WIP - this is working towards the permissions system but stopping here for the night, this is currently not functional.

packages/server/src/api/controllers/accesslevel.js

@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ const CouchDB = require("../../db")
 const {
   generateAdminPermissions,
   generatePowerUserPermissions,
-  POWERUSER_LEVEL_ID,
+  BUILTIN_LEVELS,
-  ADMIN_LEVEL_ID,
+} = require("../../utilities/security/accessLevels")
-} = require("../../utilities/accessLevels")
 const {
   generateAccessLevelID,
   getAccessLevelParams,
@@ -21,13 +20,11 @@ exports.fetch = async function(ctx) {
 
   const staticAccessLevels = [
     {
-      _id: ADMIN_LEVEL_ID,
+      ...BUILTIN_LEVELS.admin,
-      name: "Admin",
       permissions: await generateAdminPermissions(ctx.user.appId),
     },
     {
-      _id: POWERUSER_LEVEL_ID,
+      ...BUILTIN_LEVELS.power,
-      name: "Power User",
       permissions: await generatePowerUserPermissions(ctx.user.appId),
     },
   ]

packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.js

@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ const CouchDB = require("../../db")
 const bcrypt = require("../../utilities/bcrypt")
 const { generateUserID, getUserParams } = require("../../db/utils")
 const {
-  POWERUSER_LEVEL_ID,
+  BUILTIN_LEVELS_IDS,
-  ADMIN_LEVEL_ID,
+} = require("../../utilities/security/accessLevels")
-} = require("../../utilities/accessLevels")
 
 exports.fetch = async function(ctx) {
   const database = new CouchDB(ctx.user.appId)
@@ -89,10 +88,7 @@ exports.find = async function(ctx) {
 
 const checkAccessLevel = async (db, accessLevelId) => {
   if (!accessLevelId) return
-  if (
+  if (BUILTIN_LEVELS_IDS.indexOf(accessLevelId) !== -1) {
-    accessLevelId === POWERUSER_LEVEL_ID ||
-    accessLevelId === ADMIN_LEVEL_ID
-  ) {
     return {
       _id: accessLevelId,
       name: accessLevelId,

packages/server/src/api/routes/accesslevel.js

@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 const Router = require("@koa/router")
 const controller = require("../controllers/accesslevel")
+const authorized = require("../../middleware/authorized")
+const { BUILDER } = require("../../utilities/security/permissions")
 
 const router = Router()
 
 router
-  .post("/api/accesslevels", controller.create)
+  .post("/api/accesslevels", authorized(BUILDER), controller.create)
-  .put("/api/accesslevels", controller.update)
+  .put("/api/accesslevels", authorized(BUILDER), controller.update)
-  .get("/api/accesslevels", controller.fetch)
+  .get("/api/accesslevels", authorized(BUILDER), controller.fetch)
-  .get("/api/accesslevels/:levelId", controller.find)
+  .get("/api/accesslevels/:levelId", authorized(BUILDER), controller.find)
-  .delete("/api/accesslevels/:levelId/:rev", controller.destroy)
+  .delete(
-  .patch("/api/accesslevels/:levelId", controller.patch)
+    "/api/accesslevels/:levelId/:rev",
+    authorized(BUILDER),
+    controller.destroy
+  )
+  .patch("/api/accesslevels/:levelId", authorized(BUILDER), controller.patch)
 
 module.exports = router

packages/server/src/api/routes/analytics.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const Router = require("@koa/router")
 const authorized = require("../../middleware/authorized")
-const { BUILDER } = require("../../utilities/accessLevels")
 const controller = require("../controllers/analytics")
+const { BUILDER } = require("../../utilities/security/permissions")
 
 const router = Router()
 

packages/server/src/api/routes/apikeys.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const Router = require("@koa/router")
 const controller = require("../controllers/apikeys")
 const authorized = require("../../middleware/authorized")
-const { BUILDER } = require("../../utilities/accessLevels")
+const { BUILDER } = require("../../utilities/security/permissions")
 
 const router = Router()
 

packages/server/src/api/routes/application.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const Router = require("@koa/router")
 const controller = require("../controllers/application")
 const authorized = require("../../middleware/authorized")
-const { BUILDER } = require("../../utilities/accessLevels")
+const { BUILDER } = require("../../utilities/security/permissions")
 
 const router = Router()
 

