Sharepoint-Toolbox/.planning/phases/02-permissions/02-02-SUMMARY.md

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phase	plan	subsystem	tags	requires	provides	affects	tech-stack	key-files	key-decisions	patterns-established	requirements-completed	duration	completed
02-permissions	02	permissions	csom sharepoint permissions scan-engine pnp c-sharp	phase provides 02-01 PermissionEntryHelper (IsExternalUser, FilterPermissionLevels, IsSharingLinksGroup)	PermissionEntry record — flat data model for one permission assignment ScanOptions record — immutable scan configuration with IncludeInherited/ScanFolders/FolderDepth/IncludeSubsites IPermissionsService interface — contract enabling ViewModel mocking in tests PermissionsService implementation — full CSOM scan engine, port of PS Generate-PnPSitePermissionRpt	02-04 (PermissionsViewModel uses IPermissionsService) 02-05 (Export services work on IReadOnlyList<PermissionEntry>) 02-06 (SitePickerDialog feeds site URLs into PermissionsService) 02-07 (Full integration wires PermissionsService into DI)	added patterns CSOM batched Include() load pattern — one round-trip per SecurableObject via ctx.Load + ExecuteQueryRetryHelper Async folder enumeration via SharePointPaginationHelper.GetAllItemsAsync (never raw CSOM list enumeration) HashSet<string> ExcludedLists for O(1) system list filtering PrincipalType detection via PermissionEntryHelper.IsExternalUser before CSOM PrincipalType enum	created modified SharepointToolbox/Core/Models/PermissionEntry.cs SharepointToolbox/Core/Models/ScanOptions.cs SharepointToolbox/Services/IPermissionsService.cs SharepointToolbox/Services/PermissionsService.cs	Folder enumeration uses ListItem (SecurableObject) not Folder — Folder is not a SecurableObject in CSOM; ListItem.Folder provides metadata while ListItem itself holds role assignments Principal.Email excluded from CSOM Include — Principal base type has no Email property; only User subtype does; email not needed for PermissionEntry fields FolderDepth=999 is the sentinel for unlimited depth — avoids nullable int and matches PS reference behavior Subsite enumeration clones ClientContext via ctx.Clone(subweb.Url) — each subsite needs its own context for CSOM scoped operations	CSOM batched load: always batch ctx.Load with all required sub-properties in one call before ExecuteQueryRetryAsync ExcludedLists HashSet: new service that filters SharePoint objects uses StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase HashSet for O(1) exclusion ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested() at the start of every private async method	PERM-01 PERM-03 PERM-04 PERM-07	7min	2026-04-02

Phase 2 Plan 2: PermissionsService Scan Engine Summary

CSOM scan engine implementing all 5 SharePoint permission scan paths (site collection admins, web, lists, folders, subsites) as a faithful C# port of the PowerShell Generate-PnPSitePermissionRpt function

Performance

• Duration: 7 min
• Started: 2026-04-02T11:48:39Z
• Completed: 2026-04-02T11:54:58Z
• Tasks: 2
• Files modified: 4

Accomplishments

• Defined PermissionEntry (9-field record), ScanOptions (4-field config record), and IPermissionsService interface — foundational contracts for all subsequent Phase 2 plans
• Implemented PermissionsService with full scan logic: site collection admins, web, lists, folders (via SharePointPaginationHelper), and subsites
• All CSOM round-trips use ExecuteQueryRetryHelper.ExecuteQueryRetryAsync; folder enumeration uses SharePointPaginationHelper.GetAllItemsAsync (never raw iteration)
• Limited Access filtering, sharing links group exclusion, external user detection, and 34-item ExcludedLists set all implemented

Task Commits

Each task was committed atomically:

1. Task 1: Define data models and IPermissionsService interface - 4a6594d (feat)
2. Task 2: Implement PermissionsService scan engine - 9f2e2f9 (fix — linter auto-fixed CSOM type errors pre-commit)

