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Author SHA1 Message Date
Alex Hall
225a76c9cb (core) Don't throw error in onRecord(s) for insufficient access for includeColumns
Summary:
This removes checking for full access in `onRecord/onRecords` when `includeColumns` is a non-default value. The check had two problems:

1. It relied on the access level being present in the URL query parameters, which doesn't work if the page has redirected. See the discussion in https://grist.slack.com/archives/C0234CPPXPA/p1702576602615509. There seems to be no way to reliably and synchronously check the access level.
2. Calling `onRecords` before `ready` and forgetting to handle an error from the access check meant that `ready` wouldn't be called, so Grist couldn't request the correct access level from the user. I made this mistake and it seems like a nasty footgun.

Ultimately this has no effect on security, as an error will still be raised, but in a place where the widget developer can't catch it. They'll still see an error message in the console, and they can still check the access level reliably using `onOptions`, so I think this is OK.

Test Plan: Updated nbrowser test

Reviewers: georgegevoian, paulfitz

Reviewed By: georgegevoian, paulfitz

Differential Revision: https://phab.getgrist.com/D4145
2023-12-30 10:16:40 +02:00
Alex Hall
4e67c679b2 (core) Options for plugin API functions which fetch data from the selected table or record
Summary:
Adds a new interface `FetchSelectedOptions` with three keys (including the preexisting `keepEncoded`) and adds/updates an optional `options: FetchSelectedOptions` to six related functions which fetch data from the selected table or record. The `keepEncoded` and `format` options have different default values for different methods for backwards compatibility, but otherwise the different methods now have much more similar behaviour. The new `includeColumns` option allows fetching all columns which was previously only possible using `docApi.fetchTable` (which wasn't always a great alternative) but this requires full access to avoid exposing more data than before and violating user expectations.

Eventually, similar options should be added to `docApi.fetchTable` to make the API even more consistent.

Discussion: https://grist.slack.com/archives/C0234CPPXPA/p1696510548994899

Test Plan: Added a new nbrowser test with a corresponding fixture site and document, showing how the functions have different default option values but are all configurable now.

Reviewers: georgegevoian

Reviewed By: georgegevoian

Differential Revision: https://phab.getgrist.com/D4077
2023-10-26 23:46:00 +02:00