Possible to change reserved words?

[amrap030]

Hello, I would like to know if it is possible to change the reserved word manage to a different one, so that the new word has the same behavior as the actual manage and manage will then work as any other word?

[stalniy]

Yes, it’s possible: https://github.com/stalniy/casl/blob/master/packages/casl-ability/src/RuleIndex.ts#L18

[stalniy]

const a = new Ability([
  { action: “*”, subject:”*” }
], {
 anyAction: “*”, 
anySubject: “*”
})

a.can(“*”, ”*”) // true

[amrap030]

Hmm doesn't work for me. I have the following code:

import { Ability } from '@casl/ability';

export let ability = new Ability([], {
  anyAction: 'handle',
});

// in a different file
import { ability } from '@/frontend/helpers/iam/permissions/casl-abilities.js';

const rules = [
    {
        "action": [
            "manage",
            "view"
        ],
        "subject": "Process"
    },
    {
        "action": [
            "manage"
        ],
        "subject": "Process",
        "conditions": {
            "id": {
                "$in": [
                    "_dcc316cc-67a1-4b7a-929b-831e73b06f2a"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
]
ability.update(rules);
console.log(ability.can('share', 'Process')); // -> this results into true, but I expect it to be false, as I changed anyAction to "handle"

[stalniy]

Works in @casl/ability@5.4.3:

import { Ability } from "@casl/ability";

const ability = new Ability([], {
  anyAction: 'handle',
});

ability.update([{ action: "handle", subject: "Process"}]);
console.log(ability.can('read', 'Process')); // true

[amrap030]

Thank you @stalniy it works now. It was an issue with the version, I actually thought that I have installed the latest version. Now I have anyAction as handle and I would like to create an alias for manage, because it is not anymore working for anyAction. However, creating an alias is still not allowed, even if anyAction has changed.

[stalniy]

https://github.com/stalniy/casl/blob/master/packages/casl-ability/src/utils.ts#L111

createAliasResolver also accept options. You need to pass anyAction inside as well