packages/server/src/api/routes/automation.js

@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ const Router = require("@koa/router")
 const controller = require("../controllers/automation")
 const authorized = require("../../middleware/authorized")
 const joiValidator = require("../../middleware/joi-validator")
-const { BUILDER, EXECUTE_AUTOMATION } = require("../../utilities/accessLevels")
+const {
+  BUILDER,
+  PermissionLevels,
+  PermissionTypes,
+} = require("../../utilities/security/permissions")
 const Joi = require("joi")
 
 const router = Router()
@@ -75,7 +79,7 @@ router
   )
   .post(
     "/api/automations/:id/trigger",
-    authorized(EXECUTE_AUTOMATION),
+    authorized(PermissionTypes.AUTOMATION, PermissionLevels.EXECUTE),
     controller.trigger
   )
   .delete("/api/automations/:id/:rev", authorized(BUILDER), controller.destroy)

packages/server/src/api/routes/component.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const Router = require("@koa/router")
 const controller = require("../controllers/component")
 const authorized = require("../../middleware/authorized")
-const { BUILDER } = require("../../utilities/accessLevels")
+const { BUILDER } = require("../../utilities/security/permissions")
 
 const router = Router()
 

packages/server/src/api/routes/deploy.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const Router = require("@koa/router")
 const controller = require("../controllers/deploy")
 const authorized = require("../../middleware/authorized")
-const { BUILDER } = require("../../utilities/accessLevels")
+const { BUILDER } = require("../../utilities/security/permissions")
 
 const router = Router()
 

packages/server/src/api/routes/pages.js

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const Router = require("@koa/router")
 const authorized = require("../../middleware/authorized")
-const { BUILDER } = require("../../utilities/accessLevels")
+const { BUILDER } = require("../../utilities/security/permissions")
 const controller = require("../controllers/page")
 
 const router = Router()

packages/server/src/api/routes/row.js

@@ -2,46 +2,49 @@ const Router = require("@koa/router")
 const rowController = require("../controllers/row")
 const authorized = require("../../middleware/authorized")
 const usage = require("../../middleware/usageQuota")
-const { READ_TABLE, WRITE_TABLE } = require("../../utilities/accessLevels")
+const {
+  PermissionLevels,
+  PermissionTypes,
+} = require("../../utilities/security/permissions")
 
 const router = Router()
 
 router
   .get(
     "/api/:tableId/:rowId/enrich",
-    authorized(READ_TABLE, ctx => ctx.params.tableId),
+    authorized(PermissionTypes.TABLE, PermissionLevels.READ),
     rowController.fetchEnrichedRow
   )
   .get(
     "/api/:tableId/rows",
-    authorized(READ_TABLE, ctx => ctx.params.tableId),
+    authorized(PermissionTypes.TABLE, PermissionLevels.READ),
     rowController.fetchTableRows
   )
   .get(
     "/api/:tableId/rows/:rowId",
-    authorized(READ_TABLE, ctx => ctx.params.tableId),
+    authorized(PermissionTypes.TABLE, PermissionLevels.READ),
     rowController.find
   )
   .post("/api/rows/search", rowController.search)
   .post(
     "/api/:tableId/rows",
-    authorized(WRITE_TABLE, ctx => ctx.params.tableId),
+    authorized(PermissionTypes.TABLE, PermissionLevels.WRITE),
     usage,
     rowController.save
   )
   .patch(
     "/api/:tableId/rows/:id",
-    authorized(WRITE_TABLE, ctx => ctx.params.tableId),
+    authorized(PermissionTypes.TABLE, PermissionLevels.WRITE),
     rowController.patch
   )
   .post(
     "/api/:tableId/rows/validate",
-    authorized(WRITE_TABLE, ctx => ctx.params.tableId),
+    authorized(PermissionTypes.TABLE, PermissionLevels.WRITE),
     rowController.validate
   )
   .delete(
     "/api/:tableId/rows/:rowId/:revId",
-    authorized(WRITE_TABLE, ctx => ctx.params.tableId),
+    authorized(PermissionTypes.TABLE, PermissionLevels.WRITE),
     usage,
     rowController.destroy
   )

packages/server/src/api/routes/screen.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const Router = require("@koa/router")
 const controller = require("../controllers/screen")
 const authorized = require("../../middleware/authorized")
-const { BUILDER } = require("../../utilities/accessLevels")
+const { BUILDER } = require("../../utilities/security/permissions")
 const joiValidator = require("../../middleware/joi-validator")
 const Joi = require("joi")
 

