chore(backend): Add helper type for auth helpers without request parameters

.changeset/real-trainers-knock.md

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+"@clerk/astro": patch
+"@clerk/backend": patch
+"@clerk/express": patch
+"@clerk/fastify": patch
+"@clerk/nextjs": patch
+"@clerk/nuxt": patch
+"@clerk/tanstack-react-start": patch
+---
+
+Added internal helper type for `auth` and `getAuth()` functions that don't require a request or context parameter

.typedoc/__tests__/__snapshots__/file-structure.test.ts.snap

@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ exports[`Typedoc output > should have a deliberate file structure 1`] = `
   "nextjs/create-sync-get-auth.mdx",
   "nextjs/current-user.mdx",
   "nextjs/get-auth.mdx",
+  "nextjs/session-auth-with-redirect.mdx",
   "clerk-react/api-keys.mdx",
   "clerk-react/checkout-button-props.mdx",
   "clerk-react/checkout-button.mdx",
@@ -247,6 +248,7 @@ exports[`Typedoc output > should have a deliberate file structure 1`] = `
   "backend/email-address.mdx",
   "backend/external-account.mdx",
   "backend/feature.mdx",
+  "backend/get-auth-fn-no-request.mdx",
   "backend/get-auth-fn.mdx",
   "backend/identification-link.mdx",
   "backend/infer-auth-object-from-token-array.mdx",

packages/astro/src/server/clerk-middleware.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import type { AuthObject, ClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 import type {
   AuthenticateRequestOptions,
+  AuthOptions,
   ClerkRequest,
   RedirectFun,
   RequestState,
-  SignedInAuthObject,
-  SignedOutAuthObject,
 } from '@clerk/backend/internal';
 import {
   AuthStatus,
@@ -36,18 +35,14 @@ import type {
   AstroMiddlewareNextParam,
   AstroMiddlewareReturn,
   AuthFn,
-  AuthOptions,
+  SessionAuthObjectWithRedirect,
 } from './types';
 import { isRedirect, setHeader } from './utils';
 
 const CONTROL_FLOW_ERROR = {
   REDIRECT_TO_SIGN_IN: 'CLERK_PROTECT_REDIRECT_TO_SIGN_IN',
 };
 
-type ClerkMiddlewareAuthObject = (SignedInAuthObject | SignedOutAuthObject) & {
-  redirectToSignIn: (opts?: { returnBackUrl?: URL | string | null }) => Response;
-};
-
 type ClerkAstroMiddlewareHandler = (
   auth: AuthFn,
   context: AstroMiddlewareContextParam,
@@ -396,7 +391,7 @@ const redirectAdapter = (url: string | URL) => {
 
 const createMiddlewareRedirectToSignIn = (
   clerkRequest: ClerkRequest,
-): ClerkMiddlewareAuthObject['redirectToSignIn'] => {
+): SessionAuthObjectWithRedirect['redirectToSignIn'] => {
   return (opts = {}) => {
     const err = new Error(CONTROL_FLOW_ERROR.REDIRECT_TO_SIGN_IN) as any;
     err.returnBackUrl = opts.returnBackUrl === null ? '' : opts.returnBackUrl || clerkRequest.clerkUrl.toString();

packages/astro/src/server/types.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
-import type { AuthObject, InvalidTokenAuthObject, MachineAuthObject, SessionAuthObject } from '@clerk/backend';
-import type {
-  AuthenticateRequestOptions,
-  InferAuthObjectFromToken,
-  InferAuthObjectFromTokenArray,
-  RedirectFun,
-  SessionTokenType,
-  TokenType,
-} from '@clerk/backend/internal';
-import type { PendingSessionOptions } from '@clerk/types';
+import type { SessionAuthObject } from '@clerk/backend';
+import type { GetAuthFnNoRequest, RedirectFun } from '@clerk/backend/internal';
 import type { APIContext } from 'astro';
 
