Refactored the use of ClaimLite and ClaimsRecord into a single type.

bff/migrations/Directory.Build.props

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+	  <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="../../samples.props" />
 </Project>

bff/migrations/UserSessionDb/UserSessionDb.csproj

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-	  <TargetFrameworks>net9.0</TargetFrameworks>
+	  <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" >
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>

bff/samples/Apis/Api.DPoP/Api.DPoP.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
 
     <PropertyGroup>
-	    <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
+	    <TargetFrameworks>net9.0</TargetFrameworks>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>

bff/samples/Bff/Bff.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
 
     <PropertyGroup>
-	    <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
+	    <TargetFrameworks>net9.0</TargetFrameworks>
         <RootNamespace>Bff</RootNamespace>
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     </PropertyGroup>

bff/samples/Directory.Build.props

@@ -1,4 +1,23 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <!-- This line is needed because:
+
+    Aspire needs a single target framework 
+      (until this is resolved: https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/issues/2962)
+
+    When you add <TargetFrameworks>net9.0</TargetFrameworks> then aspire thinks there are more than
+    one framework. But this causes a problem for the Directory.Packages.props file.
+
+    In the Directory.Packages.props where we check for $(TargetFramework) == 'net9.0',
+    which is ONLY set if you use <TargetFrameworks>net9.0</TargetFrameworks> in the csproj file, not
+    if you set <TargetFramework>. 
+
+    Now normally it's not recommended to set both, however, since this is only for samples, AND
+    we do need this check, we're setting it here as well. 
+
+      -->
+    <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="../../samples.props" />
 </Project>

bff/samples/Hosts.Tests/Hosts.Tests.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
 	<PropertyGroup>
-		<TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
+		<TargetFrameworks>net9.0</TargetFrameworks>
 		<ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
 		<Nullable>enable</Nullable>
 		<IsPackable>false</IsPackable>

bff/src/Duende.Bff.Blazor.Client/ClaimRecord.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace Duende.Bff;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Serialization friendly claim.
+///
+/// Note, this is a copy of the ClaimRecord class from Duende.Bff, but since we can't create a reference to it, we need to copy it here.
+/// We also can't link to it (as we do with the extensions) because the other ClaimRecord class is public and this one is intentionally internal.
+/// </summary>
+internal class ClaimRecord()
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Serialization friendly claim
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="type">The type</param>
+    /// <param name="value">The Value</param>
+    internal ClaimRecord(string type, object value) : this()
+    {
+        Type = type;
+        Value = value;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The type
+    /// </summary>
+    [JsonPropertyName("type")]
+    public string Type { get; init; } = default!;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The value
+    /// </summary>
+    [JsonPropertyName("value")]
+    public object Value { get; init; } = default!;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The value type
+    /// </summary>
+    [JsonPropertyName("valueType")]
+    public string? ValueType { get; init; }
+}

bff/src/Duende.Bff.Blazor.Client/Duende.Bff.Blazor.Client.csproj

@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Compile Include="..\Duende.Bff\Shared\ClaimLite.cs" Link="Shared\ClaimLite.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="..\Duende.Bff\Shared\ClaimsLiteExtensions.cs" Link="Shared\ClaimsLiteExtensions.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="..\Duende.Bff\Shared\ClaimsPrincipalLite.cs" Link="Shared\ClaimsPrincipalLite.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="..\Duende.Bff\Shared\ClaimRecordExtensions.cs" Link="Shared\ClaimRecordExtensions.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="..\Duende.Bff\Shared\ClaimsPrincipalRecord.cs" Link="Shared\ClaimsPrincipalRecord.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

bff/src/Duende.Bff.Blazor.Client/Internals/GetUserService.cs

@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ public async ValueTask<ClaimsPrincipal> GetUserAsync(bool useCache = true)
         return _cachedUser;
     }
 
