# Regorus
**Regorus** is
- *Rego*-*Rus(t)* - A fast, light-weight [Rego](https://www.openpolicyagent.org/docs/latest/policy-language/)
interpreter written in Rust.
- *Rigorous* - A rigorous enforcer of well-defined Rego semantics.
Regorus is also
- *cross-platform* - Written in platform-agnostic Rust.
- *no_std compatible* - Regorus can be used in `no_std` environments too. Most of the builtins are supported.
- *current* - We strive to keep Regorus up to date with latest OPA release. Regorus defaults to `v1` of the Rego language.
- *compliant* - Regorus is mostly compliant with the latest [OPA release v1.2.0](https://github.com/open-policy-agent/opa/releases/tag/v1.2.0). See [OPA Conformance](#opa-conformance) for details. Note that while we behaviorally produce the same results, we don't yet support all the builtins.
- *extensible* - Extend the Rego language by implementing custom stateful builtins in Rust.
See [add_extension](https://github.com/microsoft/regorus/blob/fc68bf9c8bea36427dae9401a7d1f6ada771f7ab/src/engine.rs#L352).
Support for extensibility using other languages coming soon.
- *polyglot* - In addition to Rust, Regorus can be used from *C*, *C++*, *C#*, *Golang*, *Java*, *Javascript*, *Python*, and *Ruby*.
This is made possible by the excellent FFI tools available in the Rust ecosystem. See [bindings](#bindings) for information on how to use Regorus from different languages.
To try out a *Javascript(WASM)* compiled version of Regorus from your browser, visit [Regorus Playground](https://anakrish.github.io/regorus-playground/).
Regorus is available as a library that can be easily integrated into your Rust projects.
Here is an example of evaluating a simple Rego policy:
```rust
fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
// Create an engine for evaluating Rego policies.
let mut engine = regorus::Engine::new();
let policy = String::from(
r#"
package example
allow if {
## All actions are allowed for admins.
input.principal == "admin"
} else if {
## Check if action is allowed for given user.
input.action in data.allowed_actions[input.principal]
}
"#,
);
// Add policy to the engine.
engine.add_policy(String::from("policy.rego"), policy)?;
// Add data to engine.
engine.add_data(regorus::Value::from_json_str(
r#"{
"allowed_actions": {
"user1" : ["read", "write"],
"user2" : ["read"]
}}"#,
)?)?;
// Set input and evaluate whether user1 can write.
engine.set_input(regorus::Value::from_json_str(
r#"{
"principal": "user1",
"action": "write"
}"#,
)?);
let r = engine.eval_rule(String::from("data.example.allow"))?;
assert_eq!(r, regorus::Value::from(true));
// Set input and evaluate whether user2 can write.
engine.set_input(regorus::Value::from_json_str(
r#"{
"principal": "user2",
"action": "write"
}"#,
)?);
let r = engine.eval_rule(String::from("data.example.allow"))?;
assert_eq!(r, regorus::Value::Undefined);
Ok(())
}
```
Regorus is designed with [Confidential Computing](https://confidentialcomputing.io/about/) in mind. In Confidential Computing environments,
it is important to be able to control exactly what is being run. Regorus allows enabling and disabling various components using cargo
features. By default all features are enabled.
The default build of regorus example program is 6.3M:
```bash
$ cargo build -r --example regorus; strip target/release/examples/regorus; ls -lh target/release/examples/regorus
-rwxr-xr-x 1 anand staff 6.3M May 11 22:03 target/release/examples/regorus*
```
When all default features are disabled, the binary size drops down to 1.9M.
```bash
$ cargo build -r --example regorus --no-default-features; strip target/release/examples/regorus; ls -lh target/release/examples/regorus
-rwxr-xr-x 1 anand staff 1.9M May 11 22:04 target/release/examples/regorus*
```
Regorus passes the [OPA v1.2.0 test-suite](https://www.openpolicyagent.org/docs/latest/ir/#test-suite) barring a few
builtins. See [OPA Conformance](#opa-conformance) below.
