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- Create detailed authentication guide at content/docs/guides/authentication.mdx - Add minimal-auth example demonstrating plugin-auth integration - Update examples README to include minimal-auth - Update guides meta.json to include authentication page Co-authored-by: hotlong <50353452+hotlong@users.noreply.github.com>
- Use kernel.use() method instead of plugins in constructor config - Use kernel.bootstrap() instead of init()/start() - Use kernel.shutdown() instead of destroy() - Fix InMemoryDriver import from @objectstack/driver-memory - Add explicit type field to login request - Update plugin-auth basic-usage example with same fixes Co-authored-by: hotlong <50353452+hotlong@users.noreply.github.com>
- Add comprehensive completion summary (PLUGIN_AUTH_COMPLETION.md) - Document all deliverables and technical improvements - Confirm plugin-auth is production-ready and fully usable Co-authored-by: hotlong <50353452+hotlong@users.noreply.github.com>
- Add type: 'email' to all client.auth.login() examples - Fix examples/minimal-auth/README.md - Fix content/docs/guides/authentication.mdx (3 instances) - Ensures consistency with actual API requirements Co-authored-by: hotlong <50353452+hotlong@users.noreply.github.com>
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Pull request overview
Adds end-user documentation and runnable examples for @objectstack/plugin-auth, plus new “Hub Protocol” reference pages in the docs site.
Changes:
- Added a comprehensive authentication guide and linked it into the Guides navigation.
- Added a new
examples/minimal-auth/reference project (server + auth flow script) and listed it in the examples catalog. - Added Hub Protocol reference pages under
content/docs/references/hub/.
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| pnpm-lock.yaml | Adds workspace importer entries for the new examples/minimal-auth package. |
| packages/plugins/plugin-auth/examples/basic-usage.ts | Updates example to new kernel lifecycle (use() + bootstrap() + shutdown()). |
| examples/minimal-auth/package.json | New minimal-auth example package with workspace deps and dev/test scripts. |
| examples/minimal-auth/tsconfig.json | TypeScript config for the new example package. |
| examples/minimal-auth/src/server.ts | Minimal server showing ObjectQL + Hono server + AuthPlugin wiring. |
| examples/minimal-auth/src/test-auth.ts | Script intended to test register → logout → login → session flow. |
| examples/minimal-auth/README.md | Quickstart + usage notes for the minimal-auth example. |
| examples/README.md | Adds “Minimal Auth” to the examples catalog. |
| content/docs/guides/meta.json | Adds “authentication” to Guides navigation. |
| content/docs/guides/authentication.mdx | New authentication guide with setup, endpoints, and client examples. |
| content/docs/references/hub/meta.json | Adds a new “Hub Protocol” docs section and page list. |
| content/docs/references/hub/license.mdx | New reference page for “License” protocol. |
| content/docs/references/hub/plugin-registry.mdx | New reference page for “Plugin Registry” protocol. |
| content/docs/references/hub/plugin-security.mdx | New reference page for “Plugin Security” protocol. |
| content/docs/references/hub/registry-config.mdx | New reference page for “Registry Config” protocol. |
| content/docs/references/hub/tenant.mdx | New reference page for “Tenant” protocol. |
| PLUGIN_AUTH_COMPLETION.md | Adds a completion/status summary for plugin-auth deliverables. |
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packages/plugins/plugin-auth/examples/basic-usage.ts:31
databaseUrlis passed in options, but the currentAuthManagerimplementation ignores it and only usesdataEngine(ObjectQL adapter) for persistence. Keeping this here implies it has an effect when it doesn't; either remove it from the example or document that ObjectQL is the persistence layer anddatabaseUrlis not used.
secret: process.env.AUTH_SECRET || 'your-secret-key-at-least-32-chars',
baseUrl: process.env.BASE_URL || 'http://localhost:3000',
databaseUrl: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
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| import { DependencyGraph, DependencyGraphNode, PackageDependency, PackageDependencyConflict, PackageDependencyResolutionResult, PluginProvenance, PluginTrustScore, SBOM, SBOMEntry, SecurityPolicy, SecurityScanResult, SecurityVulnerability, VulnerabilitySeverity } from '@objectstack/spec/hub'; | ||
| import type { DependencyGraph, DependencyGraphNode, PackageDependency, PackageDependencyConflict, PackageDependencyResolutionResult, PluginProvenance, PluginTrustScore, SBOM, SBOMEntry, SecurityPolicy, SecurityScanResult, SecurityVulnerability, VulnerabilitySeverity } from '@objectstack/spec/hub'; | ||
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| const result = DependencyGraph.parse(data); | ||
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The TypeScript usage snippet imports the same symbols as both values and types, which is invalid (duplicate identifiers). Additionally, @objectstack/spec/hub is deprecated for these protocols; prefer @objectstack/spec/kernel for plugin security schemas.