-    // TODO - Consider using ClaimLite instead here
-    record ClaimRecord(string Type, object Value);
-
     internal async Task<ClaimsPrincipal> FetchUser()
     {
         try

bff/src/Duende.Bff.Blazor.Client/Internals/PersistentUserService.cs

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ internal class PersistentUserService(PersistentComponentState state, ILogger<Per
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public ClaimsPrincipal GetPersistedUser()
     {
-        if (!state.TryTakeFromJson<ClaimsPrincipalLite>(nameof(ClaimsPrincipalLite), out var lite) || lite is null)
+        if (!state.TryTakeFromJson<ClaimsPrincipalRecord>(nameof(ClaimsPrincipalRecord), out var lite) || lite is null)
         {
             logger.LogDebug("Failed to load persisted user.");
             return new ClaimsPrincipal(new ClaimsIdentity());

bff/src/Duende.Bff.Blazor/BffServerAuthenticationStateProvider.cs

@@ -73,14 +73,14 @@ private async Task OnPersistingAsync()
         var authenticationState = await _authenticationStateTask;
 
         var claims = authenticationState.User.Claims
-            .Select(c => new ClaimLite
+            .Select(c => new ClaimRecord
             {
                 Type = c.Type,
                 Value = c.Value?.ToString() ?? string.Empty,
                 ValueType = c.ValueType == ClaimValueTypes.String ? null : c.ValueType
             }).ToArray();
 
-        var principal = new ClaimsPrincipalLite
+        var principal = new ClaimsPrincipalRecord
         {
             AuthenticationType = authenticationState.User.Identity!.AuthenticationType,
             NameClaimType = authenticationState.User.Identities.First().NameClaimType,
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ private async Task OnPersistingAsync()
 
         _logger.LogDebug("Persisting Authentication State");
 
-        _state.PersistAsJson(nameof(ClaimsPrincipalLite), principal);
+        _state.PersistAsJson(nameof(ClaimsPrincipalRecord), principal);
     }
 
 

bff/src/Duende.Bff/EndpointServices/User/DefaultUserService.cs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 using Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.OpenIdConnect;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Text.Encodings.Web;
@@ -134,20 +135,5 @@ protected virtual Task<IEnumerable<ClaimRecord>> GetManagementClaimsAsync(HttpCo
 
         return Task.FromResult((IEnumerable<ClaimRecord>)claims);
     }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Serialization-friendly claim
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="Type"></param>
-    /// <param name="Value"></param>
-    protected record ClaimRecord(string Type, object Value)
-    {
-        /// <summary></summary>
-        [JsonPropertyName("type")]
-        public string Type { get; init; } = Type;
 
-        /// <summary></summary>
-        [JsonPropertyName("value")]
-        public object Value { get; init; } = Value;
-    }
 }

bff/src/Duende.Bff/Extensions/AuthenticationTicketExtensions.cs

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ internal class AuthenticationTicketLite
         /// <summary>
         /// The user
         /// </summary>
-        public ClaimsPrincipalLite User { get; set; } = default!;
+        public ClaimsPrincipalRecord User { get; set; } = default!;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The items

bff/src/Duende.Bff/Shared/ClaimLite.cs → bff/src/Duende.Bff/Shared/ClaimRecord.cs

@@ -1,25 +1,41 @@
 // Copyright (c) Duende Software. All rights reserved.
 // See LICENSE in the project root for license information.
 
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
 namespace Duende.Bff;
 
 /// <summary>
 /// Serialization friendly claim
 /// </summary>
-internal class ClaimLite
+public class ClaimRecord()
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// 
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="type"></param>
+    /// <param name="value"></param>
+    public ClaimRecord(string type, object value) : this()
+    {
+        Type = type;
+        Value = value;
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// The type
     /// </summary>
+    [JsonPropertyName("type")]
     public string Type { get; init; } = default!;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// The value
     /// </summary>
-    public string Value { get; init; } = default!;
+    [JsonPropertyName("value")]
+    public object Value { get; init; } = default!;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// The value type
     /// </summary>
+    [JsonPropertyName("valueType")]
     public string? ValueType { get; init; }
 }

bff/src/Duende.Bff/Shared/ClaimsLiteExtensions.cs → bff/src/Duende.Bff/Shared/ClaimRecordExtensions.cs

@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 // Copyright (c) Duende Software. All rights reserved.
 // See LICENSE in the project root for license information.
 
