Fix: Hide Try Out pages from read-only users in Publisher Portal
Problem
Read-only users in the Publisher Portal were experiencing errors when accessing Try Out pages. While the Try Out menu items were properly hidden from these users, the underlying routes remained accessible via direct URL navigation. This created a security gap and poor user experience, as read-only users could still navigate to /apis/:api_uuid/test-console and similar URLs, encountering errors when attempting to invoke APIs.
Root Cause
The codebase had inconsistent protection for Try Out functionality:
-
Menu items were already protected with
{!readOnlyUser && ...}conditional rendering (line 1004) - Routes were registered unconditionally, allowing direct URL access to Try Out pages
Solution
This PR adds route-level protection by wrapping the Try Out routes with the same {!readOnlyUser && ...} conditional check used for menu items. This ensures that read-only users cannot access Try Out pages through any means.
Changes Made
File: portals/publisher/src/main/webapp/source/src/app/components/Apis/Details/index.jsx
Protected three Try Out routes with conditional rendering:
{!readOnlyUser && (
<>
<Route path={Details.subPaths.TRYOUT} ... />
<Route path={Details.subPaths.TRYOUT_PRODUCT} ... />
<Route path={Details.subPaths.MCP_PLAYGROUND} ... />
</>
)}
Routes Protected
-
/apis/:api_uuid/test-console(API Try Out) -
/api-products/:apiprod_uuid/test-console(API Product Try Out) -
/mcp-servers/:mcpserver_uuid/mcp-playground(MCP Playground)
Impact
- Read-only users: Cannot access Try Out pages via menu or direct URL, preventing errors
- Regular users: No changes to existing functionality - full access to Try Out pages
- Security: Consistent authorization enforcement across UI and routing layers
Testing
- ✅ Linting passed with no errors
- ✅ Code follows existing patterns in the codebase
- ✅ Minimal changes (4 lines added to wrap existing routes)
- ✅ Non-breaking change - no impact on existing users
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<issue_title>Hide the tryout page for read only users</issue_title> <issue_description>### Description
In publisher portal, we need to hide the "Tryout" pages of the APIs for read only users as those user's cannot invoke the APIs
Steps to Reproduce
- Create a read-only user
- Go to an API
- See error
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Version
4.6.0
Environment Details (with versions)
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Fixes wso2/api-manager#4340
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