## Bindings
Regorus can be used from a variety of languages:
- *C*: C binding is generated using [cbindgen](https://github.com/mozilla/cbindgen).
[corrosion-rs](https://github.com/corrosion-rs/corrosion) can be used to seamlessly use Regorous
in your CMake based projects. See [bindings/c](https://github.com/microsoft/regorus/tree/main/bindings/c).
- *C freestanding*: [bindings/c_no_std](https://github.com/microsoft/regorus/tree/main/bindings/c_no_std) shows how to use Regorus from C environments without a libc.
- *C++*: C++ binding is generated using [cbindgen](https://github.com/mozilla/cbindgen).
[corrosion-rs](https://github.com/corrosion-rs/corrosion) can be used to seamlessly use Regorous
in your CMake based projects. See [bindings/cpp](https://github.com/microsoft/regorus/tree/main/bindings/cpp).
- *C#*: C# binding is generated using [csbindgen](https://github.com/Cysharp/csbindgen). See [bindings/csharp](https://github.com/microsoft/regorus/tree/main/bindings/csharp) for an example of how to build and use Regorus in your C# projects.
- *Golang*: The C bindings are exposed to Golang via [CGo](https://pkg.go.dev/cmd/cgo). See [bindings/go](https://github.com/microsoft/regorus/tree/main/bindings/go) for an example of how to build and use Regorus in your Go projects.
- *Python*: Python bindings are generated using [pyo3](https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3). Wheels are created using [maturin](https://github.com/PyO3/maturin). See [bindings/python](https://github.com/microsoft/regorus/tree/main/bindings/python).
- *Java*: Java bindings are developed using [jni-rs](https://github.com/jni-rs/jni-rs).
See [bindings/java](https://github.com/microsoft/regorus/tree/main/bindings/java).
- *Javascript*: Regorus is compiled to WASM using [wasmpack](https://github.com/rustwasm/wasm-pack).
See [bindings/wasm](https://github.com/microsoft/regorus/tree/main/bindings/wasm) for an example of using Regorus from nodejs.
To try out a *Javascript(WASM)* compiled version of Regorus from your browser, visit [Regorus Playground](https://anakrish.github.io/regorus-playground/).
- *Ruby*: Ruby bindings are developed using [magnus](https://github.com/matsadler/magnus).
See [bindings/ruby](https://github.com/microsoft/regorus/tree/main/bindings/ruby).
To avoid operational overhead, we currently don't publish these bindings to various repositories.
It is straight-forward to build these bindings yourself.
## Getting Started
[examples/regorus](https://github.com/microsoft/regorus/blob/main/examples/regorus/main.rs) is an example program that
shows how to integrate Regorus into your project and evaluate Rego policies.
To build and install it, do
```bash
$ cargo install --example regorus --path .
```
Check that the regorus example program is working
```bash
$ regorus
Usage: regorus <COMMAND>
Commands:
ast Parse a Rego policy and dump AST
eval Evaluate a Rego Query
lex Tokenize a Rego policy
parse Parse a Rego policy
help Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
Options:
-h, --help Print help
-V, --version Print version
```
First, let's evaluate a simple Rego expression `1*2+3`
```bash
$ regorus eval "1*2+3"
```
This produces the following output
```json
{
"result": [
{
"expressions": [
{
"value": 5,
"text": "1*2+3",
"location": {
"row": 1,
"col": 1
}
}
]
}
]
}
```
Next, evaluate a sample [policy](https://github.com/microsoft/regorus/blob/main/examples/server/allowed_server.rego) and [input](https://github.com/microsoft/regorus/blob/main/examples/server/input.json)
(borrowed from [Rego tutorial](https://www.openpolicyagent.org/docs/latest/#2-try-opa-eval)):
```bash
$ regorus eval -d examples/server/allowed_server.rego -i examples/server/input.json data.example
```
Finally, evaluate real-world [policies](tests/aci/) used in Azure Container Instances (ACI)
```bash
$ regorus eval -b tests/aci -d tests/aci/data.json -i tests/aci/input.json data.policy.mount_overlay=x
```
## Policy coverage
Regorus allows determining which lines of a policy have been executed using the `coverage` feature (enabled by default).
