User Module
This XQuery Module contains functions for creating and administering database users. The User Management article gives more information on database users and permissions.
Conventions
All functions and errors in this module are assigned to the http://basex.org/modules/user
namespace, which is statically bound to the user
prefix.
Read Operations
user:current
Signatures | user:current() as xs:string |
Summary | Returns the name of the currently logged in user. |
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user:list
Signatures | user:list() as xs:string* |
Summary | Returns the names of all registered users that are visible to the current user. |
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user:list-details
Signatures | user:list-details() as element(user)* user:list-details($name as xs:string) as element(user)* |
Summary | Returns an element sequence, containing all registered users that are visible to the current user. In addition to the SHOW USERS command, encoded password strings and database permissions will be output. A user $name can be specified to filter the results in advance.
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Examples |
<user name="admin" permission="admin"> <password algorithm="digest"> <hash>304bdfb0383c16f070a897fc1eb25cb4</hash> </password> <password algorithm="salted-sha256"> <salt>871602799292195</salt> <hash>a065ca66fa3d6da5762c227587f1c8258c6dc08ee867e44a605a72da115dcb41</hash> </password> </user> |
Errors | unknown : The specified user name is unknown.
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user:exists
Signatures | user:exists($name as xs:string) as xs:boolean |
Summary | Checks if a user with the specified $name exists.
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Errors | name : The specified user name is invalid.
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user:check
Signatures | user:check($name as xs:string, $password as xs:string) as empty-sequence() |
Summary | Checks if the specified user and password is correct. Raises errors otherwise. |
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Errors | name : The specified user name is invalid.unknown : The specified user does not exist.password : The specified password is wrong. |
user:info
Template:Mark $name
parameter added.
Signatures | user:info() as element(info) user:info($name as xs:string) as element(info)
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Summary | Returns an info element, which may contain application-specific data. If a user $name is supplied, a user-specific element is returned. By default, the returned element has no contents. It can be modified via user:update-info.
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Updates
Important note: All functions in this section are updating functions: they will not be immediately executed, but queued on the Pending Update List, which will be processed after the actual query has been evaluated. This means that the order in which the functions are specified in the query does usually not reflect the order in which the code will be evaluated.
user:create
Template:Mark $info
parameter added.
Signatures | user:create($name as xs:string, $password as xs:string) as empty-sequence() user:create($name as xs:string, $password as xs:string, $permissions as xs:string*) as empty-sequence() user:create($name as xs:string, $password as xs:string, $permissions as xs:string*, $patterns as xs:string*) as empty-sequence() user:create($name as xs:string, $password as xs:string, $permissions as xs:string*, $patterns as xs:string*, $info as element(info)) as empty-sequence()
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Summary | Creates a new user with the specified $name , $password , and $permissions :
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Errors | name : The specified user name is invalid.permission : The specified permission is invalid.admin : The "admin" user cannot be modified.logged-in : The specified user is currently logged in.update : The operation can only be performed once per user or database pattern.
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user:grant
Signatures | user:grant($name as xs:string, $permissions as xs:string*) as empty-sequence() user:grant($name as xs:string, $permissions as xs:string*, $patterns as xs:string*) as empty-sequence()
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Summary | Grants global or local $permissions to a user with the specified $name . Local permissions are granted with non-empty glob $patterns .
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Errors | unknown : The specified user name is unknown.name : The specified user name is invalid.pattern : The specified database pattern is invalid.permission : The specified permission is invalid.admin : The "admin" user cannot be modified.local : A local permission can only be 'none', 'read' or 'write'.logged-in : The specified user is currently logged in.update : The operation can only be performed once per user or database pattern.
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user:drop
Signatures | user:drop($name as xs:string) as empty-sequence() user:drop($name as xs:string, $patterns as xs:string*) as empty-sequence()
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Summary | Drops a user with the specified $name . If non-empty glob $patterns are specified, only the database patterns will be dropped.
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Errors | unknown : The specified user name is unknown.name : The specified user name is invalid.pattern : The specified database pattern is invalid.admin : The "admin" user cannot be modified.logged-in : The specified user is currently logged in.update : The operation can only be performed once per user or database pattern.conflict : A user cannot be both altered and dropped.
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user:alter
Signatures | user:alter($name as xs:string, $newname as xs:string) as empty-sequence()
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Summary | Renames a user with the specified $name to $newname .
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Errors | unknown : The specified user name is unknown.name : The specified user name is invalid.admin : The "admin" user cannot be modified.logged-in : The specified user is currently logged in.update : The operation can only be performed once per user or database pattern.conflict : A user cannot be both altered and dropped.
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user:password
Signatures | user:password($name as xs:string, $password as xs:string) as empty-sequence()
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Summary | Changes the password of a user with the specified $name .
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Errors | unknown : The specified user name is unknown.name : The specified user name is invalid.update : The operation can only be performed once per user or database pattern.
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user:update-info
Template:Mark $name
parameter added.
Signatures | user:update-info($info as element(info)) as empty-sequence() user:update-info($info as element(info), $name as xs:string) as empty-sequence()
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Summary | Assigns the specified $info element to the user management or, if $name is supplied, to a specific user. This function can be used to manage application-specific data (groups, enhanced user info, etc.).
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Examples |
user:update-info(element info { for $group in ('editor', 'author', 'writer') return element group { $group } })
user:update-info(<info group='editor'/>, 'john') |
Errors
Code | Description |
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admin
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The "admin" user cannot be modified. |
conflict
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A user cannot be both altered and dropped. |
equal
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Name of old and new user is equal. |
local
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A local permission can only be 'none', 'read' or 'write'. |
logged-in
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The specified user is currently logged in. |
name
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The specified user name is invalid. |
password
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The specified password is wrong. |
pattern
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The specified database name is invalid. |
permission
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The specified permission is invalid. |
unknown
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The specified user does not exist. |
update
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The operation can only be performed once per user or database pattern. |
Changelog
- Version 8.6
- Updated: user:create, user:info, user:update-info:
$name
parameter added.
- Version 8.6
- Added: user:check, user:info, user:update-info.
- Updated: user:list, user:list-details: If called by non-admins, will only return the current user.
- Version 8.4
- Updated: user:create, user:grant, user:drop: extended support for database patterns.
- Version 8.1
- Added: user:current.
The Module was introduced with Version 8.0.