Closes #16681: Introduce render_config permission for configuration rendering (#20555)
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* Closes #16681: Introduce render_config permission for configuration rendering

Add a new custom permission action `render_config` for rendering device and
virtual machine configurations via the REST API. This allows users to render
configurations without requiring the `add` permission.

Changes:
- Add permission check to RenderConfigMixin.render_config() for devices and VMs
- Update API tests to use render_config permission instead of add
- Add tests verifying permission enforcement (403 without render_config)
- Document new permission requirement in configuration-rendering.md

Note: Currently requires both render_config AND add permissions due to the
automatic POST='add' filter in BaseViewSet.initial(). Removing the add
requirement will be addressed in a follow-up commit.

* Correct permission denied message and enable translation

* Remove add permission requirement for render_config endpoint

Remove the add permission requirement from the render-config API endpoint
while maintaining token write_enabled enforcement as specified in #16681.

Changes:
- Add TokenWritePermission class to check token write ability without requiring
  specific model permissions
- Override get_permissions() in RenderConfigMixin to use TokenWritePermission
  instead of TokenPermissions for render_config action
- Replace queryset restriction: use render_config instead of add
- Remove add permissions from tests - render_config permission now sufficient
- Update tests to expect 404 when permission denied (NetBox standard pattern)

Per #16681: 'requirement for write permission makes sense for API calls
(because we're accepting and processing arbitrary user data), the specific
permission for creating devices does not'

* Add render_config permission to ConfigTemplate render endpoint

Extend render_config permission requirement to the ConfigTemplate render
endpoint per issue comments.

Changes:
- Add TokenWritePermission check via get_permissions() override in
  ConfigTemplateViewSet
- Restrict queryset to render_config permission in render() method
- Add explicit render_config permission check
- Add tests for ConfigTemplate.render() with and without permission
- Update documentation to include ConfigTemplate endpoint

* Address PR feedback on render_config permissions

Remove redundant permission checks, add view permission enforcement via
chained restrict() calls, and rename ConfigTemplate permission action
from render_config to render for consistency.

* Address second round of PR feedback on render_config permissions

- Remove ConfigTemplate view permission check from render_config endpoint
- Add sanity check to TokenWritePermission for non-token auth
- Use named URL patterns instead of string concatenation in tests
- Remove extras.view_configtemplate from test permissions
- Add token write_enabled enforcement tests for all render endpoints

* Misc cleanup

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Co-authored-by: Jeremy Stretch <jstretch@netboxlabs.com>
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Jason Novinger
2025-10-21 08:26:06 -05:00
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@@ -90,3 +90,10 @@ http://netbox:8000/api/extras/config-templates/123/render/ \
"bar": 123
}'
```
!!! note "Permissions"
Rendering configuration templates via the REST API requires appropriate permissions for the relevant object type:
* To render a device's configuration via `/api/dcim/devices/{id}/render-config/`, assign a permission for "DCIM > Device" with the `render_config` action.
* To render a virtual machine's configuration via `/api/virtualization/virtual-machines/{id}/render-config/`, assign a permission for "Virtualization > Virtual Machine" with the `render_config` action.
* To render a config template directly via `/api/extras/config-templates/{id}/render/`, assign a permission for "Extras > Config Template" with the `render` action.