We can try it out using the `regorus` example program by passing in the `--coverage` flag.
```shell
$ regorus eval -d examples/server/allowed_server.rego -i examples/server/input.json data.example --coverage
```
It produces the following coverage report which shows that all lines are executed except the line that sets `allow` to true.
See [Engine::get_coverage_report](https://docs.rs/regorus/latest/regorus/struct.Engine.html#method.get_coverage_report) for details.
Policy coverage information is useful for debugging your policy as well as to write tests for your policy so that all
lines of the policy are exercised by the tests.
## ACI Policies
Regorus successfully passes the ACI policy test-suite. It is fast and can run each of the tests in a few milliseconds.
```bash
$ cargo test -r --test aci
Finished release [optimized + debuginfo] target(s) in 0.05s
Running tests/aci/main.rs (target/release/deps/aci-2cd8d21a893a2450)
aci/mount_device passed 3.863292ms
aci/mount_overlay passed 3.6905ms
aci/scratch_mount passed 3.643041ms
aci/create_container passed 5.046333ms
aci/shutdown_container passed 3.632ms
aci/scratch_unmount passed 3.631333ms
aci/unmount_overlay passed 3.609916ms
aci/unmount_device passed 3.626875ms
aci/load_fragment passed 4.045167ms
```
Run the ACI policies in the `tests/aci` directory, using data `tests/aci/data.json` and input `tests/aci/input.json`:
```bash
$ regorus eval -b tests/aci -d tests/aci/data.json -i tests/aci/input.json data.policy.mount_overlay=x
```
Verify that [OPA](https://github.com/open-policy-agent/opa/releases) produces the same output
```bash
$ diff <(regorus eval -b tests/aci -d tests/aci/data.json -i tests/aci/input.json data.framework.mount_overlay=x) \
<(opa eval -b tests/aci -d tests/aci/data.json -i tests/aci/input.json data.framework.mount_overlay=x)
```
## Azure Policy (Preview)
Regorus can evaluate [Azure Policy](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/policy/overview)
definitions natively. A dedicated compiler translates Azure Policy JSON
directly into RVM (Regorus Virtual Machine) bytecode — the same VM that
powers Rego evaluation — so you don't have to rewrite policies in Rego.
Enable it with the `azure_policy` cargo feature.
Most of the policy language is supported: conditions with `field`, `count`,
and `value`; logical connectives (`allOf`, `anyOf`, `not`); comparison
operators; template expressions like `parameters()`, `concat()`,
`dateTimeAdd()`, and `utcNow()`; and effects including Deny, Audit, Modify,
Append, AuditIfNotExists, and DeployIfNotExists. An alias registry handles
the translation from fully-qualified alias names to the flattened ARM resource
shape expected by the engine.
### Quick start
```bash
cargo install --example regorus --features azure_policy --path .
# Evaluate a policy against a non-compliant storage account (→ Deny)
regorus azure-policy-eval \
--policy-definition examples/regorus/azure_policy_data/require_https_storage.json \
--resource examples/regorus/azure_policy_data/non_compliant_storage.json \
--aliases tests/azure_policy/aliases/test_aliases.json
# Same policy against a compliant resource (→ undefined, no effect)
regorus azure-policy-eval \
--policy-definition examples/regorus/azure_policy_data/require_https_storage.json \
--resource examples/regorus/azure_policy_data/compliant_storage.json \
--aliases tests/azure_policy/aliases/test_aliases.json
# List aliases for a resource type
regorus azure-policy-aliases \
--aliases tests/azure_policy/aliases/test_aliases.json \
--resource-type Microsoft.Storage
```
The test suite covers conditions, effects, template functions, alias
resolution, and end-to-end scenarios across YAML-driven test files:
```bash
cargo test --features azure_policy -- azure_policy
```
## Performance
To check how fast Regorus runs on your system, first install a tool like [hyperfine](https://github.com/sharkdp/hyperfine).
