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Grouper rules are available Feature in Grouper v2.0 +
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Grouper Grouper rules are configurable declarative scripts which run at certain times and perform actions on the registry. They are similar to hooks though you dont don't have to write Java, and it does not require a change to a config file to enable a rule (i.e. anyone with authority in the folder hierarchy could enable a rule). This is similar to JBoss drools. There is no heuristic to find the best rule, it finds all matching rules to fire. Rules are unordered. Some rule "Then" clauses could kick off more rules.
Here is an object which has a rule on it. Note: rules are configured with the new the attribute framework. The attributes that set the rules metadata are set in a configured namespace, ask . Ask your grouper Grouper admins which folder holds these attributes.
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Here is a diagram which describes what happens when rules fire, and in the background
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Use cases
Click here to see the use cases and examples of how the Grouper rules engine can address them
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- actAs: subject that the rule will act as. If blank, then it will be filled in with the user who created the rule (probably a bad idea since the person might leave at some point, unless it is a service principal). There can be configurations in the grouper.properties (details) which allow users to act as other users or GrouperSysAdmin.
- check: this is when the rule is fired. This will generally have a checkType, which tells grouper when to fire the check, and some data which narrows down the search. e.g. checkType could be flattenedMembershipRemove, and the data could be groupName: a:b:c. the data is stored in the checkOwner attribute
ifCondition: this might not be needed if the check contains all the information about when the rule should fire. You can configure a premade check (enum) or a scriptlet or EL (Expression language). e.g.
Code Block ${!RulesUtils.hasMember(groupName, subjectSourceId, subjectId)}then: this is a premade (enum) or scriptlet (EL: expression language). e.g. thenType is removeMember and groupName is a:b, or a scriptlet:
Code Block ${RulesUtils.removeMember(groupName, subjectSourceId, subjectId}
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The check component will see if the rule should continue to the "if condition". The check part is an enum class: edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.rules.RuleCheckType
Look at the javadoc or source for the most recent check types, currently they are:
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Here is an example of setting a rule check:
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AttributeAssign attributeAssign = groupA.getAttributeDelegate().assignAttribute( RuleUtils.ruleAttributeDefName()).getAttributeAssign(); attributeAssign.getAttributeValueDelegate().assignValue(RuleUtils.ruleCheckTypeName(), RuleCheckType.membershipRemove.name()); attributeAssign.getAttributeValueDelegate().assignValue(RuleUtils.ruleCheckOwnerNameName(), "stem:b"); |
The second part of the check is the owner. This can either be set by name or id. If the check is for objects in a folder or subfolder, there is also a stem scope attribute for ONE or SUB
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The rule will be an attribute of a grouper object (group, stem, etc). There are attributes on the assignment which configure the params
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//add a rule on stem:a saying if you are out of stem:b, then remove from stem:a AttributeAssign attributeAssign = groupA .getAttributeDelegate().assignAttribute(RuleUtils.ruleAttributeDefName()).getAttributeAssign(); attributeAssign.getAttributeValueDelegate().assignValue( RuleUtils.ruleActAsSubjectSourceIdName(), "g:isa"); attributeAssign.getAttributeValueDelegate().assignValue( RuleUtils.ruleActAsSubjectIdName(), "GrouperSystem"); attributeAssign.getAttributeValueDelegate().assignValue( RuleUtils.ruleCheckOwnerNameName(), "stem:b"); attributeAssign.getAttributeValueDelegate().assignValue( RuleUtils.ruleCheckTypeName(), RuleCheckType.membershipRemove.name()); attributeAssign.getAttributeValueDelegate().assignValue( RuleUtils.ruleIfConditionEnumName(), RuleConditionEnum.thisGroupHasImmediateMember.name()); attributeAssign.getAttributeValueDelegate().assignValue( RuleUtils.ruleThenElName(), "${ruleElUtils.removeMemberFromGroupId(ownerGroupId, memberId)}"); |
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GSH
Print out the rules for an owner in GSH:
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RuleApi.rulesToString(groupA)
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Print out all rules from GSH:
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RuleApi.rulesToString()
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Remove a rule (id is printed out in rulesToString)
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grouperSession = GrouperSession.startRootSession(); stem = StemFinder.findByName(grouperSession, "test:testRules"); RuleApi.inheritGroupPrivileges(SubjectFinder.findRootSubject(), stem, Stem.Scope.SUB, SubjectFinder.findRootSubject(), Privilege.getInstances("admin")); RuleApi.rulesToString()(stem); stem.getAttributeDelegate().removeAttributeByAssignId("af0aa3601b5149a08b71d7d82ea6a906"); |
Error handling
If the rule execution fails for some reason, it should be logged (which could include emailing administrators), but it probably should not affect the transaction of the operation that triggered the rule. Maybe this can be a setting on a per rule basis and where applicable (e.g. if it is a flattened membership rule trigger, then there is no transaction since the rule fires post commit anyways.
