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BasePermission class

This is the reference for the main object BasePermission that contains all the parameters, attributes and functions.

esmerald.BasePermission

BasePermission class object. The entry-point for all permissions used by `Esmerald.

When creating a permission or a set of permissions for the application, those must inherit from the BasePermission and implement the has_permission.

Example

from esmerald import BasePermission, Request
from esmerald.types import APIGateHandler


class IsProjectAllowed(BasePermission):
    '''
    Permission to validate if has access to a given project
    '''

    async def has_permission(self, request: "Request", apiview: "APIGateHandler"):
        allow_project = request.headers.get("allow_access")
        return bool(allow_project)

has_permission

has_permission(request, apiview)

Mandatory functionality and entry-point for verifying if the resource is available or not.

The has_permission can be both sync and async depending of the needs of application.

PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
request

The request object being passed through the request.

TYPE: Request

apiview

A handler usually corresponding the level where the permission is placed.

TYPE: APIGateHandler

RETURNS DESCRIPTION
bool

Boolean indicating if has or not permission to access the specific resource.

Example with async

from esmerald import BasePermission, Request
from esmerald.types import APIGateHandler


class IsProjectAllowed(BasePermission):
    '''
    Permission to validate if has access to a given project
    '''

    async def has_permission(self, request: "Request", apiview: "APIGateHandler") -> bool:
        allow_project = request.headers.get("allow_access")
        return bool(allow_project)

Example with sync

from esmerald import BasePermission, Request
from esmerald.types import APIGateHandler


class IsProjectAllowed(BasePermission):
    '''
    Permission to validate if has access to a given project
    '''

    def has_permission(self, request: "Request", apiview: "APIGateHandler") -> bool:
        allow_project = request.headers.get("allow_access")
        return bool(allow_project)
Source code in esmerald/permissions/base.py
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def has_permission(
    self,
    request: Annotated[
        "Request",
        Doc(
            """
            The request object being passed through the request.
            """
        ),
    ],
    apiview: Annotated[
        "APIGateHandler",
        Doc(
            """
            A [handler](https://esmerald.dev/routing/handlers/) usually
            corresponding the [level](https://esmerald.dev/application/levels/)
            where the permission is placed.
            """
        ),
    ],
) -> bool:
    """
    **Mandatory** functionality and entry-point for verifying
    if the resource is available or not.

    The `has_permission` can be both `sync` and `async` depending
    of the needs of application.

    Returns:
        Boolean indicating if has or not permission to access the specific resource.

    **Example with `async`**

    ```python
    from esmerald import BasePermission, Request
    from esmerald.types import APIGateHandler


    class IsProjectAllowed(BasePermission):
        '''
        Permission to validate if has access to a given project
        '''

        async def has_permission(self, request: "Request", apiview: "APIGateHandler") -> bool:
            allow_project = request.headers.get("allow_access")
            return bool(allow_project)
    ```

    **Example with `sync`**

    ```python
    from esmerald import BasePermission, Request
    from esmerald.types import APIGateHandler


    class IsProjectAllowed(BasePermission):
        '''
        Permission to validate if has access to a given project
        '''

        def has_permission(self, request: "Request", apiview: "APIGateHandler") -> bool:
            allow_project = request.headers.get("allow_access")
            return bool(allow_project)
    ```
    """
    return True