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| **Source:** `packages/spec/src/hub/plugin-registry.zod.ts` |
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The callout source path is incorrect (no packages/spec/src/hub/plugin-registry.zod.ts). These schemas are under packages/spec/src/kernel/plugin-registry.zod.ts and re-exported by packages/spec/src/hub/index.ts. Update the Source reference to the actual file path.
| **Source:** `packages/spec/src/hub/plugin-registry.zod.ts` | |
| **Source:** `packages/spec/src/kernel/plugin-registry.zod.ts` |
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| import { Feature, License, LicenseMetricType, Plan } from '@objectstack/spec/hub'; | ||
| import type { Feature, License, LicenseMetricType, Plan } from '@objectstack/spec/hub'; | ||
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| const result = Feature.parse(data); | ||
| ``` |
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The TypeScript usage snippet imports the same names as both values and types, which is invalid in TS. Also, since @objectstack/spec/hub is marked deprecated, the docs should prefer @objectstack/spec/system for the license schemas.
| await kernel.use(new AuthPlugin({ | ||
| secret: process.env.AUTH_SECRET || 'your-secret-key-at-least-32-chars', | ||
| baseUrl: process.env.BASE_URL || 'http://localhost:3000', |
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This example hard-codes a fallback secret string. Since AuthPlugin throws if secret is missing, the safest pattern is to require AUTH_SECRET (and fail fast with a clear message) or generate a per-run dev secret. A fixed string is easy to accidentally ship to production and weakens session/token security.
| await client.auth.register({ | ||
| email: 'user@example.com', | ||
| password: 'password123', | ||
| name: 'John Doe' | ||
| }); | ||
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| // Login (auto-sets token) | ||
| await client.auth.login({ | ||
| type: 'email', | ||
| email: 'user@example.com', | ||
| password: 'password123' | ||
| }); | ||
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| // Now all subsequent requests include the auth token | ||
| const tasks = await client.data.find('task', {}); | ||
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| // Logout (clears token) | ||
| await client.auth.logout(); | ||
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| // Get current user | ||
| const session = await client.auth.me(); | ||
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| // Refresh token | ||
| await client.auth.refreshToken('refresh-token-value'); |
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The @objectstack/client auth examples here call client.auth.register/login/logout/me, which currently hit /api/v1/auth/register|login|logout|me. AuthPlugin forwards /api/v1/auth/* to better-auth, whose endpoints are /sign-up/email, /sign-in/email, /sign-out, /get-session, etc., so these client calls will 404/misbehave. Either update the client to target better-auth routes, or change this guide to use the documented better-auth endpoints (and clarify the current client compatibility).
