Reworked actions to be lists of parts, and added wildcards for both multi-level and single-level

graph_test.go

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (t * GraphTester) CheckForNone(listener *ListenerExt, str string) {
 const SimpleListenerNodeType = NodeType("SIMPLE_LISTENER")
 
 func NewSimpleListener(ctx *Context, buffer int) (*Node, *ListenerExt) {
-  policy := NewAllNodesPolicy([]Action{Action("status")})
+  policy := NewAllNodesPolicy(Actions{MakeAction("status")})
   listener_extension := NewListenerExt(buffer)
   listener := NewNode(ctx,
                       RandID(),

lockable_test.go

@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ func lockableTestContext(t *testing.T, logs []string) *Context {
 }
 
 
-var link_policy = NewAllNodesPolicy([]Action{Action(LinkSignalType), Action(StatusSignalType)})
+//TODO: add new finer grained signals, and probably add wildcards to not have to deal with annoying acl policies
-var lock_policy = NewAllNodesPolicy([]Action{Action(LockSignalType)})
+var link_policy = NewAllNodesPolicy(Actions{MakeAction(LinkSignalType, "*"), MakeAction(StatusSignalType, "+")})
+var lock_policy = NewAllNodesPolicy(Actions{MakeAction(LockSignalType, "*")})
 
 func TestLink(t *testing.T) {
   ctx := lockableTestContext(t, []string{"lockable"})

policy.go

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ type Policy interface {
   Merge(Policy) Policy
 }
 
-//TODO: Update with change from principal *Node to principal_id so sane policies can still be made
 func (policy *AllNodesPolicy) Allows(principal_id NodeID, action Action, node *Node) error {
   return policy.Actions.Allows(action)
 }
@@ -32,11 +31,7 @@ func (policy *PerNodePolicy) Allows(principal_id NodeID, action Action, node *No
     if id != principal_id {
       continue
     }
-    for _, a := range(actions) {
+    return actions.Allows(action)
-      if a == action {
-        return nil
-      }
-    }
   }
   return fmt.Errorf("%s is not in per node policy of %s", principal_id, node.ID)
 }
@@ -72,16 +67,8 @@ func NewRequirementOfPolicy(actions Actions) RequirementOfPolicy {
 func MergeActions(first Actions, second Actions) Actions {
   ret := second
   for _, action := range(first) {
-    found := false
-    for _, a := range(second) {
-      if a == action {
-        break
-      }
-    }
-    if found == false {
     ret = append(ret, action)
   }
-  }
   return ret
 }
 
@@ -114,12 +101,45 @@ func (policy *RequirementOfPolicy) Merge(p Policy) Policy {
   return policy
 }
 
-type Action string
+type Action []string
+
+func MakeAction(parts ...interface{}) Action {
+  action := make(Action, len(parts))
+  for i, part := range(parts) {
+    stringer, ok := part.(fmt.Stringer)
+    if ok == false {
+      switch p := part.(type) {
+      case string:
+        action[i] = p
+      default:
+        panic("%s can not be part of an action")
+      }
+    } else {
+      action[i] = stringer.String()
+    }
+  }
+  return action
+}
+
+func (action Action) Allows(test Action) bool {
+  for i, part := range(test) {
+    if action[i] == part || action[i] == "*" {
+      continue
+    } else if action[i] == "+" {
+      break
+    } else {
+      return false
+    }
+  }
+
+  return true
+}
+
 type Actions []Action
 
 func (actions Actions) Allows(action Action) error {
   for _, a := range(actions) {
-    if a == action {
+    if a.Allows(action) == true {
       return nil
     }
   }

signal.go

@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ import (
   "encoding/json"
 )
 
+const (
+  StopSignalType = SignalType("STOP")
+  StatusSignalType = SignalType("STATUS")
+  LinkSignalType = SignalType("LINK")
+  LockSignalType = SignalType("LOCK")
+)
+
 type SignalDirection int
 const (
   Up SignalDirection = iota
@@ -12,6 +19,9 @@ const (
 )
 
 type SignalType string
+func (signal_type SignalType) String() string {
+  return string(signal_type)
+}
 
 type Signal interface {
   Serializable[SignalType]
@@ -29,7 +39,7 @@ func (signal BaseSignal) Type() SignalType {
 }
 
 func (signal BaseSignal) Permission() Action {
-  return Action(signal.Type())
+  return MakeAction(signal.Type())
 }
 
 func (signal BaseSignal) Direction() SignalDirection {
@@ -60,7 +70,6 @@ func NewDirectSignal(signal_type SignalType) BaseSignal {
   return NewBaseSignal(signal_type, Direct)
 }
 
-const StopSignalType = SignalType("STOP")
 var StopSignal = NewDownSignal(StopSignalType)
 
 type IDSignal struct {
@@ -96,7 +105,6 @@ func (signal StatusSignal) String() string {
   return string(ser)
 }
 
-const StatusSignalType = SignalType("STATUS")
 func NewStatusSignal(status string, source NodeID) StatusSignal {
   return StatusSignal{
     IDSignal: NewIDSignal(StatusSignalType, Up, source),
@@ -104,8 +112,6 @@ func NewStatusSignal(status string, source NodeID) StatusSignal {
   }
 }
 
-const LinkSignalType = SignalType("LINK")
-const LockSignalType = SignalType("LOCK")
 type StateSignal struct {
   BaseSignal
   State string `json:"state"`
@@ -134,6 +140,10 @@ func NewLockSignal(state string) StateSignal {
   }
 }
 
+func (signal StateSignal) Permission() Action {
+  return MakeAction(signal.Type(), signal.State)
+}
+
 type StartChildSignal struct {
   IDSignal
   Action string `json:"action"`