Meteor.startup(() => { Authentication = {}; Authentication.checkUserId = function (userId) { if (userId === undefined) { const error = new Meteor.Error('Unauthorized', 'Unauthorized'); error.statusCode = 401; throw error; } const admin = Users.findOne({ _id: userId, isAdmin: true }); if (admin === undefined) { const error = new Meteor.Error('Forbidden', 'Forbidden'); error.statusCode = 403; throw error; } }; // This will only check if the user is logged in. // The authorization checks for the user will have to be done inside each API endpoint Authentication.checkLoggedIn = function(userId) { if(userId === undefined) { const error = new Meteor.Error('Unauthorized', 'Unauthorized'); error.statusCode = 401; throw error; } }; // An admin should be authorized to access everything, so we use a separate check for admins // This throws an error if otherReq is false and the user is not an admin Authentication.checkAdminOrCondition = function(userId, otherReq) { if(otherReq) return; const admin = Users.findOne({ _id: userId, isAdmin: true }); if (admin === undefined) { const error = new Meteor.Error('Forbidden', 'Forbidden'); error.statusCode = 403; throw error; } }; // Helper function. Will throw an error if the user does not have read only access to the given board Authentication.checkBoardAccess = function(userId, boardId) { Authentication.checkLoggedIn(userId); const board = Boards.findOne({ _id: boardId }); const normalAccess = board.permission === 'public' || board.members.some((e) => e.userId === userId); Authentication.checkAdminOrCondition(userId, normalAccess); }; });