packages/server/src/api/routes/static.js

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const controller = require("../controllers/static")
 const { budibaseTempDir } = require("../../utilities/budibaseDir")
 const env = require("../../environment")
 const authorized = require("../../middleware/authorized")
-const { BUILDER } = require("../../utilities/accessLevels")
+const { BUILDER } = require("../../utilities/security/permissions")
 const usage = require("../../middleware/usageQuota")
 
 const router = Router()

packages/server/src/api/routes/table.js

@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 const Router = require("@koa/router")
 const tableController = require("../controllers/table")
 const authorized = require("../../middleware/authorized")
-const { BUILDER, READ_TABLE } = require("../../utilities/accessLevels")
+const {
+  BUILDER,
+  PermissionLevels,
+  PermissionTypes,
+} = require("../../utilities/security/permissions")
 
 const router = Router()
 
@@ -9,7 +13,7 @@ router
   .get("/api/tables", authorized(BUILDER), tableController.fetch)
   .get(
     "/api/tables/:id",
-    authorized(READ_TABLE, ctx => ctx.params.id),
+    authorized(PermissionTypes.TABLE, PermissionLevels.READ),
     tableController.find
   )
   .post("/api/tables", authorized(BUILDER), tableController.save)

packages/server/src/api/routes/templates.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const Router = require("@koa/router")
 const controller = require("../controllers/templates")
 const authorized = require("../../middleware/authorized")
-const { BUILDER } = require("../../utilities/accessLevels")
+const { BUILDER } = require("../../utilities/security/permissions")
 
 const router = Router()
 

packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/accesslevel.spec.js

@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ const {
 const {
   generateAdminPermissions,
   generatePowerUserPermissions,
-  POWERUSER_LEVEL_ID,
+  BUILTIN_LEVELS,
-  ADMIN_LEVEL_ID,
   READ_TABLE,
   WRITE_TABLE,
-} = require("../../../utilities/accessLevels")
+} = require("../../../utilities/security/accessLevels")
+const { BUILTIN_PERMISSION_NAMES } = require("../../../utilities/security/permissions")
 
 describe("/accesslevels", () => {
   let server
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ describe("/accesslevels", () => {
     it("should list custom levels, plus 2 default levels", async () => {
       const createRes = await request
         .post(`/api/accesslevels`)
-        .send({ name: "user", permissions: [ { itemId: table._id, name: READ_TABLE }] })
+        .send({ name: "user", permissions: [BUILTIN_PERMISSION_NAMES.READ_ONLY] })
         .set(defaultHeaders(appId))
         .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
         .expect(200)
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ describe("/accesslevels", () => {
 
       expect(res.body.length).toBe(3)
 
-      const adminLevel = res.body.find(r => r._id === ADMIN_LEVEL_ID)
+      const adminLevel = res.body.find(r => r._id === BUILTIN_LEVELS.admin._id)
       expect(adminLevel).toBeDefined()
       expect(adminLevel.permissions).toEqual(await generateAdminPermissions(appId))
 
-      const powerUserLevel = res.body.find(r => r._id === POWERUSER_LEVEL_ID)
+      const powerUserLevel = res.body.find(r => r._id === BUILTIN_LEVELS.power._id)
       expect(powerUserLevel).toBeDefined()
       expect(powerUserLevel.permissions).toEqual(await generatePowerUserPermissions(appId))
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ describe("/accesslevels", () => {
     it("should delete custom access level", async () => {
       const createRes = await request
         .post(`/api/accesslevels`)
-        .send({ name: "user", permissions: [ { itemId: table._id, name: READ_TABLE } ] })
+        .send({ name: "user", permissions: [BUILTIN_PERMISSION_NAMES.READ_ONLY] })
         .set(defaultHeaders(appId))
         .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
         .expect(200)
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ describe("/accesslevels", () => {
     it("should add given permissions", async () => {
       const createRes = await request
         .post(`/api/accesslevels`)
-        .send({ name: "user", permissions: [ { itemId: table._id, name: READ_TABLE }] })
+        .send({ name: "user", permissions: [BUILTIN_PERMISSION_NAMES.READ_ONLY] })
         .set(defaultHeaders(appId))
         .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
         .expect(200)

packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/couchTestUtils.js

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const {
   ANON_LEVEL_ID,
   BUILDER_LEVEL_ID,
   generateAdminPermissions,
-} = require("../../../utilities/accessLevels")
+} = require("../../../utilities/security/accessLevels")
 const packageJson = require("../../../../package")
 const jwt = require("jsonwebtoken")
 const env = require("../../../environment")

packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/user.spec.js

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const {
   POWERUSER_LEVEL_ID, 
   LIST_USERS, 
   USER_MANAGEMENT 
-} = require("../../../utilities/accessLevels")
+} = require("../../../utilities/security/accessLevels")
 
 describe("/users", () => {
   let request

packages/server/src/api/routes/user.js

@@ -1,19 +1,39 @@
 const Router = require("@koa/router")
 const controller = require("../controllers/user")
 const authorized = require("../../middleware/authorized")
-const { USER_MANAGEMENT, LIST_USERS } = require("../../utilities/accessLevels")
+const {
+  PermissionLevels,
+  PermissionTypes,
+} = require("../../utilities/security/permissions")
 const usage = require("../../middleware/usageQuota")
 
 const router = Router()
 
 router
-  .get("/api/users", authorized(LIST_USERS), controller.fetch)
+  .get(
-  .get("/api/users/:username", authorized(USER_MANAGEMENT), controller.find)
+    "/api/users",
-  .put("/api/users/", authorized(USER_MANAGEMENT), controller.update)
+    authorized(PermissionTypes.USER, PermissionLevels.READ),
-  .post("/api/users", authorized(USER_MANAGEMENT), usage, controller.create)
+    controller.fetch
+  )
+  .get(
+    "/api/users/:username",
+    authorized(PermissionTypes.USER, PermissionLevels.READ),
+    controller.find
+  )
+  .put(
+    "/api/users/",
+    authorized(PermissionTypes.USER, PermissionLevels.WRITE),
+    controller.update
+  )
+  .post(
+    "/api/users",
+    authorized(PermissionTypes.USER, PermissionLevels.WRITE),
+    usage,
+    controller.create
+  )
   .delete(
     "/api/users/:username",
-    authorized(USER_MANAGEMENT),
+    authorized(PermissionTypes.USER, PermissionLevels.WRITE),
     usage,
     controller.destroy
   )

packages/server/src/api/routes/view.js

@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ const Router = require("@koa/router")
 const viewController = require("../controllers/view")
 const rowController = require("../controllers/row")
 const authorized = require("../../middleware/authorized")
-const { BUILDER, READ_VIEW } = require("../../utilities/accessLevels")
+const {
+  BUILDER,
+  PermissionTypes,
+  PermissionLevels,
+} = require("../../utilities/security/permissions")
 const usage = require("../../middleware/usageQuota")
 
 const router = Router()
@@ -10,7 +14,7 @@ const router = Router()
 router
   .get(
     "/api/views/:viewName",
-    authorized(READ_VIEW, ctx => ctx.params.viewName),
+    authorized(PermissionTypes.VIEW, PermissionLevels.READ),
     rowController.fetchView
   )
   .get("/api/views", authorized(BUILDER), viewController.fetch)

packages/server/src/api/routes/webhook.js

@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ const Router = require("@koa/router")
 const controller = require("../controllers/webhook")
 const authorized = require("../../middleware/authorized")
 const joiValidator = require("../../middleware/joi-validator")
-const { BUILDER, EXECUTE_WEBHOOK } = require("../../utilities/accessLevels")
+const {
+  BUILDER,
+  PermissionTypes,
+  PermissionLevels,
+} = require("../../utilities/security/permissions")
 const Joi = require("joi")
 
 const router = Router()
@@ -38,7 +42,7 @@ router
   )
   .post(
     "/api/webhooks/trigger/:instance/:id",
-    authorized(EXECUTE_WEBHOOK),
+    authorized(PermissionTypes.WEBHOOK, PermissionLevels.EXECUTE),
     controller.trigger
   )
 

