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Use this skill to analyse, audit, or modify HTTP and WebSocket routes in VoxBento. All routes live in `portal/routers/`.

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Skill: Route Analysis

Use this skill to analyse, audit, or modify HTTP and WebSocket routes in VoxBento. All routes live in portal/routers/.


Route Categories

PrefixTypeAuth
/Public pagesNone or cookie-optional
/interpreter/*Booth pagessession_token or user_token cookie
/listener/*Listener pagessession_token or user_token cookie
/join/*Invite redemptionNone (token in path)
/register, /login, /logout, /accountUser authNone / user_token
/api/*REST APIOptional Bearer JWT or ?token=
/admin/*Admin paneladmin_token or user_token with is_admin
/ws/booth/*WebSocket coordinationCookies + optional ?token=
/ws/captions/*Caption WebSocketNone
/static/*Static assetsNone
/healthzHealth checkNone

Auth Patterns

User page routes

payload = get_booth_session(request)   # checks session_token then user_token
if payload is None:
    return safe_redirect(url=f'/login?next={path}', ...)
granted_role = await resolve_booth_role(payload, booth_id)

Admin routes

@app.get('/admin/...', dependencies=[Depends(require_admin)])

require_admin checks user_token (is_admin=True or event_admin membership) then falls back to admin_token.

API routes (optional auth)

_require_access(credentials, token)   # passes if booth_access_token is unset

WebSocket

  • Cookies read at connect time: session_token then user_token.
  • Role resolved via resolve_booth_role(payload, booth_id).
  • Token scope validated: session_token.event_slug + language_code must match the booth.
  • Connection rejected with code 4003 on scope mismatch; 4001 on invalid token.

Role Resolution (portal/auth.py)

resolve_booth_role(payload, booth_id) returns the most privileged applicable role:

  1. super_admin — if is_admin=True in user token.
  2. event_admin — if user has EventMembership.role == 'event_admin' for the booth's event.
  3. Role from BoothMembership for the specific booth.
  4. Role from EventMembership for the booth's event.
  5. Role embedded in participant session_token — but only if event_slug + language_code match.
  6. Returns None if no applicable role found → 403 on page routes.

Redirect Safety

All redirects MUST use safe_redirect(url, status_code):

def safe_redirect(url: str, status_code: int) -> RedirectResponse:
    url = url.replace('\\', '').strip()
    parsed = urlparse(url)
    if url and not parsed.netloc and not parsed.scheme and url.startswith('/'):
        return RedirectResponse(url=url, status_code=status_code)
    return RedirectResponse(url='/', status_code=status_code)  # fallback

Never call RedirectResponse(url=user_input) directly.


Adding a New Route

  1. Add handler to portal/routers/.
  2. Use correct auth pattern (see above).
  3. Use safe_redirect for all redirects.
  4. Return templates.TemplateResponse(request, 'template.html', context) for HTML.
  5. Raise HTTPException for errors — never return raw error strings.
  6. Add test to tests/test_fastapi_app.py.

Critical Endpoints Reference

EndpointKey behavior
GET /join/{token}Validates + redeems invite token; sets session_token cookie; redirects to booth or listener
GET /interpreter/{event_slug}/{language_code}Resolves Jitsi URL from DB, relay WHEP, creates MediaMTX path; passes granted_role to template
GET /api/events/{slug}/booths/{lang}/whip-urlValidates event ownership + active-interpreter status before returning WHIP URL
WS /ws/booth/{booth_id}Full WebSocket lifecycle; role never from client; scope validated; disconnect cleans up participant
WS /ws/captions/{booth_id}Open subscription; receives caption + booth:state; used by listener page
POST /admin/.../.../transcription-settingsUpdates DB config; if booth live, stops and restarts transcription worker

Common Route Bugs to Check

  • Missing safe_redirect → open redirect risk.
  • Missing auth dependency on admin route → unauthenticated access.
  • data['role'] used directly from WS message → role injection vulnerability.
  • token path param passed directly to DB query without validation → injection risk (mitigated by redeem_invite_token validation).
  • next_url / next query param used in redirect without safe_redirect → open redirect.