 /**
@@ -26,44 +18,8 @@ export type AstroMiddlewareContextParam = APIContext;
 export type AstroMiddlewareNextParam = MiddlewareNext;
 export type AstroMiddlewareReturn = Response | Promise<Response>;
 
-export type AuthOptions = PendingSessionOptions & Pick<AuthenticateRequestOptions, 'acceptsToken'>;
-
-type SessionAuthObjectWithRedirect = SessionAuthObject & {
+export type SessionAuthObjectWithRedirect = SessionAuthObject & {
   redirectToSignIn: RedirectFun<Response>;
 };
 
-export interface AuthFn {
-  /**
-   * @example
-   * const auth = context.locals.auth({ acceptsToken: ['session_token', 'api_key'] })
-   */
-  <T extends TokenType[]>(
-    options: AuthOptions & { acceptsToken: T },
-  ):
-    | InferAuthObjectFromTokenArray<
-        T,
-        SessionAuthObjectWithRedirect,
-        MachineAuthObject<Exclude<T[number], SessionTokenType>>
-      >
-    | InvalidTokenAuthObject;
-
-  /**
-   * @example
-   * const auth = context.locals.auth({ acceptsToken: 'session_token' })
-   */
-  <T extends TokenType>(
-    options: AuthOptions & { acceptsToken: T },
-  ): InferAuthObjectFromToken<T, SessionAuthObjectWithRedirect, MachineAuthObject<Exclude<T, SessionTokenType>>>;
-
-  /**
-   * @example
-   * const auth = context.locals.auth({ acceptsToken: 'any' })
-   */
-  (options: AuthOptions & { acceptsToken: 'any' }): AuthObject;
-
-  /**
-   * @example
-   * const auth = context.locals.auth()
-   */
-  (options?: PendingSessionOptions): SessionAuthObjectWithRedirect;
-}
+export type AuthFn = GetAuthFnNoRequest<SessionAuthObjectWithRedirect>;

packages/backend/src/internal.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ export type {
   InferAuthObjectFromToken,
   InferAuthObjectFromTokenArray,
   GetAuthFn,
+  AuthOptions,
+  GetAuthFnNoRequest,
 } from './tokens/types';
 
 export { TokenType } from './tokens/tokenTypes';

packages/backend/src/tokens/__tests__/getAuth.test-d.ts

@@ -1,49 +1,99 @@
 import { expectTypeOf, test } from 'vitest';
 