packages/server/src/automations/steps/createUser.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const accessLevels = require("../../utilities/accessLevels")
+const accessLevels = require("../../utilities/security/accessLevels")
 const userController = require("../../api/controllers/user")
 const env = require("../../environment")
 const usage = require("../../utilities/usageQuota")
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ module.exports.definition = {
         accessLevelId: {
           type: "string",
           title: "Access Level",
-          enum: accessLevels.ACCESS_LEVELS,
+          enum: accessLevels.BUILTIN_LEVELS,
           pretty: Object.values(accessLevels.PRETTY_ACCESS_LEVELS),
         },
       },

packages/server/src/middleware/authenticated.js

@@ -2,11 +2,8 @@ const jwt = require("jsonwebtoken")
 const STATUS_CODES = require("../utilities/statusCodes")
 const accessLevelController = require("../api/controllers/accesslevel")
 const {
-  ADMIN_LEVEL_ID,
+  BUILTIN_LEVEL_IDS,
-  POWERUSER_LEVEL_ID,
+} = require("../utilities/security/accessLevels")
-  BUILDER_LEVEL_ID,
-  ANON_LEVEL_ID,
-} = require("../utilities/accessLevels")
 const env = require("../environment")
 const { AuthTypes } = require("../constants")
 const { getAppId, getCookieName, setCookie } = require("../utilities")
@@ -74,12 +71,7 @@ module.exports = async (ctx, next) => {
  * @param {*} accessLevelId - the id of the users access level
  */
 const getAccessLevel = async (appId, accessLevelId) => {
-  if (
+  if (BUILTIN_LEVEL_IDS.indexOf(accessLevelId) !== -1) {
-    accessLevelId === POWERUSER_LEVEL_ID ||
-    accessLevelId === ADMIN_LEVEL_ID ||
-    accessLevelId === BUILDER_LEVEL_ID ||
-    accessLevelId === ANON_LEVEL_ID
-  ) {
     return {
       _id: accessLevelId,
       name: accessLevelId,

packages/server/src/middleware/authorized.js

@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
-const {
+const { BUILTIN_LEVELS } = require("../utilities/security/accessLevels")
-  adminPermissions,
+const { PermissionTypes } = require("../utilities/security/permissions")
-  ADMIN_LEVEL_ID,
-  POWERUSER_LEVEL_ID,
-  BUILDER_LEVEL_ID,
-  BUILDER,
-} = require("../utilities/accessLevels")
 const env = require("../environment")
 const { apiKeyTable } = require("../db/dynamoClient")
 const { AuthTypes } = require("../constants")
 
+const ADMIN_PERMS = [BUILTIN_LEVELS.admin._id, BUILTIN_LEVELS.builder._id]
+
 const LOCAL_PASS = new RegExp(["webhooks/trigger", "webhooks/schema"].join("|"))
 
-module.exports = (permName, getItemId) => async (ctx, next) => {
+module.exports = (permType, permLevel = null) => async (ctx, next) => {
   // webhooks can pass locally
   if (!env.CLOUD && LOCAL_PASS.test(ctx.request.url)) {
     return next()
@@ -37,7 +34,7 @@ module.exports = (permName, getItemId) => async (ctx, next) => {
   }
 
   // don't expose builder endpoints in the cloud
-  if (env.CLOUD && permName === BUILDER) return
+  if (env.CLOUD && permType === PermissionTypes.BUILDER) return
 
   if (!ctx.auth.authenticated) {
     ctx.throw(403, "Session not authenticated")
@@ -47,41 +44,18 @@ module.exports = (permName, getItemId) => async (ctx, next) => {
     ctx.throw(403, "User not found")
   }
 
-  if (ctx.user.accessLevel._id === ADMIN_LEVEL_ID) {
+  if (ADMIN_PERMS.indexOf(ctx.user.accessLevel._id) !== -1) {
     return next()
   }
 
-  if (ctx.user.accessLevel._id === BUILDER_LEVEL_ID) {
+  if (permType === PermissionTypes.BUILDER) {
-    return next()
-  }
-
-  if (permName === BUILDER) {
     ctx.throw(403, "Not Authorized")
     return
   }
 
-  const permissionId = ({ name, itemId }) => name + (itemId ? `-${itemId}` : "")
+  // TODO: Replace the old permissions system here, check whether
-
+  // user has permission to use endpoint they are trying to access
-  const thisPermissionId = permissionId({
-    name: permName,
-    itemId: getItemId && getItemId(ctx),
-  })
-
-  // power user has everything, except the admin specific perms
-  if (
-    ctx.user.accessLevel._id === POWERUSER_LEVEL_ID &&
-    !adminPermissions.map(permissionId).includes(thisPermissionId)
-  ) {
   return next()
-  }
 
