usecases/auth/authorization/authorizer.go

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package authorization

import (
	"github.com/weaviate/weaviate/entities/models"
	"github.com/weaviate/weaviate/usecases/auth/authorization/adminlist"
	"github.com/weaviate/weaviate/usecases/config"
)

// Authorizer always makes a yes/no decision on a specific resource. Which
// authorization technique is used in the background (e.g. RBAC, adminlist,
// ...) is hidden through this interface
type Authorizer interface {
	Authorize(principal *models.Principal, verb, resource string) error
}

// New Authorizer based on the application-wide config
func New(cfg config.Config) Authorizer {
	if cfg.Authorization.AdminList.Enabled {
		return adminlist.New(cfg.Authorization.AdminList)
	}

	return &DummyAuthorizer{}
}

// DummyAuthorizer is a pluggable Authorizer which can be used if no specific
// authorizer is configured. It will allow every auth decision, i.e. it is
// effectively the same as "no authorization at all"
type DummyAuthorizer struct{}

// Authorize on the DummyAuthorizer will allow any subject access to any
// resource
func (d *DummyAuthorizer) Authorize(principal *models.Principal, verb, resource string) error {
	return nil
}