Files Created/Modified

• SharepointToolbox/Core/Models/PermissionEntry.cs — Flat record for one permission assignment (9 string/bool positional fields)
• SharepointToolbox/Core/Models/ScanOptions.cs — Immutable scan config: IncludeInherited, ScanFolders, FolderDepth, IncludeSubsites
• SharepointToolbox/Services/IPermissionsService.cs — Interface with ScanSiteAsync enabling ViewModel mocking
• SharepointToolbox/Services/PermissionsService.cs — Full CSOM engine: 340 lines, 5 private helpers, 34-item ExcludedLists

Decisions Made

• Folder is not a SecurableObject in CSOM — folder permissions are extracted via ListItem (which IS a SecurableObject); item.Folder provides name/URL metadata only
• Principal.Email excluded from batched Include — Principal base type lacks Email; only User subtype has it; email was not needed for PermissionEntry fields
• FolderDepth=999 used as sentinel for unlimited depth scanning
• Subsite enumeration clones ClientContext via ctx.Clone(subweb.Url) for proper CSOM scoping

Deviations from Plan

Auto-fixed Issues

1. [Rule 1 - Bug] Principal.Email not available on RoleAssignment.Member

• Found during: Task 2 (PermissionsService implementation)
• Issue: The plan's CSOM Include expression included ra => ra.Member.Email — Principal base type has no Email property (only User subtype does)
• Fix: Removed Email from the batched Include; email is not needed for any PermissionEntry field
• Files modified: SharepointToolbox/Services/PermissionsService.cs
• Verification: dotnet build passes with 0 errors
• Committed in: 9f2e2f9

2. [Rule 1 - Bug] Folder is not a SecurableObject in CSOM

• Found during: Task 2 (GetFolderPermissionsAsync)
• Issue: ExtractPermissionsAsync(ctx, folder, ...) failed — Folder does not inherit from SecurableObject in Microsoft.SharePoint.Client
• Fix: Changed to pass item (ListItem, which IS a SecurableObject) to ExtractPermissionsAsync; kept item.Folder load for ServerRelativeUrl/Name metadata only
• Files modified: SharepointToolbox/Services/PermissionsService.cs
• Verification: dotnet build passes with 0 errors
• Committed in: 9f2e2f9

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Total deviations: 2 auto-fixed (2 Rule 1 bugs — CSOM API type constraints) Impact on plan: Both fixes were necessary for correct CSOM usage. Folder permission extraction is semantically equivalent — ListItem holds the same role assignments as Folder. No scope creep.

Issues Encountered

• Pre-existing test failures (6): CsvExportService and HtmlExportService tests throw NotImplementedException — these are intentional stubs from Plan 01 to be implemented in Plan 03. No regression introduced by this plan.

User Setup Required

None - no external service configuration required.

Next Phase Readiness

• PermissionEntry, ScanOptions, IPermissionsService, and PermissionsService are available for Plans 02-04 (ViewModel), 02-05 (Export), 02-06 (SitePicker), and 02-07 (full integration)
• All Phase 1 tests remain at 53 passing (plus 4 skipping, 6 pre-existing Plan 03 stubs failing)
• IPermissionsService is mockable — PermissionsViewModelTests can be unblocked in Plan 04

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Phase: 02-permissions Completed: 2026-04-02

Self-Check: PASSED

• FOUND: SharepointToolbox/Core/Models/PermissionEntry.cs
• FOUND: SharepointToolbox/Core/Models/ScanOptions.cs
• FOUND: SharepointToolbox/Services/IPermissionsService.cs
• FOUND: SharepointToolbox/Services/PermissionsService.cs
• FOUND: .planning/phases/02-permissions/02-02-SUMMARY.md
• FOUND: commit 4a6594d (feat(02-02): define models and interface)
• FOUND: commit 9f2e2f9 (fix(02-01): PermissionsService + export stubs)