-  if (
+  //ctx.throw(403, "Not Authorized")
-    ctx.user.accessLevel.permissions
-      .map(permissionId)
-      .includes(thisPermissionId)
-  ) {
-    return next()
-  }
-
-  ctx.throw(403, "Not Authorized")
 }

packages/server/src/utilities/accessLevels.js

@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-// Permissions
-module.exports.READ_TABLE = "read-table"
-module.exports.WRITE_TABLE = "write-table"
-module.exports.READ_VIEW = "read-view"
-module.exports.EXECUTE_AUTOMATION = "execute-automation"
-module.exports.EXECUTE_WEBHOOK = "execute-webhook"
-module.exports.USER_MANAGEMENT = "user-management"
-module.exports.BUILDER = "builder"
-module.exports.LIST_USERS = "list-users"
-// Access Level IDs
-module.exports.ADMIN_LEVEL_ID = "ADMIN"
-module.exports.POWERUSER_LEVEL_ID = "POWER_USER"
-module.exports.BUILDER_LEVEL_ID = "BUILDER"
-module.exports.ANON_LEVEL_ID = "ANON"
-module.exports.ACCESS_LEVELS = [
-  module.exports.ADMIN_LEVEL_ID,
-  module.exports.POWERUSER_LEVEL_ID,
-  module.exports.BUILDER_LEVEL_ID,
-  module.exports.ANON_LEVEL_ID,
-]
-module.exports.PRETTY_ACCESS_LEVELS = {
-  [module.exports.ADMIN_LEVEL_ID]: "Admin",
-  [module.exports.POWERUSER_LEVEL_ID]: "Power user",
-  [module.exports.BUILDER_LEVEL_ID]: "Builder",
-}
-module.exports.adminPermissions = [
-  {
-    name: module.exports.USER_MANAGEMENT,
-  },
-]
-
-// to avoid circular dependencies this is included later, after exporting all enums
-const permissions = require("./permissions")
-module.exports.generateAdminPermissions = permissions.generateAdminPermissions
-module.exports.generatePowerUserPermissions =
-  permissions.generatePowerUserPermissions

packages/server/src/utilities/builder/setBuilderToken.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { BUILDER_LEVEL_ID } = require("../accessLevels")
+const { BUILDER_LEVEL_ID } = require("../security/accessLevels")
 const env = require("../../environment")
 const CouchDB = require("../../db")
 const jwt = require("jsonwebtoken")

packages/server/src/utilities/permissions.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const viewController = require("../api/controllers/view")
 const tableController = require("../api/controllers/table")
 const automationController = require("../api/controllers/automation")
-const accessLevels = require("./accessLevels")
+const accessLevels = require("./security/accessLevels")
 
 // this has been broken out to reduce risk of circular dependency from utilities, no enums defined here
 const generateAdminPermissions = async appId => [

packages/server/src/utilities/security/accessLevels.js

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+const { DocumentTypes, SEPARATOR } = require("../../db/utils")
+
+function makeAccessLevelId(baseId) {
+  return `${DocumentTypes.ACCESS_LEVEL}${SEPARATOR}${baseId}`
+}
+
+// Permissions
+exports.READ_TABLE = "read-table"
+exports.WRITE_TABLE = "write-table"
+exports.READ_VIEW = "read-view"
+exports.EXECUTE_AUTOMATION = "execute-automation"
+exports.EXECUTE_WEBHOOK = "execute-webhook"
+exports.USER_MANAGEMENT = "user-management"
+exports.BUILDER = "builder"
+exports.LIST_USERS = "list-users"
+// Access Level IDs
+exports.ADMIN_LEVEL_ID = "ADMIN"
+exports.POWERUSER_LEVEL_ID = "POWER_USER"
+exports.BUILDER_LEVEL_ID = "BUILDER"
+exports.ANON_LEVEL_ID = "ANON"
+exports.BUILTIN_LEVELS = {
+  admin: { _id: makeAccessLevelId("ADMIN"), name: "Admin" },
+  power: { _id: makeAccessLevelId("POWER_USER"), name: "Power user" },
+  builder: { _id: makeAccessLevelId("BUILDER"), name: "Builder" },
+  anon: { _id: makeAccessLevelId("ANON"), name: "Anonymous" },
+}
+exports.BUILTIN_LEVEL_IDS = Object.values(exports.BUILTIN_LEVELS).map(
+  level => level._id
+)
+exports.PRETTY_ACCESS_LEVELS = {
+  [exports.ADMIN_LEVEL_ID]: "Admin",
+  [exports.POWERUSER_LEVEL_ID]: "Power user",
+  [exports.BUILDER_LEVEL_ID]: "Builder",
+}
+exports.adminPermissions = [
+  {
+    name: exports.USER_MANAGEMENT,
+  },
+]
+
+// to avoid circular dependencies this is included later, after exporting all enums
+const permissions = require("../permissions")
+exports.generateAdminPermissions = permissions.generateAdminPermissions
+exports.generatePowerUserPermissions = permissions.generatePowerUserPermissions