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Note that the subject source should be set before the subject id or identifier (if the id or identifier arent unique). Anyways, you can act as yourself, though I dont know why you would want to do that since if you leave the institution the rule might break. You can configure in the grouper.properties what the act as rules are, similar to the grouper WS act as.
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# Rules users who are in the following group can use the actAs field to act as someone else # You can put multiple groups separated by commas. e.g. a:b:c, e:f:g # You can put a single entry as the group the calling user has to be in, and the grouper the actAs has to be in # separated by 4 colons # e.g. if the configured values is: a:b:c, e:f:d :::: r:e:w, x:e:w # then if the calling user is in a:b:c or x:e:w, then the actAs can be anyone # if not, then if the calling user is in e:f:d, then the actAs must be in r:e:w. If multiple rules, then # if one passes, then it is a success, if they all fail, then fail. rules.act.as.group = etc:rulesActAsGroup |
Validation
There are certain validation constraints to make a rule valid. i.e. you need some check, you need some then, you need an act as subject, etc. So each time you change a rule attribute value, all the attributes are validated, and the attribute "ruleValid" is managed by that hook. If the rule attributes are not valid, you will get a ruleValid value of something like: "INVALID: Rule check type required", if they are valid, then the value will be "T". Only rules with a value of T will be processed. The attribute stores this state so the rules dont have to be validated each time they are read from the DB, and so the user can get some feedback.
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This is a normal attribute framework NG concept. The user needs to be able to assign attributes to the owner object. e.g. for a group, the user needs ADMIN access on the group. Then the user needs UPDATE/READ on the attributeDefs (there are two). Also note, the user needs privileges in the actAs. Maybe add to an actAs group, if acting as the user itself, might need access to READ another group where the rule is fired from, etc.
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stem2.grantPriv(SubjectTestHelper.SUBJ9, NamingPrivilege.CREATE, false); stem2.grantPriv(SubjectTestHelper.SUBJ9, NamingPrivilege.STEM, false); RuleUtils.ruleTypeAttributeDef().getPrivilegeDelegate().grantPriv(SubjectTestHelper.SUBJ9, AttributeDefPrivilege.ATTR_UPDATE, false); RuleUtils.ruleAttrAttributeDef().getPrivilegeDelegate().grantPriv(SubjectTestHelper.SUBJ9, AttributeDefPrivilege.ATTR_UPDATE, false); RuleUtils.ruleTypeAttributeDef().getPrivilegeDelegate().grantPriv(SubjectTestHelper.SUBJ9, AttributeDefPrivilege.ATTR_READ, false); RuleUtils.ruleAttrAttributeDef().getPrivilegeDelegate().grantPriv(SubjectTestHelper.SUBJ9, AttributeDefPrivilege.ATTR_READ, false); |
Logging
You can turn debug logging on to see information about rules which fire. log4j.properties
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log4j.logger.edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.rules = DEBUG
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If you want to only log certain rules, you can specify them in the grouper.properties. (and you need to set the RulesEngine to INFO level at least)