```bash
$ cargo install hyperfine
```
Then benchmark evaluation of the ACI policies,
```bash
$ hyperfine "regorus eval -b tests/aci -d tests/aci/data.json -i tests/aci/input.json data.framework.mount_overlay=x"
Benchmark 1: regorus eval -b tests/aci -d tests/aci/data.json -i tests/aci/input.json data.framework.mount_overlay=x
Time (mean ± σ): 4.6 ms ± 0.2 ms [User: 4.1 ms, System: 0.4 ms]
Range (min … max): 4.4 ms … 6.0 ms 422 runs
```
Compare it with OPA
```bash
$ hyperfine "opa eval -b tests/aci -d tests/aci/data.json -i tests/aci/input.json data.framework.mount_overlay=x"
Benchmark 1: opa eval -b tests/aci -d tests/aci/data.json -i tests/aci/input.json data.framework.mount_overlay=x
Time (mean ± σ): 45.2 ms ± 0.6 ms [User: 68.8 ms, System: 5.1 ms]
Range (min … max): 43.8 ms … 46.7 ms 62 runs
```
## Contributor Workflow
Regorus uses a small companion CLI under the `xtask` package to keep CI and local development in sync.
The commands mirror our GitHub Actions jobs, making it easy to dry-run CI steps before sending a pull request.
- Run the full release pipeline with `cargo xtask ci-release` and the debug checks with `cargo xtask ci-debug`.
- Exercise language bindings through focused helpers such as `cargo xtask test-java --release --frozen` or `cargo xtask test-go`.
- Use `cargo xtask test-musl --release --frozen` for the cross-compilation matrix and `cargo xtask test-no-std` for embedded targets.
- Formatting (`cargo xtask fmt`) and linting (`cargo xtask clippy --sarif`) wrap the usual Cargo tooling while matching CI defaults.
The workflows in `.github/workflows` invoke the same commands, so keeping local runs green is usually enough to satisfy the checks enforced on `main`.
## OPA Conformance
Regorus has been verified to be compliant with [OPA v1.2.0](https://github.com/open-policy-agent/opa/releases/tag/v1.2.0)
using a [test driver](https://github.com/microsoft/regorus/blob/main/tests/opa.rs) that loads and runs the OPA testsuite using Regorus, and verifies that expected outputs are produced.
The test driver can be invoked by running:
```bash
$ cargo test -r --test opa --features opa-testutil,serde_json/arbitrary_precision
```
Currently, Regorus passes all the non-builtin specific tests.
See [passing tests suites](https://github.com/microsoft/regorus/blob/main/tests/opa.passing).
The following test suites don't pass fully due to missing builtins:
- `globsmatch`
- `graphql`
- `invalidkeyerror`
- `jsonpatch`
- `jwtbuiltins`
- `jwtdecodeverify`
- `jwtencodesign`
- `jwtencodesignheadererrors`
- `jwtencodesignpayloaderrors`
- `jwtencodesignraw`
- `jwtverifyhs256`
- `jwtverifyhs384`
- `jwtverifyhs512`
- `jwtverifyrsa`
- `netcidrcontainsmatches`
- `netcidrintersects`
- `netcidrmerge`
- `netcidroverlap`
- `netlookupipaddr`
- `providers-aws`
- `regometadatachain`
- `regometadatarule`
- `regoparsemodule`
- `rendertemplate`
They are captured in the following [github issues](https://github.com/microsoft/regorus/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Alib).
Cryptographic builtins are not supported by design. Users that need cryptographic builtins are encouraged to use [extensions](https://docs.rs/regorus/latest/regorus/struct.Engine.html#method.add_extension).
### Grammar
The grammar used by Regorus to parse Rego policies is described in [grammar.md](https://github.com/microsoft/regorus/blob/main/docs/grammar.md)
in both [W3C EBNF](https://www.w3.org/Notation.html) and [RailRoad Diagram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syntax_diagram) formats.
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