Use better-auth's universal handler instead of manual API wrappers#581
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Co-authored-by: hotlong <50353452+hotlong@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: hotlong <50353452+hotlong@users.noreply.github.com>
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Pull request overview
This PR updates @objectstack/plugin-auth to integrate better-auth using its universal handler(Request) -> Response pattern, replacing the prior per-endpoint wrapper approach and routing everything through a single wildcard route.
Changes:
- Replace manual auth endpoint wrappers with
AuthManager.handleRequest(request)delegating directly toauth.handler(). - Switch
AuthPluginroute registration from individual endpoints to a single wildcard route (/api/v1/auth/*) with URL path rewriting before forwarding. - Update docs/examples/tests to reflect the forwarding-based integration and available better-auth endpoints.
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| File | Description |
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| pnpm-lock.yaml | Lockfile updates reflecting dependency resolution changes (notably drizzle-orm version). |
| packages/plugins/plugin-auth/src/auth-plugin.ts | Implements wildcard route forwarding and URL rewrite; adds runtime requirement for getRawApp(). |
| packages/plugins/plugin-auth/src/auth-plugin.test.ts | Updates tests to expect wildcard registration via getRawApp().all(...). |
| packages/plugins/plugin-auth/src/auth-manager.ts | Removes placeholder endpoint wrappers; adds handleRequest() and exposes api getter. |
| packages/plugins/plugin-auth/examples/basic-usage.ts | Updates example output to list better-auth endpoints under /api/v1/auth/*. |
| packages/plugins/plugin-auth/README.md | Updates documentation to describe wildcard forwarding and better-auth endpoints. |
| packages/plugins/plugin-auth/ARCHITECTURE.md | Adds rationale/architecture doc for direct forwarding approach. |
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| // Return error response | ||
| return new Response( | ||
| JSON.stringify({ | ||
| success: false, | ||
| error: err.message, |
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The catch-all error handler returns err.message to the client. For auth endpoints this can leak internal details (e.g., adapter errors, stack-adjacent messages). Prefer returning a generic message (and/or an error code / request id) while keeping the detailed error only in logs; optionally gate detailed messages behind an explicit dev/debug flag.
| // Return error response | |
| return new Response( | |
| JSON.stringify({ | |
| success: false, | |
| error: err.message, | |
| // Return generic error response to avoid leaking internal details | |
| return new Response( | |
| JSON.stringify({ | |
| success: false, | |
| error: 'Internal authentication error', |
| expect(mockContext.getService).toHaveBeenCalledWith('http-server'); | ||
| expect(mockHttpServer.post).toHaveBeenCalled(); | ||
| expect(mockHttpServer.get).toHaveBeenCalled(); | ||
| expect(mockHttpServer.getRawApp).toHaveBeenCalled(); | ||
| expect(mockRawApp.all).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/v1/auth/*', expect.any(Function)); | ||
| expect(mockContext.logger.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith( |
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Current tests only assert that the wildcard route is registered, but they don't exercise the forwarded handler logic (especially the URL/path rewrite) or the new failure mode when getRawApp() is missing. Consider capturing the handler passed to mockRawApp.all and adding assertions that it rewrites /api/v1/auth/... to the expected better-auth path, and add a test that start() throws with the intended message when getRawApp is not available.
| ### Production Ready Features | ||
| - ✅ **Email/Password Authentication** - Handled by better-auth | ||
| - ✅ **OAuth Providers** - Configured via `providers` option | ||
| - ✅ **Session Management** - Automatic session handling | ||
| - ✅ **Password Reset** - Email-based password reset flow |
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The README labels several items as "Production Ready Features", but AuthManager.createDatabaseConfig() is still an in-memory placeholder and warns that the adapter integration isn't complete. Until persistence/session storage is implemented, describing the plugin as production-ready (especially for sessions, password reset, etc.) is misleading; consider rewording this section to clarify the current limitations and what is actually production-ready today.
| ```typescript | ||
| // All requests under /api/v1/auth/* are forwarded to better-auth | ||
| rawApp.all('/api/v1/auth/*', async (c) => { | ||
| const request = c.req.raw; // Web standard Request |
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The Architecture snippet shows forwarding c.req.raw directly into authManager.handleRequest(request), but the actual implementation rewrites the URL path (strips basePath) before forwarding. This doc/code mismatch may confuse users trying to replicate the integration; update the snippet (and/or add a brief note explaining why the rewrite is needed when mounting under /api/v1/auth).
| const request = c.req.raw; // Web standard Request | |
| const basePath = '/api/v1/auth'; | |
| // better-auth expects paths like `/sign-in`, not `/api/v1/auth/sign-in`, | |
| // so we strip the mounted basePath before forwarding the request. | |
| const originalUrl = new URL(c.req.url); | |
| const strippedPathname = originalUrl.pathname.replace(basePath, '') || '/'; | |
| const rewrittenUrl = new URL(strippedPathname + originalUrl.search, originalUrl.origin); | |
| // Create a new Request with the rewritten URL, preserving the original request details | |
| const request = new Request(rewrittenUrl, c.req.raw); |
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| - [Better-Auth Documentation](https://www.better-auth.com/docs) | ||
| - [PR #580](https://github.com/objectstack-ai/spec/pull/580) - Initial better-auth integration | ||
| - Analysis Document: `/tmp/better-auth-approach-analysis.md` |
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This references an analysis document under /tmp/..., which won’t exist for readers of the repo and can’t be accessed in most environments. Consider removing this reference or replacing it with a committed document/link in the repository (issue, PR comment permalink, or a file in this package).
| - Analysis Document: `/tmp/better-auth-approach-analysis.md` | |
| - Architectural analysis: Captured in this document and in PR #580 discussion |
| // Register wildcard route to forward all auth requests to better-auth | ||
| // Better-auth expects requests at its baseURL, so we need to preserve the full path | ||
| rawApp.all(`${basePath}/*`, async (c: any) => { | ||
| try { |
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basePath is interpolated directly into the wildcard route (rawApp.all(${basePath}/*, ...)). If a caller configures basePath with a trailing slash (e.g. /api/v1/auth/), this becomes /api/v1/auth//* and may not match requests. Consider normalizing basePath (trim trailing /, ensure leading /) once before registering the route and using that normalized value for both routing and path stripping.
PR #580 implemented manual wrapper methods for each auth endpoint. Better-auth provides a universal handler designed for this use case.
Changes
AuthManager - Replaced manual API wrappers with direct handler delegation:
login,register,logout, etc.)handleRequest(request: Request): Promise<Response>that forwards toauth.handler()apigetter for programmatic access to better-auth methodsAuthPlugin - Switched from individual routes to wildcard routing:
basePath/*/api/v1/auth/sign-in/email→/sign-in/emailfor better-auth compatibilitygetRawApp()wildcard support)Implementation
Impact
Documentation
ARCHITECTURE.mdexplaining the decision rationaleREADME.mdwith better-auth endpoint documentationOriginal prompt
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