Enterprise Storage Engine (`@repo/core-storage`)

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The Enterprise-grade storage engine for the monorepo.

This package provides a unified, Factory-based interface for interacting with browser storage (localStorage and IndexedDB). It enforces strict type safety, Runtime Validation, App Autonomy (Inversion of Control), and automatically provides AES encryption at rest for sensitive payloads (like access tokens) using @repo/utils.

Architecture & Data Flow

graph TD
    subgraph Apps ["apps/* (App Autonomy)"]
        REG[[AppStorageKey & App Registries]]
        UI[React Components / API Interceptors]
        INST{{Storage Instances}}
    end

    subgraph Core ["@repo/core-storage (Engine Factories)"]
        API[IStorageService API]
        FAC[createLocalStorage / createIndexedDB]
        VAL{Runtime Gatekeeper}
        ENC{{AES Encryption Pipeline}}
        LOCAL[LocalStorage Adapter]
        IDB[IndexedDB Adapter]
    end

    subgraph Browser ["Browser APIs (Native)"]
        B_LOCAL[(localStorage)]
        B_IDB[(IndexedDB)]
    end

    REG -.->|Injects Keys & Config| FAC
    FAC --> INST
    UI -->|getItem / setItem| INST
    INST --> API
    API --> VAL
    
    VAL -.->|Valid Key?| ENC
    VAL -.->|Invalid Key!| ERR[Throws Security Exception]
    
    ENC -.->|Sensitive Key| LOCAL & IDB
    VAL -.->|Plain-text Key| LOCAL & IDB

    LOCAL <--> B_LOCAL
    IDB <--> B_IDB

    %% Styling Subgraphs
    style Apps fill:#e7f5ff,stroke:#74c0fc,stroke-width:2px,color:#1864ab
    style Core fill:#f8f9fa,stroke:#ced4da,stroke-width:2px,color:#495057
    style Browser fill:#f1f3f5,stroke:#ced4da,stroke-width:2px,color:#495057

    %% Styling Nodes
    style UI fill:#339af0,stroke:#1864ab,color:#fff
    style REG fill:#1864ab,stroke:#1864ab,color:#fff
    style INST fill:#339af0,stroke:#1864ab,color:#fff
    style API fill:#845ef7,stroke:#5f3dc4,color:#fff
    style FAC fill:#845ef7,stroke:#5f3dc4,color:#fff
    
    %% Gatekeeper is GREEN (Security Checkpoint), Error is RED
    style VAL fill:#20c997,stroke:#089981,color:#fff
    style ERR fill:#fa5252,stroke:#c92a2a,color:#fff
    
    style LOCAL fill:#845ef7,stroke:#5f3dc4,color:#fff
    style IDB fill:#845ef7,stroke:#5f3dc4,color:#fff
    style ENC fill:#fab005,stroke:#e67700,color:#fff
    style B_LOCAL fill:#868e96,stroke:#495057,color:#fff
    style B_IDB fill:#868e96,stroke:#495057,color:#fff

🎯 Primary Goals & Architectural Principles

App Autonomy (Inversion of Control): The core storage engine does not know about your application's keys. Consuming applications define their own keys, their own encryptedKeys sets, and their own plainTextKeys sets, injecting them into the factory upon instantiation.
Runtime Gatekeeper (Defensive Programming): The engine validates every setItem, getItem, and removeItem operation. If an app attempts to access a key that wasn't explicitly registered in encryptedKeys or plainTextKeys, the engine will immediately throw a Security Exception to prevent rogue data access/injection.
Dual Backend Strategy:
- createLocalStorage: Ideal for small, synchronous-like data (tokens, user preferences, settings).
- createIndexedDB: Built for large, asynchronous data (offline drafts, cached API responses, large arrays/blobs) bypassing the 5MB localStorage limit.
Security by Default: Developers don't need to manually encrypt/decrypt data. If a key is passed in the encryptedKeys configuration, the engine handles AES encryption transparently.
Corrupt Data Resilience: If parsing or decryption fails (e.g., tampered data or changed encryption keys), the corrupt entry is safely removed and returns null, preventing the app from crashing.

🚀 App-Level Setup & Usage

1. Define App Keys and Instantiate (Inversion of Control)

In your consuming application (e.g., apps/web/src/core/storage/index.ts), define your keys and use the factories to create your instances.

// apps/web/src/core/storage/index.ts
import { createLocalStorage, createIndexedDB } from '@repo/core-storage';

// 1. Define Keys
export const AppStorageKey = {
  USER_PROFILE: 'user_profile',
  ACCESS_TOKEN: 'access_token',
  LOCALE: 'app_locale',
} as const;

export type AppStorageKeyValue = (typeof AppStorageKey)[keyof typeof AppStorageKey];

// 2. Classify Keys
export const ENCRYPTED_KEYS = new Set<AppStorageKeyValue>([
  AppStorageKey.USER_PROFILE,
  AppStorageKey.ACCESS_TOKEN,
]);

export const PLAIN_KEYS = new Set<AppStorageKeyValue>([
  AppStorageKey.LOCALE,
]);

// 3. Instantiate Factories
export const secureStorage = createLocalStorage<AppStorageKeyValue>({ 
  encryptedKeys: ENCRYPTED_KEYS,
  plainTextKeys: PLAIN_KEYS
});

export const secureIndexedDB = createIndexedDB<AppStorageKeyValue>({ 
  dbName: 'eigen_erp_db', 
  storeName: 'web_store', 
  encryptedKeys: ENCRYPTED_KEYS,
  plainTextKeys: PLAIN_KEYS
});

2. Usage in App Components

Now, you can import your locally-created instances anywhere in your app.

import { secureStorage, AppStorageKey } from '@/core/storage';
import type { UserProfile } from '@/types';

// CREATE / UPDATE
// Since USER_PROFILE is in ENCRYPTED_KEYS, it is AES-encrypted automatically.
await secureStorage.setItem(AppStorageKey.USER_PROFILE, {
  id: 1,
  name: 'Firman',
  role: 'admin'
});

// READ (Returns null if not found or if decryption fails)
const profile = await secureStorage.getItem<UserProfile>(AppStorageKey.USER_PROFILE);
if (profile) {
  console.log('Welcome back,', profile.name);
}

// DELETE
await secureStorage.removeItem(AppStorageKey.USER_PROFILE);

3. The Runtime Gatekeeper

If you try to access an unregistered key, the engine protects the app by throwing an error at runtime:

// Throws Error: "[Storage Engine] Security Exception: Key 'rogue_key' is not registered..."
await secureStorage.setItem('rogue_key' as any, 'hacked');

Warning

Migration Hazard: If you move an existing key from plainTextKeys to encryptedKeys (or vice versa), existing users will experience a parsing failure on their next session (because the library expects encrypted data but finds plain text). The resilient parser will catch this and gracefully clear the key, which may effectively log them out or reset their local preference.

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