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Room Access Rules

Beta

This feature is in beta. Core behavior is stable and ready to try, but some APIs or configuration may still evolve before general availability.

Rooms use explicit room-level access checks under rooms[namespace].access.

Configuration​

import { defineConfig } from '@edge-base/shared';

export default defineConfig({
  rooms: {
    game: {
      access: {
        metadata: (auth, roomId) => auth !== null,
        join: (auth, roomId) => auth?.custom?.plan === 'pro',
        action: (auth, roomId, actionType) => {
          if (!auth) return false;
          if (actionType === 'BAN_PLAYER') return auth.role === 'admin';
          return true;
        },
      },
      handlers: {
        lifecycle: {
          onJoin(sender, room) {
            room.sendMessage('joined', { userId: sender.userId });
          },
        },
        actions: {
          MOVE(payload, room, sender) {
            room.setPlayerState(sender.userId, (state) => ({
              ...state,
              position: payload,
            }));
          },
        },
      },
    },
  },
});

Release Mode​

Rooms are fail-closed in release mode.

  • If public is not enabled
  • and the matching access.* function is missing
  • then metadata, join, and action are denied

Use public only as an explicit opt-in:

rooms: {
  lobby: {
    public: {
      metadata: true,
      join: true,
    },
  },
}

access vs handlers​

  • access.metadata
    • decides whether room metadata can be fetched
  • access.join
    • decides whether a player can enter the room
  • access.action
    • decides whether a client action is allowed
  • access.signal
    • decides whether a signal can be sent
  • access.media.publish
    • decides whether a track can be published
  • access.media.control
    • decides whether mute/unmute/device/unpublish is allowed
  • access.media.subscribe
    • decides whether a member can watch another member's tracks
  • handlers.lifecycle.onJoin
    • runs after join is accepted
  • handlers.actions
    • handles accepted action payloads
  • handlers.timers
    • handles server timers

Signal Access​

Control which signals can be sent inside a room:

rooms: {
  game: {
    access: {
      signal: (auth, roomId, event, payload) => {
        if (!auth) return false;
        // Only allow known signal types
        return ['offer', 'answer', 'ice-candidate', 'cursor-move'].includes(event);
      },
    },
  },
}
ParameterTypeDescription
authAuthContext | nullThe sender's identity
roomIdstringThe room instance ID
eventstringSignal event name
payloadunknownSignal payload

Media Access (Alpha)​

Media access rules use a nested structure with three gates:

rooms: {
  meeting: {
    access: {
      media: {
        subscribe: (auth, roomId, payload) => auth !== null,
        publish: (auth, roomId, kind, payload) => {
          if (!auth) return false;
          // Only allow screen-share for moderators
          if (kind === 'screen') return auth.role === 'moderator';
          return true;
        },
        control: (auth, roomId, operation, payload) => auth !== null,
      },
    },
  },
}
GateParametersPurpose
subscribe(auth, roomId, payload)Watch other members' tracks
publish(auth, roomId, kind, payload)Publish audio/video/screen
control(auth, roomId, operation, payload)Mute, unmute, device change, unpublish

kind values: 'audio', 'video', 'screen'. operation values: 'mute', 'unmute', 'device', 'unpublish'.

In release mode, missing signal and media access rules deny by default, matching the same fail-closed behavior as metadata, join, and action.

Using auth.meta​

Room access receives the same enriched auth context as HTTP routes.

export default defineConfig({
  auth: {
    handlers: {
      hooks: {
        enrich: async (auth) => ({
          workspaceId: await lookupWorkspace(auth.id),
        }),
      },
    },
  },
  rooms: {
    board: {
      access: {
        join: (auth) => Boolean(auth?.meta?.workspaceId),
      },
    },
  },
});

Room Sender​

Lifecycle and action handlers receive a sender object with:

  • userId
  • connectionId
  • role

Use auth inside access. Use sender inside handlers after the join has been accepted.

See Also​