[Bug]: Wildcard permissions (*) fail when user has empty permissions array

[iqbalhasandev]

What happened?

Bug Description:
When a user has no permissions (empty array) or when permissions are manually passed as an empty array, wildcard patterns like * don't work as expected. This breaks the intended behavior where certain components should be visible to all users regardless of their permission status.

Expected Behavior:

• <Can permission="*">Dashboard</Can> should show the Dashboard for all users, even those with no permissions
• Wildcard patterns should match when user has empty permissions array

Current Behavior:

• <Can permission="*">Dashboard</Can> is hidden when user has no permissions
• Wildcard patterns return false for users with empty permissions

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Set user permissions to empty array: []
2. Use <Can permission="*">Content</Can>
3. Content is not displayed

Environment:

• Package version: 1.1.1
• React/Inertia.js application

How to reproduce the bug

// ...existing code...
/**

• Check if user has a simple permission pattern (no logical operators)
  */
  const checkSimplePermissionPattern = (pattern: string): boolean => {
  // Handle boolean literals
  if (pattern.trim() === 'true') return true;
  if (pattern.trim() === 'false') return false;

// Special case: if pattern is just '*', it should match for all users
// including those with empty permissions (universal access)
if (pattern.trim() === '*') return true;

// Convert pattern to regex for simple patterns
let regexPattern = pattern
  .replace(/\./g, '\\.') // Escape dots
  .replace(/\*/g, '.*') // * becomes .*
  .replace(/\?/g, '.'); // ? becomes .

// Ensure exact match (anchor start and end)
regexPattern = `^${regexPattern}$`;

const regex = new RegExp(regexPattern);
return userPermissions.some(permission => regex.test(permission));

};
// ...existing code...

Package Version

v1.1.1

Node.js Version

latest

React Version

latest

Inertia.js Version

latest

TypeScript Version (if applicable)

latest

Which operating systems does this happen with?

Linux

Notes

No response