Test permissions for subscription

Tests IAM permissions for a subscription.

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C++

Before trying this sample, follow the C++ setup instructions in the Pub/Sub quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Pub/Sub C++ API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Pub/Sub, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

namespace iam = google::cloud::iam;
namespace pubsub = google::cloud::pubsub;
[](std::string project_id, std::string subscription_id) {
  auto const subscription =
      pubsub::Subscription(std::move(project_id), std::move(subscription_id));
  auto client = iam::IAMPolicyClient(
      iam::MakeIAMPolicyConnection(pubsub::IAMPolicyOptions()));
  google::iam::v1::TestIamPermissionsRequest request;
  request.set_resource(subscription.FullName());
  request.add_permissions("pubsub.subscriptions.consume");
  request.add_permissions("pubsub.subscriptions.update");

  auto response = client.TestIamPermissions(request);
  if (!response) throw std::move(response).status();
  std::cout << "Allowed permissions for subscription "
            << subscription.FullName() << ":";
  for (auto const& permission : response->permissions()) {
    std::cout << " " << permission;
  }
  std::cout << "\n";
}

C#

Before trying this sample, follow the C# setup instructions in the Pub/Sub quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Pub/Sub C# API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Pub/Sub, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.


using Google.Cloud.Iam.V1;
using Google.Cloud.PubSub.V1;

public class TestSubscriptionIamPermissionsSample
{
    public TestIamPermissionsResponse TestSubscriptionIamPermissionsResponse(string projectId, string subscriptionId)
    {
        TestIamPermissionsRequest request = new TestIamPermissionsRequest
        {
            ResourceAsResourceName = SubscriptionName.FromProjectSubscription(projectId, subscriptionId),
            Permissions = { "pubsub.subscriptions.get", "pubsub.subscriptions.update" }
        };
        PublisherServiceApiClient publisher = PublisherServiceApiClient.Create();
        TestIamPermissionsResponse response = publisher.IAMPolicyClient.TestIamPermissions(request);
        return response;
    }
}

Go

Before trying this sample, follow the Go setup instructions in the Pub/Sub quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Pub/Sub Go API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Pub/Sub, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"

	"cloud.google.com/go/iam/apiv1/iampb"
	"cloud.google.com/go/pubsub/v2"
)

func testPermissions(w io.Writer, projectID, subID string) ([]string, error) {
	// projectID := "my-project-id"
	// subID := "my-sub"
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := pubsub.NewClient(ctx, projectID)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("pubsub.NewClient: %w", err)
	}

	req := &iampb.TestIamPermissionsRequest{
		Resource: fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/subscriptions/%s", projectID, subID),
		Permissions: []string{
			"pubsub.subscriptions.consume",
			"pubsub.subscriptions.update",
		},
	}
	resp, err := client.SubscriptionAdminClient.TestIamPermissions(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error calling TestIamPermissions: %w", err)
	}
	for _, perm := range resp.Permissions {
		fmt.Fprintf(w, "Allowed: %v\n", perm)
	}
	return resp.Permissions, nil
}

Java

Before trying this sample, follow the Java setup instructions in the Pub/Sub quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Pub/Sub Java API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Pub/Sub, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.


import com.google.cloud.pubsub.v1.SubscriptionAdminClient;
import com.google.iam.v1.TestIamPermissionsRequest;
import com.google.iam.v1.TestIamPermissionsResponse;
import com.google.pubsub.v1.ProjectSubscriptionName;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;

public class TestSubscriptionPermissionsExample {
  public static void main(String... args) throws Exception {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "your-project-id";
    String subscriptionId = "your-subscription-id";

    testSubscriptionPermissionsExample(projectId, subscriptionId);
  }

  public static void testSubscriptionPermissionsExample(String projectId, String subscriptionId)
      throws IOException {
    try (SubscriptionAdminClient subscriptionAdminClient = SubscriptionAdminClient.create()) {
      ProjectSubscriptionName subscriptionName =
          ProjectSubscriptionName.of(projectId, subscriptionId);

      List<String> permissions = new LinkedList<>();
      permissions.add("pubsub.subscriptions.consume");
      permissions.add("pubsub.subscriptions.update");