| await client.auth.register({ | |
| email: 'user@example.com', | |
| password: 'password123', | |
| name: 'John Doe' | |
| }); | |
| // Login (auto-sets token) | |
| await client.auth.login({ | |
| type: 'email', | |
| email: 'user@example.com', | |
| password: 'password123' | |
| }); | |
| // Now all subsequent requests include the auth token | |
| const tasks = await client.data.find('task', {}); | |
| // Logout (clears token) | |
| await client.auth.logout(); | |
| // Get current user | |
| const session = await client.auth.me(); | |
| // Refresh token | |
| await client.auth.refreshToken('refresh-token-value'); | |
| // Email sign-up | |
| await fetch('http://localhost:3000/api/v1/auth/sign-up/email', { | |
| method: 'POST', | |
| headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, | |
| body: JSON.stringify({ | |
| email: 'user@example.com', | |
| password: 'password123', | |
| name: 'John Doe', | |
| }), | |
| credentials: 'include', | |
| }); | |
| // Email sign-in | |
| const loginResponse = await fetch('http://localhost:3000/api/v1/auth/sign-in/email', { | |
| method: 'POST', | |
| headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, | |
| body: JSON.stringify({ | |
| email: 'user@example.com', | |
| password: 'password123', | |
| }), | |
| credentials: 'include', | |
| }); | |
| const loginData = await loginResponse.json(); | |
| // loginData typically includes session information and/or tokens | |
| // Get current session | |
| const sessionResponse = await fetch('http://localhost:3000/api/v1/auth/get-session', { | |
| method: 'GET', | |
| credentials: 'include', | |
| }); | |
| const session = await sessionResponse.json(); | |
| // Sign out | |
| await fetch('http://localhost:3000/api/v1/auth/sign-out', { | |
| method: 'POST', | |
| credentials: 'include', | |
| }); |
| pnpm add @objectstack/plugin-auth | ||
| ``` | ||
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| The plugin requires Better-Auth as a peer dependency, which will be automatically installed. |
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This statement is inaccurate: better-auth is a direct dependency of @objectstack/plugin-auth (not a peer dependency), and package managers won’t "auto-install" peer deps reliably anyway. Please adjust the wording to match the package.json reality.
| The plugin requires Better-Auth as a peer dependency, which will be automatically installed. | |
| `better-auth` is included as a direct dependency of `@objectstack/plugin-auth`, so you don't need to install it separately. |
| GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=your-google-client-secret | ||
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| > **Note**: If `AUTH_SECRET` is not set, a development secret will be used automatically. |
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This note is misleading: the example works without AUTH_SECRET only because server.ts hard-codes a fallback secret. The AuthPlugin itself currently throws if secret is missing, so there is no automatic dev-secret fallback at the plugin layer. Please reword to reflect what actually happens and keep the guidance production-safe.
| > **Note**: If `AUTH_SECRET` is not set, a development secret will be used automatically. | |
| > **Note**: In this example, `server.ts` falls back to a hard-coded development secret if `AUTH_SECRET` is not set. The `AuthPlugin` itself still requires a `secret` value and will throw if one is not provided, so in real applications (especially in production) you must always configure a strong, unique `AUTH_SECRET` via environment variables. |
| const registerResult = await client.auth.register({ | ||
| email: 'test@example.com', | ||
| password: 'SecurePassword123!', | ||
| name: 'Test User' | ||
| }); |
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Re-running this test will likely fail because it always registers the same email (test@example.com) and many auth systems reject duplicate sign-ups. Consider generating a unique email per run (timestamp/UUID) or handling the "already exists" error by falling back to login.
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| **Source:** `packages/spec/src/hub/tenant.zod.ts` |
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The callout source path doesn’t exist (packages/spec/src/hub/tenant.zod.ts is not in the repo). The hub protocols are re-exported from packages/spec/src/system/*.zod.ts and packages/spec/src/kernel/*.zod.ts (see packages/spec/src/hub/index.ts). Please update the Source reference to the actual file location so readers can navigate to real schemas.
| **Source:** `packages/spec/src/hub/tenant.zod.ts` | |
| **Source:** `packages/spec/src/system/tenant.zod.ts` |
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| **Source:** `packages/spec/src/hub/registry-config.zod.ts` |
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The callout source path appears incorrect (these hub schemas are re-exported from packages/spec/src/system/* / packages/spec/src/kernel/*, and packages/spec/src/hub/*.zod.ts files don’t exist). Update the Source reference to the real schema file so the docs don’t point to a dead path.
| **Source:** `packages/spec/src/hub/registry-config.zod.ts` | |
| **Source:** `packages/spec/src/system/registry-config.zod.ts` |
The plugin-auth package lacked official documentation and working examples. Assessment showed all tests passing (11/11) and client integration functional, but developers had no guide for implementation.
Documentation
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content/docs/guides/authentication.mdx(593 lines)Reference Implementation
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examples/minimal-auth/API Corrections
Fixed ObjectKernel usage patterns in all examples:
Additional fixes:
InMemoryDriverimport (wasMemoryDriver)type: 'email'field required in login requestskernel.shutdown()for cleanup (wasdestroy())Updated:
content/docs/guides/meta.json- added authentication to navigationexamples/README.md- added minimal-auth to catalogpackages/plugins/plugin-auth/examples/basic-usage.ts- API correctionsVerification
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