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test(nextjs): cover auth.protect() authorization params with machine …
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions .changeset/calm-predicates-infer.md
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---
'@clerk/nextjs': patch
---

Fix the return type of `auth.protect()` when a predicate is passed together with the `token` option. The result is now typed from the accepted token types, so `auth.protect(() => true, { token: 'api_key' })` resolves to the API key auth object instead of a session auth object.
47 changes: 46 additions & 1 deletion packages/nextjs/src/server/__tests__/clerkMiddleware.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { MalformedURLError } from '@clerk/shared/pathMatcher';
import assert from 'assert';
import type { NextFetchEvent } from 'next/server';
import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server';
import { afterAll, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, type Mock, vi } from 'vitest';
import { afterAll, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, expectTypeOf, it, type Mock, vi } from 'vitest';

import { clerkClient } from '../clerkClient';
import type { ClerkMiddlewareAuth } from '../clerkMiddleware';
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});
});

it('infers the protect return type from the token option', () => {
clerkMiddlewareMock(auth => {
const predicate = () => true;
type SessionToken = typeof TokenType.SessionToken;
type ApiKey = typeof TokenType.ApiKey;
type M2MToken = typeof TokenType.M2MToken;

expectTypeOf(auth.protect()).resolves.toHaveProperty('tokenType').toEqualTypeOf<SessionToken>();
expectTypeOf(auth.protect({ permission: 'org:admin:example1' }))
.resolves.toHaveProperty('tokenType')
.toEqualTypeOf<SessionToken>();
expectTypeOf(auth.protect({ unauthorizedUrl: '/denied' }))
.resolves.toHaveProperty('tokenType')
.toEqualTypeOf<SessionToken>();
expectTypeOf(auth.protect({ token: TokenType.SessionToken }))
.resolves.toHaveProperty('tokenType')
.toEqualTypeOf<SessionToken>();
expectTypeOf(auth.protect({ token: TokenType.ApiKey }))
.resolves.toHaveProperty('tokenType')
.toEqualTypeOf<ApiKey>();
expectTypeOf(auth.protect({ token: [TokenType.SessionToken, TokenType.M2MToken] }))
.resolves.toHaveProperty('tokenType')
.toEqualTypeOf<SessionToken | M2MToken>();
expectTypeOf(auth.protect({ token: 'any' }))
.resolves.toHaveProperty('tokenType')
.toEqualTypeOf<TokenType>();
expectTypeOf(auth.protect(predicate)).resolves.toHaveProperty('tokenType').toEqualTypeOf<SessionToken>();
expectTypeOf(auth.protect(predicate, { unauthorizedUrl: '/denied' }))
.resolves.toHaveProperty('tokenType')
.toEqualTypeOf<SessionToken>();
expectTypeOf(auth.protect(predicate, { token: TokenType.SessionToken }))
.resolves.toHaveProperty('tokenType')
.toEqualTypeOf<SessionToken>();
expectTypeOf(auth.protect(predicate, { token: TokenType.ApiKey }))
.resolves.toHaveProperty('tokenType')
.toEqualTypeOf<ApiKey>();
expectTypeOf(auth.protect(predicate, { token: [TokenType.SessionToken, TokenType.M2MToken] }))
.resolves.toHaveProperty('tokenType')
.toEqualTypeOf<SessionToken | M2MToken>();
expectTypeOf(auth.protect(predicate, { token: 'any' }))
.resolves.toHaveProperty('tokenType')
.toEqualTypeOf<TokenType>();
});
});

it('can be used with just an optional options object', () => {
clerkMiddlewareMock({ secretKey: '', publishableKey: '' });
clerkMiddlewareMock();
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40 changes: 16 additions & 24 deletions packages/nextjs/src/server/protect.ts
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Expand Up @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type {
InferAuthObjectFromToken,
InferAuthObjectFromTokenArray,
RedirectFun,
SessionTokenType,
SignedInAuthObject,
} from '@clerk/backend/internal';
import { constants, isTokenTypeAccepted, TokenType } from '@clerk/backend/internal';
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unauthenticatedUrl?: string;
};

type InferProtectedAuthObject<T extends AuthProtectOptions['token']> = T extends TokenType[]
? InferAuthObjectFromTokenArray<T, SignedInAuthObject, AuthenticatedMachineObject>
: T extends TokenType
? InferAuthObjectFromToken<T, SignedInAuthObject, AuthenticatedMachineObject>
: T extends 'any'
? SignedInAuthObject | AuthenticatedMachineObject
: SignedInAuthObject;

/**
* Throws a Nextjs notFound error if user is not authenticated or authorized.
*/
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* @example
* auth.protect(has => has({ permission: 'org:admin:example1' }));
*/
(
<T extends AuthProtectOptions['token'] = SessionTokenType>(
params?: (has: CheckAuthorizationFromSessionClaims) => boolean,
options?: AuthProtectOptions,
): Promise<SignedInAuthObject>;
options?: AuthProtectOptions & { token?: T },

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Require a token when the predicate return type is machine-specific.

auth.protect<typeof TokenType.ApiKey>(() => true) is allowed because token is optional. At runtime, an omitted token defaults to a session token. A signed-in session request therefore returns a session object even though this overload declares an API-key object. Code that uses API-key fields can then fail. Add a separate predicate overload for the omitted-token case, and require token in the machine-specific generic overload. Account for option objects whose token property is optional. TypeScript permits callers to specify a generic argument explicitly. (typescriptlang.org)

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Review comment at @packages/nextjs/src/server/protect.ts at line 66:
Update the `auth.protect` overloads around `AuthProtectOptions` so the
machine-specific generic overload requires a `token`, and add a distinct
predicate overload for calls that omit it. Ensure option objects with an
optional `token` property cannot select the machine-specific overload without
guaranteeing the matching runtime token type.

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): Promise<InferProtectedAuthObject<T>>;

/**
* @example
* auth.protect();
* auth.protect({ token: 'session_token' });
*/
<T extends TokenType>(
options?: AuthProtectOptions & { token: T },
): Promise<InferAuthObjectFromToken<T, SignedInAuthObject, AuthenticatedMachineObject>>;

/**
* @example
* auth.protect({ token: ['session_token', 'm2m_token'] });
*/
<T extends TokenType[]>(
options?: AuthProtectOptions & { token: T },
): Promise<InferAuthObjectFromTokenArray<T, SignedInAuthObject, AuthenticatedMachineObject>>;

/**
* @example
* auth.protect({ token: 'any' });
*/
(options?: AuthProtectOptions & { token: 'any' }): Promise<SignedInAuthObject | AuthenticatedMachineObject>;

/**
* @example
* auth.protect();
*/
(options?: AuthProtectOptions): Promise<SignedInAuthObject>;
<T extends AuthProtectOptions['token'] = SessionTokenType>(
options?: AuthProtectOptions & { token?: T },
): Promise<InferProtectedAuthObject<T>>;
}

export function createProtect(opts: {
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