }
-        setPrevFileContent(fileContent)
         setSnackbarMessage('File saved!')
         setSnackbarSeverity(AlertSeverityType.Success)
         setOpenSnackbar(true)
@@ -312,9 +361,14 @@ const SASjsEditor = ({
             <TabList onChange={handleTabChange} centered>
               <StyledTab label="Code" value="1" />
               <StyledTab label="Log" value="2" />
-              <Tooltip title="Displays content from the _webout fileref">
+              <StyledTab
-                <StyledTab label="Webout" value="3" />
+                label={
-              </Tooltip>
+                  <Tooltip title="Displays content from the _webout fileref">
+                    <Typography>Webout</Typography>
+                  </Tooltip>
+                }
+                value="3"
+              />
             </TabList>
           </Box>
 
@@ -324,6 +378,8 @@ const SASjsEditor = ({
           >
             <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'center' }}>
               <RunMenu
+                fileContent={fileContent}
+                prevFileContent={prevFileContent}
                 selectedFilePath={selectedFilePath}
                 selectedRunTime={selectedRunTime}
                 runTimes={runTimes}
@@ -423,6 +479,8 @@ export default SASjsEditor
 
 type RunMenuProps = {
   selectedFilePath: string
+  fileContent: string
+  prevFileContent: string
   selectedRunTime: string
   runTimes: string[]
   handleChangeRunTime: (event: SelectChangeEvent) => void
@@ -431,6 +489,8 @@ type RunMenuProps = {
 
 const RunMenu = ({
   selectedFilePath,
+  fileContent,
+  prevFileContent,
   selectedRunTime,
   runTimes,
   handleChangeRunTime,
@@ -463,10 +523,21 @@ const RunMenu = ({
       </Tooltip>
       {selectedFilePath ? (
         <Box sx={{ marginLeft: '10px' }}>
-          <Tooltip title="Launch program in new window">
+          <Tooltip
-            <IconButton onClick={launchProgram}>
+            title={
-              <RocketLaunch />
+              fileContent !== prevFileContent
-            </IconButton>
+                ? 'Save file before launching program'
+                : 'Launch program in new window'
+            }
+          >
+            <span>
+              <IconButton
+                disabled={fileContent !== prevFileContent}
+                onClick={launchProgram}
+              >
+                <RocketLaunch />
+              </IconButton>
+            </span>
           </Tooltip>
         </Box>
       ) : (

web/src/utils/hooks/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export * from './usePrompt'
+export * from './useStateWithCallback'

web/src/utils/hooks/usePrompt.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { useEffect, useCallback, useContext } from 'react'
 import { UNSAFE_NavigationContext as NavigationContext } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { History, Blocker, Transition } from 'history'
 
-function useBlocker(blocker: Blocker, when = true) {
+const useBlocker = (blocker: Blocker, when = true) => {
   const navigator = useContext(NavigationContext).navigator as History
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function useBlocker(blocker: Blocker, when = true) {
   }, [navigator, blocker, when])
 }
 
-export default function usePrompt(message: string, when = true) {
+export const usePrompt = (message: string, when = true) => {
   const blocker = useCallback(
     (tx) => {
       if (window.confirm(message)) tx.retry()

web/src/utils/hooks/useStateWithCallback.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react'
+
+export const useStateWithCallback = <T>(
+  initialValue: T
+): [T, (newValue: T, callback?: () => void) => void] => {
+  const callbackRef = useRef<any>(null)
+
+  const [value, setValue] = useState(initialValue)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (typeof callbackRef.current === 'function') {
+      callbackRef.current()
+
+      callbackRef.current = null
+    }
+  }, [value])
+
+  const setValueWithCallback = (newValue: T, callback?: () => void) => {
+    callbackRef.current = callback
+
+    setValue(newValue)
+  }
+
+  return [value, setValueWithCallback]
+}
+
+export default useStateWithCallback

web/src/utils/types.ts

@@ -18,14 +18,16 @@ export interface GroupDetailsResponse extends GroupResponse {
 
 export interface PermissionResponse {
   permissionId: number
-  uri: string
+  path: string
+  type: string
   setting: string
   user?: UserResponse
   group?: GroupDetailsResponse
 }
 
 export interface RegisterPermissionPayload {
-  uri: string
+  path: string
+  type: string
   setting: string
   principalType: string
   principalId: number