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# uuids (comma separated) of the attribute assign record which is the rule type to the owner object # e.g. SELECT gaagv.attribute_assign_id FROM grouper_attr_asn_group_v gaagv WHERE gaagv.attribute_def_name_name LIKE '%:rule' AND gaagv.group_name = 'stem:a' # make sure log info level is set for RuleEngine # log4j.logger.edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.rules.RuleEngine = INFO rules.attributeAssignTypeIdsToLog = 446bb6b3bbd8417b9a3e386b3bc894c1 |
You will see log messages like this:
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2010-08-21 15:24:13,032: [main] INFO RuleEngine.fireRule(248) - Rules engine processing rulesBean: group: stem:b, membership: Membership[createTime=1282418648019,creatorUuid=8b10ad84a2ab4e4d912aeca154866bbc,depth=0,listName=members,listType=list, memberUuid=ddbbbb1615964f109e4b5f85c05098f7,groupId=291dbf3b736e42de9985a70e2ac11177,type=immediate, uuid=4f249fd2636247a78158fc358aa58a32:bb46e541e12049618c199e162056e715], subject: Subject id: test.subject.0, sourceId: jdbc, , found 1 matching rule definitions, ruleDefinition should fire: attributeAssignTypeId: 446bb6b3bbd8417b9a3e386b3bc894c1, sourceId: g:isa, subjectId: GrouperSystem, checkOwnerName: stem:b, checkType: membershipRemove, ifConditionEnum: thisGroupHasImmediateEnabledMembership, thenEl: ${ruleElUtils.removeMemberFromGroupId(ownerGroupId, memberId)}, , EL variables: membershipId(4f249fd2636247a78158fc358aa58a32:bb46e541e12049618c199e162056e715),groupId(291dbf3b736e42de9985a70e2ac11177), groupName(stem:b),ruleElUtils,ownerGroupId(b38004ccf99d44f08f5a0971153ad6a9),subjectId(test.subject.0),memberId(ddbbbb1615964f109e4b5f85c05098f7), checkOwnerName(stem:b),sourceId(jdbc),, elResult: true, shouldFire count: 1 |
Veto
You can have the "then" clause veto an action (if it is a transactional check), by using the grouper util veto EL method. Note, if you are writing a custom EL class and want a veto, return the exception, dont throw it. Also the exception should be a RuleVeto exception (which is runtime) or a subclass. This example will veto an add to group A if the person is not a member of group B
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//act as GrouperSystem attributeAssign.getAttributeValueDelegate().assignValue( RuleUtils.ruleActAsSubjectSourceIdName(), "g:isa"); attributeAssign.getAttributeValueDelegate().assignValue( RuleUtils.ruleActAsSubjectIdName(), "GrouperSystem"); //fire the rule when a membership is added to group A attributeAssign.getAttributeValueDelegate().assignValue( RuleUtils.ruleCheckOwnerNameName(), "stem:a"); attributeAssign.getAttributeValueDelegate().assignValue( RuleUtils.ruleCheckTypeName(), RuleCheckType.membershipAdd.name()); //continue with the rule if the member is not a member of B attributeAssign.getAttributeValueDelegate().assignValue( RuleUtils.ruleIfConditionEnumName(), RuleIfConditionEnum.groupHasNoImmediateEnabledMembership.name()); attributeAssign.getAttributeValueDelegate().assignValue( RuleUtils.ruleIfOwnerNameName(), "stem:b"); //if we get this far, veto the action with a descriptive reason attributeAssign.getAttributeValueDelegate().assignValue( RuleUtils.ruleThenElName(), "${ruleElUtils.veto('rule.entity.must.be.a.member.of.stem.b', 'Entity cannot be a member of stem:a if not a member of stem:b')}"); |
Daemon
There is a daemon which runs on the loader which validates the rules and marks invalid ones as invalid. Those need manual fixes to get them valid again (due to actas permissions). You can configure the quartz cron in the grouper-loader.properties:
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# when the rules validations and daemons run. Leave blank to not run
rules.quartz.cron = 0 0 7 * * ?