+import type { RedirectFun } from '../../createRedirect';
 import type { AuthObject, InvalidTokenAuthObject } from '../authObjects';
-import type { GetAuthFn, MachineAuthObject, SessionAuthObject } from '../types';
-
-// Across our SDKs, we have a getAuth() function
-const getAuth: GetAuthFn<Request> = (_request: any, _options: any) => {
-  return {} as any;
-};
-
-test('infers the correct AuthObject type for each accepted token type', () => {
-  const request = new Request('https://example.com');
-
-  // Session token by default
-  expectTypeOf(getAuth(request)).toMatchTypeOf<SessionAuthObject>();
-
-  // Individual token types
-  expectTypeOf(getAuth(request, { acceptsToken: 'session_token' })).toMatchTypeOf<SessionAuthObject>();
-  expectTypeOf(getAuth(request, { acceptsToken: 'api_key' })).toMatchTypeOf<MachineAuthObject<'api_key'>>();
-  expectTypeOf(getAuth(request, { acceptsToken: 'm2m_token' })).toMatchTypeOf<MachineAuthObject<'m2m_token'>>();
-  expectTypeOf(getAuth(request, { acceptsToken: 'oauth_token' })).toMatchTypeOf<MachineAuthObject<'oauth_token'>>();
-
-  // Array of token types
-  expectTypeOf(getAuth(request, { acceptsToken: ['session_token', 'm2m_token'] })).toMatchTypeOf<
-    SessionAuthObject | MachineAuthObject<'m2m_token'> | InvalidTokenAuthObject
-  >();
-  expectTypeOf(getAuth(request, { acceptsToken: ['m2m_token', 'oauth_token'] })).toMatchTypeOf<
-    MachineAuthObject<'m2m_token' | 'oauth_token'> | InvalidTokenAuthObject
-  >();
-
-  // Any token type
-  expectTypeOf(getAuth(request, { acceptsToken: 'any' })).toMatchTypeOf<AuthObject>();
+import type { GetAuthFn, GetAuthFnNoRequest, MachineAuthObject, SessionAuthObject } from '../types';
+
+describe('getAuth() or auth() with request parameter', () => {
+  const getAuth: GetAuthFn<Request> = (_request: any, _options: any) => {
+    return {} as any;
+  };
+
+  test('infers the correct AuthObject type for each accepted token type', () => {
+    const request = new Request('https://example.com');
+
+    // Session token by default
+    expectTypeOf(getAuth(request)).toExtend<SessionAuthObject>();
+
+    // Individual token types
+    expectTypeOf(getAuth(request, { acceptsToken: 'session_token' })).toExtend<SessionAuthObject>();
+    expectTypeOf(getAuth(request, { acceptsToken: 'api_key' })).toExtend<MachineAuthObject<'api_key'>>();
+    expectTypeOf(getAuth(request, { acceptsToken: 'm2m_token' })).toExtend<MachineAuthObject<'m2m_token'>>();
+    expectTypeOf(getAuth(request, { acceptsToken: 'oauth_token' })).toExtend<MachineAuthObject<'oauth_token'>>();
+
+    // Array of token types
+    expectTypeOf(getAuth(request, { acceptsToken: ['session_token', 'm2m_token'] })).toExtend<
+      SessionAuthObject | MachineAuthObject<'m2m_token'> | InvalidTokenAuthObject
+    >();
+    expectTypeOf(getAuth(request, { acceptsToken: ['m2m_token', 'oauth_token'] })).toExtend<
+      MachineAuthObject<'m2m_token' | 'oauth_token'> | InvalidTokenAuthObject
+    >();
+
+    // Any token type
+    expectTypeOf(getAuth(request, { acceptsToken: 'any' })).toExtend<AuthObject>();
+  });
+
+  test('verifies discriminated union works correctly with acceptsToken: any', () => {
+    const request = new Request('https://example.com');
+
+    const auth = getAuth(request, { acceptsToken: 'any' });
+
+    if (auth.tokenType === 'session_token') {
+      expectTypeOf(auth).toExtend<SessionAuthObject>();
+    } else if (auth.tokenType === 'api_key') {
+      expectTypeOf(auth).toExtend<MachineAuthObject<'api_key'>>();
+    } else if (auth.tokenType === 'm2m_token') {
+      expectTypeOf(auth).toExtend<MachineAuthObject<'m2m_token'>>();
+    } else if (auth.tokenType === 'oauth_token') {
+      expectTypeOf(auth).toExtend<MachineAuthObject<'oauth_token'>>();
+    }
+  });
 });
 
-test('verifies discriminated union works correctly with acceptsToken: any', () => {
-  const request = new Request('https://example.com');
+describe('getAuth() or auth() without request parameter', () => {
+  type SessionAuthWithRedirect = SessionAuthObject & {
+    redirectToSignIn: RedirectFun<Response>;
+    redirectToSignUp: RedirectFun<Response>;
+  };
+
+  // Mimic Next.js auth() helper
+  const auth: GetAuthFnNoRequest<SessionAuthWithRedirect, true> = (_options: any) => {
+    return {} as any;
+  };
+
+  test('infers the correct AuthObject type for each accepted token type', async () => {
+    // Session token by default
+    expectTypeOf(await auth()).toExtend<SessionAuthWithRedirect>();
+
+    // Individual token types
+    expectTypeOf(await auth({ acceptsToken: 'session_token' })).toExtend<SessionAuthWithRedirect>();
+    expectTypeOf(await auth({ acceptsToken: 'api_key' })).toExtend<MachineAuthObject<'api_key'>>();
+    expectTypeOf(await auth({ acceptsToken: 'm2m_token' })).toExtend<MachineAuthObject<'m2m_token'>>();
+    expectTypeOf(await auth({ acceptsToken: 'oauth_token' })).toExtend<MachineAuthObject<'oauth_token'>>();
+
+    // Array of token types
+    expectTypeOf(await auth({ acceptsToken: ['session_token', 'm2m_token'] })).toExtend<
+      SessionAuthWithRedirect | MachineAuthObject<'m2m_token'> | InvalidTokenAuthObject
+    >();
+    expectTypeOf(await auth({ acceptsToken: ['m2m_token', 'oauth_token'] })).toExtend<
+      MachineAuthObject<'m2m_token' | 'oauth_token'> | InvalidTokenAuthObject
+    >();
+
+    // Any token type
+    expectTypeOf(await auth({ acceptsToken: 'any' })).toExtend<AuthObject>();
+  });
 