      TestIamPermissionsRequest testIamPermissionsRequest =
          TestIamPermissionsRequest.newBuilder()
              .setResource(subscriptionName.toString())
              .addAllPermissions(permissions)
              .build();

      TestIamPermissionsResponse testedPermissionsResponse =
          subscriptionAdminClient.testIamPermissions(testIamPermissionsRequest);

      System.out.println("Tested:\n" + testedPermissionsResponse);
    }
  }
}

Node.js

/**
 * TODO(developer): Uncomment this variable before running the sample.
 */
// const subscriptionNameOrId = 'YOUR_SUBSCRIPTION_NAME_OR_ID';

// Imports the Google Cloud client library
const {PubSub} = require('@google-cloud/pubsub');

// Creates a client; cache this for further use
const pubSubClient = new PubSub();

async function testSubscriptionPermissions(subscriptionNameOrId) {
  const permissionsToTest = [
    'pubsub.subscriptions.consume',
    'pubsub.subscriptions.update',
  ];

  // Tests the IAM policy for the specified subscription
  const [permissions] = await pubSubClient
    .subscription(subscriptionNameOrId)
    .iam.testPermissions(permissionsToTest);

  console.log('Tested permissions for subscription: %j', permissions);
}

Node.js

/**
 * TODO(developer): Uncomment this variable before running the sample.
 */
// const subscriptionNameOrId = 'YOUR_SUBSCRIPTION_NAME_OR_ID';

// Imports the Google Cloud client library
import {PubSub} from '@google-cloud/pubsub';

// Creates a client; cache this for further use
const pubSubClient = new PubSub();

async function testSubscriptionPermissions(subscriptionNameOrId: string) {
  const permissionsToTest = [
    'pubsub.subscriptions.consume',
    'pubsub.subscriptions.update',
  ];

  // Tests the IAM policy for the specified subscription
  const [permissions] = await pubSubClient
    .subscription(subscriptionNameOrId)
    .iam.testPermissions(permissionsToTest);

  console.log('Tested permissions for subscription: %j', permissions);
}

PHP

Before trying this sample, follow the PHP setup instructions in the Pub/Sub quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Pub/Sub PHP API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Pub/Sub, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

use Google\Cloud\PubSub\PubSubClient;

/**
 * Prints the permissions of a subscription.
 *
 * @param string $projectId  The Google project ID.
 * @param string $subscriptionName  The Pub/Sub subscription name.
 */
function test_subscription_permissions($projectId, $subscriptionName)
{
    $pubsub = new PubSubClient([
        'projectId' => $projectId,
    ]);
    $subscription = $pubsub->subscription($subscriptionName);
    $permissions = $subscription->iam()->testPermissions([
        'pubsub.subscriptions.consume',
        'pubsub.subscriptions.update'
    ]);
    foreach ($permissions as $permission) {
        printf('Permission: %s' . PHP_EOL, $permission);
    }
}

Python

Before trying this sample, follow the Python setup instructions in the Pub/Sub quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Pub/Sub Python API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Pub/Sub, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

from google.cloud import pubsub_v1

# TODO(developer): Choose an existing subscription.
# project_id = "your-project-id"
# subscription_id = "your-subscription-id"

client = pubsub_v1.SubscriberClient()
subscription_path = client.subscription_path(project_id, subscription_id)

permissions_to_check = [
    "pubsub.subscriptions.consume",
    "pubsub.subscriptions.update",
]

allowed_permissions = client.test_iam_permissions(
    request={"resource": subscription_path, "permissions": permissions_to_check}
)

print(
    "Allowed permissions for subscription {}: {}".format(
        subscription_path, allowed_permissions
    )
)

client.close()

Ruby

Before trying this sample, follow the Ruby setup instructions in the Pub/Sub quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Pub/Sub Ruby API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Pub/Sub, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

# subscription_id = "your-subscription-id"

pubsub = Google::Cloud::PubSub.new
subscription_admin = pubsub.subscription_admin
permissions = ["pubsub.subscriptions.consume", "pubsub.subscriptions.update"]

response = pubsub.iam.test_iam_permissions \
  resource: pubsub.subscription_path(subscription_id),
  permissions: permissions

puts "Permission to consume" \
 if response.permissions.include? "pubsub.subscriptions.consume"
puts "Permission to update" \
 if response.permissions.include? "pubsub.subscriptions.update"

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