Client Ids

Client Identity Domain (@domain/entity-client-identity)

Privacy & Security

Sensitive identifiers (DeviceId, UserId, DatadogId) must always use the domain entity package:

• Never use raw string IDs for devices, users, or analytics.
• Always use DeviceId, UserId, or DatadogId classes from @domain/entity-client-identity.
• ID values are only accessible through explicit export methods (e.g., exportUserIdForSomething()).
• Every export method must be allowlisted in domain/entity/client-identity/export-rules.json.
• Export IDs only at system boundaries (API calls, persistence) — never in the middle of processing.
• toString() and toJSON() return [DeviceId:REDACTED] by design.

Package layout

Core Principles

1. All ID Usage Must Go Through This Package

• Never create raw string IDs for devices, users, or analytics
• Always use DeviceId, UserId, or DatadogId classes from @domain/entity-client-identity
• IDs are protected by Symbols and automatically redacted in logs/JSON

2. Privacy Protection

• IDs are stored in Symbol fields to prevent accidental access
• toString() and toJSON() return [DeviceId:REDACTED] by default
• Actual ID values are only accessible through explicit export methods

3. Explicit Use Cases

• Every ID usage must be explicitly declared through a dedicated export method (e.g., exportUserIdForSomethingSomething())
• Export methods represent specific, documented use cases and can only be called from allowlisted files
• The export-rules.json file in domain/entity/client-identity/ serves as a registry of all allowed use cases
• The check-export-rules.mjs script enforces the allowlist at build time

Usage Requirements

Using an existing ID for a new use case

• Add a new export method on the class (e.g., exportUserIdForSomethingSomething())
• Add your file to domain/entity/client-identity/export-rules.json:

  {
    "domain/entity/client-identity/src/ids/UserId.ts": {
      "exportUserIdForSomethingSomething": [
        "your/new/file/path.ts"
      ]
    }
  }
  

• Use the method only from the allowlisted file (at the system boundary)

Introducing a new kind of ID

• Create a new class in domain/entity/client-identity/src/ids/ (e.g., NewId.ts)
• Follow the pattern from DeviceId.ts: Symbol storage, redacted toString/toJSON, export methods
• Add export methods with allowlist rules in export-rules.json

import { DeviceId } from "@domain/entity-client-identity";

// ✅ Correct: Use the domain entity
const deviceId = DeviceId.fromString("device-123");

// ❌ Wrong: Don't use raw strings
const deviceId = "device-123"; // BAD