use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
use std::{hash::Hash, hash::Hasher};
use base64::Engine;
use rusqlite::{Connection, OpenFlags};
use crate::error::{AppError, Result};
const TOKEN_KEY: &str = "cursorAuth/accessToken";
pub fn default_db_path() -> Result<PathBuf> {
let base = directories::BaseDirs::new().ok_or_else(|| {
AppError::Other("could not resolve the platform config directory (no HOME?)".into())
})?;
Ok(base
.config_dir()
.join("Cursor")
.join("User")
.join("globalStorage")
.join("state.vscdb"))
}
pub fn read_access_token(path: &Path) -> Result<String> {
if !path.exists() {
return Err(AppError::Credentials(format!(
"Cursor database not found at {}. Open the Cursor IDE and sign in at least once, \
then try again.",
path.display()
)));
}
let conn =
Connection::open_with_flags(path, OpenFlags::SQLITE_OPEN_READ_ONLY).map_err(|e| {
AppError::Credentials(format!(
"could not open Cursor database at {}: {e}",
path.display()
))
})?;
let token: String = conn
.query_row(
"SELECT value FROM ItemTable WHERE key = ?1",
[TOKEN_KEY],
|row| row.get(0),
)
.map_err(|_| {
AppError::Credentials(format!(
"no Cursor session found in {}. Sign in to the Cursor IDE, then try again.",
path.display()
))
})?;
if token.trim().is_empty() {
return Err(AppError::Credentials(
"Cursor session token is empty. Sign in to the Cursor IDE again.".into(),
));
}
Ok(token)
}
#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
pub struct SessionAuth {
pub user_id: String,
pub account_key: String,
pub cookie_value: String,
}
pub fn session_auth(token: &str) -> Result<SessionAuth> {
let claims = parse_jwt_claims(token).ok_or_else(|| {
AppError::Credentials(
"Cursor session token could not be decoded. Sign in to the Cursor IDE again.".into(),
)
})?;
let sub = claims
.get("sub")
.and_then(serde_json::Value::as_str)
.ok_or_else(|| AppError::Credentials("Cursor session token has no `sub` claim.".into()))?;
let user_id = sub
.split('|')
.nth(1)
.filter(|s| !s.is_empty())
.ok_or_else(|| {
AppError::Credentials(format!(
"Cursor session token `sub` claim has an unexpected shape: {sub:?}"
))
})?
.to_string();
let mut hasher = std::collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher::new();
user_id.hash(&mut hasher);
let account_key = format!("{:016x}", hasher.finish());
let cookie_value = format!("{user_id}%3A%3A{token}");
Ok(SessionAuth {
user_id,
account_key,
cookie_value,
})
}
fn parse_jwt_claims(token: &str) -> Option<serde_json::Value> {
let mut parts = token.split('.');
let _header = parts.next()?;
let payload = parts.next()?;
let decoded = base64::engine::general_purpose::URL_SAFE_NO_PAD
.decode(payload)
.or_else(|_| base64::engine::general_purpose::URL_SAFE.decode(payload))
.ok()?;
serde_json::from_slice(&decoded).ok()
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
use tempfile::TempDir;
fn fake_jwt(claims: serde_json::Value) -> String {
let header = base64::engine::general_purpose::URL_SAFE_NO_PAD.encode(br#"{"alg":"none"}"#);
let payload =
base64::engine::general_purpose::URL_SAFE_NO_PAD.encode(claims.to_string().as_bytes());
format!("{header}.{payload}.sig")
}
fn seed_db(path: &Path, token: Option<&str>) {
let conn = Connection::open(path).unwrap();
conn.execute("CREATE TABLE ItemTable (key TEXT, value TEXT)", [])
.unwrap();
if let Some(t) = token {
conn.execute(
"INSERT INTO ItemTable (key, value) VALUES (?1, ?2)",
rusqlite::params![TOKEN_KEY, t],
)
.unwrap();
}
}
#[test]
fn default_db_path_ends_with_the_cursor_state_file() {
let p = default_db_path().unwrap();
assert!(
p.ends_with(
std::path::Path::new("Cursor")
.join("User")
.join("globalStorage")
.join("state.vscdb")
)
);
}
#[test]
fn missing_file_is_a_credentials_error_naming_the_path() {
let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
let path = dir.path().join("state.vscdb");
let err = read_access_token(&path).unwrap_err();
match err {
AppError::Credentials(m) => assert!(m.contains(&path.display().to_string())),
other => panic!("expected Credentials error, got {other:?}"),
}
}
#[test]
fn reads_the_token_back_out_of_the_item_table() {
let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
let path = dir.path().join("state.vscdb");
seed_db(&path, Some("fake-token-value"));
assert_eq!(read_access_token(&path).unwrap(), "fake-token-value");
}
#[test]
fn missing_row_is_a_credentials_error() {
let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
let path = dir.path().join("state.vscdb");
seed_db(&path, None);
let err = read_access_token(&path).unwrap_err();
assert!(matches!(err, AppError::Credentials(_)));
}
#[test]
fn empty_token_is_a_credentials_error() {
let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
let path = dir.path().join("state.vscdb");
seed_db(&path, Some(""));
let err = read_access_token(&path).unwrap_err();
assert!(matches!(err, AppError::Credentials(_)));
}
#[test]
fn session_auth_extracts_user_id_and_builds_the_cookie_value() {
let token = fake_jwt(serde_json::json!({"sub": "auth0|user_abc123"}));
let auth = session_auth(&token).unwrap();
assert_eq!(auth.user_id, "user_abc123");
assert_eq!(auth.account_key.len(), 16);
assert!(!auth.account_key.contains("user_abc123"));
assert_eq!(auth.cookie_value, format!("user_abc123%3A%3A{token}"));
}
#[test]
fn session_auth_account_key_is_stable_and_account_specific() {
let one = session_auth(&fake_jwt(serde_json::json!({"sub": "auth0|one"}))).unwrap();
let one_again = session_auth(&fake_jwt(serde_json::json!({"sub": "auth0|one"}))).unwrap();
let two = session_auth(&fake_jwt(serde_json::json!({"sub": "auth0|two"}))).unwrap();
assert_eq!(one.account_key, one_again.account_key);
assert_ne!(one.account_key, two.account_key);
}
#[test]
fn session_auth_rejects_a_non_jwt_token() {
let err = session_auth("not-a-jwt").unwrap_err();
assert!(matches!(err, AppError::Credentials(_)));
}
#[test]
fn session_auth_rejects_missing_sub_claim() {
let token = fake_jwt(serde_json::json!({"other": "value"}));
let err = session_auth(&token).unwrap_err();
match err {
AppError::Credentials(m) => assert!(m.contains("sub")),
other => panic!("expected Credentials error, got {other:?}"),
}
}
#[test]
fn session_auth_rejects_sub_without_a_pipe_separated_user_id() {
let token = fake_jwt(serde_json::json!({"sub": "no-pipe-here"}));
let err = session_auth(&token).unwrap_err();
assert!(matches!(err, AppError::Credentials(_)));
}
}