-  const auth = getAuth(request, { acceptsToken: 'any' });
+  test('verifies discriminated union works correctly with acceptsToken: any', async () => {
+    const authObject = await auth({ acceptsToken: 'any' });
 
-  if (auth.tokenType === 'session_token') {
-    expectTypeOf(auth).toMatchTypeOf<SessionAuthObject>();
-  } else if (auth.tokenType === 'api_key') {
-    expectTypeOf(auth).toMatchTypeOf<MachineAuthObject<'api_key'>>();
-  } else if (auth.tokenType === 'm2m_token') {
-    expectTypeOf(auth).toMatchTypeOf<MachineAuthObject<'m2m_token'>>();
-  } else if (auth.tokenType === 'oauth_token') {
-    expectTypeOf(auth).toMatchTypeOf<MachineAuthObject<'oauth_token'>>();
-  }
+    if (authObject.tokenType === 'session_token') {
+      expectTypeOf(authObject).toExtend<SessionAuthWithRedirect>();
+    } else if (authObject.tokenType === 'api_key') {
+      expectTypeOf(authObject).toExtend<MachineAuthObject<'api_key'>>();
+    } else if (authObject.tokenType === 'm2m_token') {
+      expectTypeOf(authObject).toExtend<MachineAuthObject<'m2m_token'>>();
+    } else if (authObject.tokenType === 'oauth_token') {
+      expectTypeOf(authObject).toExtend<MachineAuthObject<'oauth_token'>>();
+    }
+  });
 });

packages/backend/src/tokens/types.ts

@@ -187,14 +187,13 @@ export type MachineAuthObject<T extends Exclude<TokenType, SessionTokenType>> =
   ? AuthenticatedMachineObject<T> | UnauthenticatedMachineObject<T>
   : never;
 
-type AuthOptions = PendingSessionOptions & { acceptsToken?: AuthenticateRequestOptions['acceptsToken'] };
+export type AuthOptions = PendingSessionOptions & { acceptsToken?: AuthenticateRequestOptions['acceptsToken'] };
 
 type MaybePromise<T, IsPromise extends boolean> = IsPromise extends true ? Promise<T> : T;
 