packages/server/src/utilities/security/permissions.js

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+const { flatten } = require("lodash")
+
+exports.READ_TABLE = "read-table"
+exports.WRITE_TABLE = "write-table"
+exports.READ_VIEW = "read-view"
+exports.EXECUTE_AUTOMATION = "execute-automation"
+exports.EXECUTE_WEBHOOK = "execute-webhook"
+exports.USER_MANAGEMENT = "user-management"
+exports.BUILDER = "builder"
+exports.LIST_USERS = "list-users"
+
+const PermissionLevels = {
+  READ: "read",
+  WRITE: "write",
+  EXECUTE: "execute",
+  ADMIN: "admin",
+}
+
+const PermissionTypes = {
+  TABLE: "table",
+  USER: "user",
+  AUTOMATION: "automation",
+  WEBHOOK: "webhook",
+  BUILDER: "builder",
+  VIEW: "view",
+}
+
+function Permission(type, level) {
+  this.level = level
+  this.type = type
+}
+
+/**
+ * Given the specified permission level for the user return the levels they are allowed to carry out.
+ * @param {string} userPermLevel The permission level of the user.
+ * @return {string[]} All the permission levels this user is allowed to carry out.
+ */
+function getAllowedLevels(userPermLevel) {
+  switch (userPermLevel) {
+    case PermissionLevels.READ:
+      return [PermissionLevels.READ]
+    case PermissionLevels.WRITE:
+      return [PermissionLevels.READ, PermissionLevels.WRITE]
+    case PermissionLevels.EXECUTE:
+      return [PermissionLevels.EXECUTE]
+    case PermissionLevels.ADMIN:
+      return [
+        PermissionLevels.READ,
+        PermissionLevels.WRITE,
+        PermissionLevels.EXECUTE,
+      ]
+    default:
+      return []
+  }
+}
+
+// TODO: need to expand on this
+exports.BUILTIN_PERMISSION_NAMES = {
+  READ_ONLY: "read_only",
+  WRITE: "write",
+}
+
+exports.BUILTIN_PERMISSIONS = {
+  READ_ONLY: {
+    name: exports.BUILTIN_PERMISSION_NAMES.READ_ONLY,
+    permissions: [
+      new Permission(PermissionTypes.TABLE, PermissionLevels.READ),
+      new Permission(PermissionTypes.VIEW, PermissionLevels.READ),
+    ],
+  },
+  WRITE: {
+    name: exports.BUILTIN_PERMISSION_NAMES.WRITE,
+    permissions: [
+      new Permission(PermissionTypes.TABLE, PermissionLevels.WRITE),
+      new Permission(PermissionTypes.VIEW, PermissionLevels.READ),
+    ],
+  },
+}
+
+exports.doesHavePermission = (permType, permLevel, userPermissionNames) => {
+  const builtins = Object.values(exports.BUILTIN_PERMISSIONS)
+  let permissions = flatten(
+    builtins
+      .filter(builtin => userPermissionNames.indexOf(builtin.name) !== -1)
+      .map(builtin => builtin.permissions)
+  )
+  for (let permission of permissions) {
+    if (
+      permission.type === permType &&
+      getAllowedLevels(permission.level).indexOf(permLevel) !== -1
+    ) {
+      return true
+    }
+  }
+  return false
+}
+
+// utility as a lot of things need simply the builder permission
+exports.BUILDER = PermissionTypes.BUILDER
+exports.PermissionTypes = PermissionTypes
+exports.PermissionLevels = PermissionLevels