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You can run the rules on an owner (daemon mode) with GSH:
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RuleApi.runRulesForOwner(groupA)
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In the grouper.proeprties set the SMTP settings for your institution's SMTP server
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##################################### ## mail settings (optional, e.g. for daily report form loader) ##################################### #smtp server is a domain name or dns name mail.smtp.server = server.school.edu #leave blank if unauthenticated #mail.smtp.user = #leave blank if unauthenticated #mail.smtp.pass = #this is the default email address where mail from grouper will come from mail.from.address = noreply@school.edu #this is the subject prefix of emails, which will help differentiate prod vs test vs dev etc mail.subject.prefix = TEST: #need to identify the email address attributes of each subject source mail.source.someName.name = jdbc mail.source.someName.emailAttributeName = email # #mail.source.someName2.name = jdbc2 #mail.source.someName2.emailAttributeName = EMAIL_ADDRESS |
To test an email, run this in gsh:
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gsh 0% new GrouperEmail().setTo("something@somewhere.edu").setBody("email body").setSubject("email subject").send();
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Extended EL API
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There is a special group which has access to more objects in EL:
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# any actAs subject in this group has access to more objects when the EL fires on # the IF or THEN EL clause rules.accessToApiInEl.group = |
This is because the RuleUtils class might be too limiting in some cases, but if everyone had access to the API, it might not be secure. So if you need this, configure a group here, put in trusted admins/users, then act as those users in your rule. e.g.in this case the attributeAssignType object is in scope
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attributeAssign.getAttributeValueDelegate().assignValue( RuleUtils.ruleIfConditionElName(), "${ruleElUtils.hasMembershipByGroupId(attributeAssignType.getOwnerGroupId(), memberId, null, 'true')}"); |
Note, to see which objects are in EL scope, turn debug logging on for rules and check the logs
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log4j.logger.edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.rules = DEBUG
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You can configure custom EL classes to help with logic you need if not in the Grouper API. Here is an example:
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# put in fully qualified classes to add to the EL context. Note that they need a default constructor
# comma separated. The alias will be the simple class name without a first cap.
# e.g. if the class is test.Test the alias is "test"
rules.customElClasses = edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.rules.MyRuleUtils
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Make a class:
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/** * @author mchyzer * $Id: MyRuleUtils.java 6947 2010-08-23 15:33:36Z mchyzer $ */ package edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.rules; import org.apache.commons.logging.Log; import edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.Group; import edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.GroupFinder; import edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.GrouperSession; import edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.Member; import edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.MemberFinder; import edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.util.GrouperUtil; /** * */ public class MyRuleUtils { /** * remove a member of a group * @param groupId * @param memberId * @return true if removed, false if not */ public static boolean removeMemberFromGroupId(String groupId, String memberId) { if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) { LOG.debug("Removing member: " + memberId + ", from group: " + groupId); } Group group = GroupFinder.findByUuid(GrouperSession.staticGrouperSession(), groupId, true); Member member = MemberFinder.findByUuid(GrouperSession.startRootSession(), memberId, true); boolean result = group.deleteMember(member, false); if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) { LOG.debug("Removing subject: " + member.getSubjectId() + ", from group: " + group.getName() + ", result: " + result); } return result; } /** logger */ private static final Log LOG = GrouperUtil.getLog(MyRuleUtils.class); } |
Use that in an EL:
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attributeAssign.getAttributeValueDelegate().assignValue( RuleUtils.ruleThenElName(), "${myRuleUtils.removeMemberFromGroupId(ownerGroupId, memberId)}"); |
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Troubleshooting rules
To troubleshoot rules, set the logging debug level, and check the grouper logs. Edit the log4j.properties:
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log4j.logger.edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.rules = DEBUG
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Make sure the rule is valid, print out the rule by owner, or check the DB under grouper_attribute_assign_value table
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RuleApi.rulesToString(groupA)
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