bella

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A API Authentication for node.js

Getting Started

Install the module with: npm install bella

var bella = require('bella');
//Express.js
app.configure(function() {
  app.use(bella.init(mongoose, {connection: conn, uri: dbUri, status: true, model: userModel}));
  app.use(bella.authenticate('user'));
});

Documentation

.init(mongoose, options)

Parameter: mongoose Type: Object Example: var mongoose = require('mongoose');

Parameter: options Type: Object Example: {connection: conn, status: true, model: userModel}

  • connection: Mongoose connection
  • uri: Database uri e.g: mongo://localhost/belladb
  • status: if true required a property status with the value true
  • model: your custom mongoose user model

The init is method responsible for initiating the module and set the Schema and create a model to be used by other methods.

How to use this method

app.configure(function() {
  app.use(bella.init(mongoose, {connection: conn, uri: dbUri, status: true, model: userModel}));
});

.create(user, ip, domain, cb)

Parameter: user Type: ObjectID Example: 5349788398020b89c53c4297

Parameter: permissions Type: Array Example: ['create_article']

Parameter: ip Type: String Example: 127.0.0.1

Parameter: domain Type: String Example: example.com

Parameter: cb Type: Function Example: function(err, access_token) {};

The create is method responsible for creating the access_tokens to be used by the authentication system.

How to use this method

bella.create(req.user, ['create_article'], '127.0.0.1', 'example.com', function(err, access_token) {
   console.log('Token: ' + access_token);
});

.remove(access_token, cb)

Parameter: access_token Type: String

Parameter: cb Type: Function Example: function(err, access_token) {};

The 'remove' method is responsible for removing users

How to use this method

bella.remove('YOUR ACCESS TOKEN', function(err, access_token) {
   console.log('Token: ' + access_token + 'Deleted');
 });

.authenticate(permission)

Parameter: permission Type: String Example: create_article

The authenticate method is responsible for authenticating access the API. Only users with Access Token, Domain, and IP authenticated can access the API.

How to use this method

app.configure(function() {
   app.use(bella.init(mongoose, {connection: conn, uri: dbUri, status: true, model: userModel}));
   app.use(bella.authenticate('create_article'));
});
 
  //OR
 
app.get('/users', bella.authenticate('create_article'), ctrl);

Contributing

Please submit all issues and pull requests to the chrisenytc/bella repository!

Support

If you have any problem or suggestion please open an issue here.

License

The MIT License

Copyright (c) 2014, Christopher EnyTC

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

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