💥 Major structural modifications to Auth object

src/utils/Auth.js

@@ -9,10 +9,28 @@ const getAppConfig = () => {
   return config.appConfig || {};
 };
 
+/**
+ * Called when the user is still using array for users, prints warning
+ * This was a breaking change, implemented in V 1.6.5
+ * Support for old user structure will be removed in V 1.7.0
+ */
+const printWarning = () => {
+  const msg = 'From V 1.6.5 onwards, the structure of the users object has changed.';
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+  console.warn(msg);
+};
+
 /* Returns the users array from appConfig, if available, else an empty array */
 const getUsers = () => {
   const appConfig = getAppConfig();
-  return appConfig.auth || [];
+  const auth = appConfig.auth || {};
+  // Check if the user is still using previous schema type
+  if (Array.isArray(auth)) {
+    printWarning(); // Print warning message
+    return auth;
+  }
+  // Otherwise, return the users array, if available
+  return auth.users || [];
 };
 
 /**
@@ -58,7 +76,11 @@ export const isAuthEnabled = () => {
 /* Returns true if guest access is enabled */
 export const isGuestAccessEnabled = () => {
   const appConfig = getAppConfig();
-  return appConfig.enableGuestAccess || false;
+  if (appConfig.enableGuestAccess) return true;
+  if (!Array.isArray(appConfig.auth)) {
+    return appConfig.auth.enableGuestAccess || false;
+  }
+  return false;
 };
 
 /**

src/utils/ConfigSchema.json

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         "logo": {
           "type": "string",
           "description": "Path to an optional image asset, to be displayed in the header",
-          "pattern": "^(http|\/)",
+          "pattern": "^(http|/)",
           "examples": [
             "/web-icons/dashy-logo.png",
             "https://i.ibb.co/yhbt6CY/dashy.png"
@@ -217,42 +217,49 @@
           "description": "How often to recheck statuses. If set to 0, status will only be checked on page load"
         },
         "auth": {
-          "type": "array",
-          "description": "Usernames and hashed credentials for frontend authentication",
-          "items": {
-            "type": "object",
-            "additionalProperties": false,
-            "required": [
-              "user",
-              "hash"
-            ],
-            "properties": {
-              "user": {
-                "type": "string",
-                "description": "The username for a user"
-              },
-              "hash": {
-                "type": "string",
-                "description": "A SHA-256 hashed password for that user",
-                "minLength": 64,
-                "maxLength": 64
-              },
-              "type": {
-                "enum": [
-                  "admin",
-                  "normal"
+          "type": "object",
+          "description": "Settings for enabling authentication",
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "properties": {
+            "enableGuestAccess": {
+              "type": "boolean",
+              "default": false,
+              "description": "If set to true, an unauthenticated user will be able to have read-only access to dashboard, without needing to login. Requires auth to be configured."
+            },
+            "users": {
+              "type": "array",
+              "description": "Usernames and hashed credentials for frontend authentication",
+              "items": {
+                "type": "object",
+                "additionalProperties": false,
+                "required": [
+                  "user",
+                  "hash"
                 ],
-                "description": "User type, denoting privilege level, either admin or normal",
-                "default": "normal"
+                "properties": {
+                  "user": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "description": "The username for a user"
+                  },
+                  "hash": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "description": "A SHA-256 hashed password for that user",
+                    "minLength": 64,
+                    "maxLength": 64
+                  },
+                  "type": {
+                    "enum": [
+                      "admin",
+                      "normal"
+                    ],
+                    "description": "User type, denoting privilege level, either admin or normal",
+                    "default": "normal"
+                  }
+                }
               }
             }
           }
         },
-        "enableGuestAccess": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": false,
-          "description": "If set to true, an unauthenticated user will be able to have read-only access to dashboard, without needing to login. Requires auth to be configured."
-        },
         "enableMultiTasking": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": false,