-using System.Linq;
 using System.Security.Claims;
 
 namespace Duende.Bff;
 
-internal static class ClaimsLiteExtensions
+internal static class ClaimRecordExtensions
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// Converts a ClaimsPrincipalLite to ClaimsPrincipal
     /// </summary>
-    public static ClaimsPrincipal ToClaimsPrincipal(this ClaimsPrincipalLite principal)
+    public static ClaimsPrincipal ToClaimsPrincipal(this ClaimsPrincipalRecord principal)
     {
-        var claims = principal.Claims.Select(x => new Claim(x.Type, x.Value, x.ValueType ?? ClaimValueTypes.String))
+        var claims = principal.Claims.Select(x => new Claim(x.Type, x.Value.ToString() ?? string.Empty, x.ValueType ?? ClaimValueTypes.String))
             .ToArray();
         var id = new ClaimsIdentity(claims, principal.AuthenticationType, principal.NameClaimType,
             principal.RoleClaimType);
@@ -24,17 +23,17 @@ public static ClaimsPrincipal ToClaimsPrincipal(this ClaimsPrincipalLite princip
     /// <summary>
     /// Converts a ClaimsPrincipal to ClaimsPrincipalLite
     /// </summary>
-    public static ClaimsPrincipalLite ToClaimsPrincipalLite(this ClaimsPrincipal principal)
+    public static ClaimsPrincipalRecord ToClaimsPrincipalLite(this ClaimsPrincipal principal)
     {
         var claims = principal.Claims.Select(
-            x => new ClaimLite
+            x => new ClaimRecord
             {
                 Type = x.Type,
                 Value = x.Value,
                 ValueType = x.ValueType == ClaimValueTypes.String ? null : x.ValueType
             }).ToArray();
 
-        return new ClaimsPrincipalLite
+        return new ClaimsPrincipalRecord
         {
             AuthenticationType = principal.Identity!.AuthenticationType,
             NameClaimType = principal.Identities.First().NameClaimType,

bff/src/Duende.Bff/Shared/ClaimsPrincipalLite.cs → bff/src/Duende.Bff/Shared/ClaimsPrincipalRecord.cs

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace Duende.Bff;
 /// <summary>
 /// Serialization friendly ClaimsPrincipal
 /// </summary>
-internal class ClaimsPrincipalLite
+internal class ClaimsPrincipalRecord
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// The authentication type
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ internal class ClaimsPrincipalLite
     /// <summary>
     /// The claims
     /// </summary>
-    public ClaimLite[] Claims { get; init; } = default!;
+    public ClaimRecord[] Claims { get; init; } = default!;
 }

bff/test/Duende.Bff.Tests/Endpoints/DpopRemoteEndpointTests.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 using System.Security.Cryptography;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Duende.Bff.Tests.TestFramework;
 using Duende.Bff.Tests.TestHosts;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens;
@@ -35,10 +36,10 @@
     [Fact]
     public async Task test_dpop()
     {
-        var apiResult = await BffHost.BrowserClient.CallBffHostApi(
+        ApiResponse apiResult = await BffHost.BrowserClient.CallBffHostApi(
             url: BffHost.Url("/api_client/test")
         );
 
         apiResult.RequestHeaders["DPoP"].First().ShouldNotBeNullOrEmpty();
         apiResult.RequestHeaders["Authorization"].First().StartsWith("DPoP ").ShouldBeTrue();
     }

bff/test/Duende.Bff.Tests/Endpoints/RemoteEndpointTests.cs

@@ -3,14 +3,9 @@
 
 using Duende.Bff.Tests.TestFramework;
 using Duende.Bff.Tests.TestHosts;
-using System;
-using System.Linq;
 using System.Net;
-using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Net.Http.Json;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Shouldly;
-using Xunit;
+using System.Text.Json;
 using Xunit.Abstractions;
 
 namespace Duende.Bff.Tests.Endpoints
@@ -313,5 +308,5 @@
 
             response.Content.Headers.Select(x => x.Key).ShouldNotContain("added-by-custom-default-transform", 
                 "a custom transform doesn't run the defaults");
         }
     }

bff/test/Duende.Bff.Tests/TestFramework/Records.cs

@@ -14,13 +14,4 @@ public record JsonRecord(string Type, JsonElement Value)
         [JsonPropertyName("value")]
         public JsonElement Value { get; } = Value;
     }
-
-    public record ClaimRecord(string Type, string Value)
-    {
-        [JsonPropertyName("type")]
-        public string Type { get; } = Type;
-
-        [JsonPropertyName("value")]
-        public string Value { get; } = Value;
-    }
 }