 /**
  * Shared generic overload type for getAuth() helpers across SDKs.
  *
- * - Parameterized by the request type (RequestType).
  * - Handles different accepted token types and their corresponding return types.
  */
 export interface GetAuthFn<RequestType, ReturnsPromise extends boolean = false> {
@@ -235,3 +234,51 @@ export interface GetAuthFn<RequestType, ReturnsPromise extends boolean = false>
    */
   (req: RequestType, options?: PendingSessionOptions): MaybePromise<SessionAuthObject, ReturnsPromise>;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Shared generic overload type for auth() or getAuth() helpers that don't require a request parameter.
+ *
+ * - Handles different accepted token types and their corresponding return types.
+ * - The SessionAuthType parameter allows frameworks to extend the base SessionAuthObject with additional properties like redirect methods.
+ */
+export interface GetAuthFnNoRequest<
+  SessionAuthType extends SessionAuthObject = SessionAuthObject,
+  ReturnsPromise extends boolean = false,
+> {
+  /**
+   * @example
+   * const authObject = await auth({ acceptsToken: ['session_token', 'api_key'] })
+   */
+  <T extends TokenType[]>(
+    options: AuthOptions & { acceptsToken: T },
+  ): MaybePromise<
+    | InferAuthObjectFromTokenArray<T, SessionAuthType, MachineAuthObject<Exclude<T[number], SessionTokenType>>>
+    | InvalidTokenAuthObject,
+    ReturnsPromise
+  >;
+
+  /**
+   * @example
+   * const authObject = await auth({ acceptsToken: 'session_token' })
+   */
+  <T extends TokenType>(
+    options: AuthOptions & { acceptsToken: T },
+  ): MaybePromise<
+    InferAuthObjectFromToken<T, SessionAuthType, MachineAuthObject<Exclude<T, SessionTokenType>>>,
+    ReturnsPromise
+  >;
+
+  /**
+   * @example
+   * const authObject = await auth({ acceptsToken: 'any' })
+   */
+  (
+    options: AuthOptions & { acceptsToken: 'any' },
+  ): MaybePromise<Exclude<AuthObject, SessionAuthObject> | SessionAuthType, ReturnsPromise>;
+
+  /**
+   * @example
+   * const authObject = await auth()
+   */
+  (options?: PendingSessionOptions): MaybePromise<SessionAuthType, ReturnsPromise>;
+}

packages/express/src/getAuth.ts

@@ -1,21 +1,18 @@
-import type { AuthenticateRequestOptions, GetAuthFn } from '@clerk/backend/internal';
+import type { AuthOptions, GetAuthFn } from '@clerk/backend/internal';
 import { getAuthObjectForAcceptedToken } from '@clerk/backend/internal';
-import type { PendingSessionOptions } from '@clerk/types';
 import type { Request as ExpressRequest } from 'express';
 
 import { middlewareRequired } from './errors';
 import { requestHasAuthObject } from './utils';
 
-type GetAuthOptions = PendingSessionOptions & { acceptsToken?: AuthenticateRequestOptions['acceptsToken'] };
-
 /**
  * Retrieves the Clerk AuthObject using the current request object.
  *
  * @param {GetAuthOptions} options - Optional configuration for retriving auth object.
  * @returns {AuthObject} Object with information about the request state and claims.
  * @throws {Error} `clerkMiddleware` or `requireAuth` is required to be set in the middleware chain before this util is used.
  */
-export const getAuth: GetAuthFn<ExpressRequest> = ((req: ExpressRequest, options?: GetAuthOptions) => {
+export const getAuth: GetAuthFn<ExpressRequest> = ((req: ExpressRequest, options?: AuthOptions) => {
   if (!requestHasAuthObject(req)) {
     throw new Error(middlewareRequired('getAuth'));
   }

packages/fastify/src/getAuth.ts

@@ -1,17 +1,10 @@
-import type {
-  AuthenticateRequestOptions,
-  GetAuthFn,
-  SignedInAuthObject,
-  SignedOutAuthObject,
-} from '@clerk/backend/internal';
+import type { AuthOptions, GetAuthFn, SignedInAuthObject, SignedOutAuthObject } from '@clerk/backend/internal';
 import { getAuthObjectForAcceptedToken } from '@clerk/backend/internal';
 import type { FastifyRequest } from 'fastify';
 
 import { pluginRegistrationRequired } from './errors';
 
-type GetAuthOptions = { acceptsToken?: AuthenticateRequestOptions['acceptsToken'] };
-
-export const getAuth: GetAuthFn<FastifyRequest> = ((req: FastifyRequest, options?: GetAuthOptions) => {
+export const getAuth: GetAuthFn<FastifyRequest> = ((req: FastifyRequest, options?: AuthOptions) => {
   const authReq = req as FastifyRequest & { auth: SignedInAuthObject | SignedOutAuthObject };
 
   if (!authReq.auth) {