feat: Update templates and generators to support ACP

config/app/init/initializers/prefilled-root.json

@@ -14,12 +14,9 @@
         "args_path": "/",
         "args_store": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:ResourceStore" },
         "args_generator": {
-          "@type": "TemplatedResourcesGenerator",
+          "@type": "StaticFolderGenerator",
           "templateFolder": "@css:templates/root/prefilled",
-          "factory": { "@type": "ExtensionBasedMapperFactory" },
+          "resourcesGenerator": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:TemplatedResourcesGenerator" }
-          "templateEngine": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:TemplateEngine" },
-          "metadataStrategy": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:MetadataStrategy" },
-          "store": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:ResourceStore"}
         },
         "args_storageKey": "rootInitialized",
         "args_storage": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:SetupStorage" }

config/app/init/initializers/root.json

@@ -14,12 +14,9 @@
         "args_path": "/",
         "args_store": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:ResourceStore" },
         "args_generator": {
-          "@type": "TemplatedResourcesGenerator",
+          "@type": "StaticFolderGenerator",
           "templateFolder": "@css:templates/root/empty",
-          "factory": { "@type": "ExtensionBasedMapperFactory" },
+          "resourcesGenerator": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:TemplatedResourcesGenerator" }
-          "templateEngine": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:TemplateEngine" },
-          "metadataStrategy": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:MetadataStrategy" },
-          "store": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:ResourceStore"}
         },
         "args_storageKey": "rootInitialized",
         "args_storage": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:SetupStorage" }

config/app/setup/handlers/setup.json

@@ -60,12 +60,9 @@
       "args_path": "/",
       "args_store": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:ResourceStore" },
       "args_generator": {
-        "@type": "TemplatedResourcesGenerator",
+        "@type": "StaticFolderGenerator",
         "templateFolder": "@css:templates/root/empty",
-        "factory": { "@type": "ExtensionBasedMapperFactory" },
+        "resourcesGenerator": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:TemplatedResourcesGenerator" }
-        "templateEngine": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:TemplateEngine" },
-        "metadataStrategy": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:MetadataStrategy" },
-        "store": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:ResourceStore"}
       },
       "args_storageKey": "rootInitialized",
       "args_storage": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:SetupStorage" }

config/identity/access/initializers/idp.json

@@ -14,12 +14,9 @@
         "args_path": "/idp/",
         "args_store": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:ResourceStore" },
         "args_generator": {
-          "@type": "TemplatedResourcesGenerator",
+          "@type": "StaticFolderGenerator",
           "templateFolder": "@css:templates/root/empty",
-          "factory": { "@type": "ExtensionBasedMapperFactory" },
+          "resourcesGenerator": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:TemplatedResourcesGenerator" }
-          "templateEngine": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:TemplateEngine" },
-          "metadataStrategy": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:MetadataStrategy" },
-          "store": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:ResourceStore"}
         },
         "args_storageKey": "idpContainerInitialized",
         "args_storage": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:SetupStorage" }

config/identity/access/initializers/well-known.json

@@ -14,12 +14,9 @@
         "args_path": "/.well-known/",
         "args_store": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:ResourceStore" },
         "args_generator": {
-          "@type": "TemplatedResourcesGenerator",
+          "@type": "StaticFolderGenerator",
           "templateFolder": "@css:templates/root/empty",
-          "factory": { "@type": "ExtensionBasedMapperFactory" },
+          "resourcesGenerator": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:TemplatedResourcesGenerator" }
-          "templateEngine": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:TemplateEngine" },
-          "metadataStrategy": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:MetadataStrategy" },
-          "store": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:ResourceStore"}
         },
         "args_storageKey": "wellKnownContainerInitialized",
         "args_storage": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:SetupStorage" }

config/identity/pod/dynamic.json

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       "@type": "ConfigPodManager",
       "podGenerator": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:PodGenerator" },
       "routingStorage": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:PodRoutingStorage" },
-      "resourcesGenerator": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:ResourcesGenerator" },
+      "resourcesGenerator": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:PodResourcesGenerator" },
       "store": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:ResourceStore" }
     },
 

config/identity/pod/resource-generators/templated.json

@@ -2,16 +2,31 @@
   "@context": "https://linkedsoftwaredependencies.org/bundles/npm/@solid/community-server/^5.0.0/components/context.jsonld",
   "@graph": [
     {
-      "comment": "Generates resources based on the templates stored in the template folder.",
+      "comment": "Generates pods based on the templates in the corresponding folder.",
-      "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:ResourcesGenerator",
+      "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:PodResourcesGenerator",
-      "@type": "TemplatedResourcesGenerator",
+      "@type": "StaticFolderGenerator",
       "templateFolder": "@css:templates/pod",
-      "factory": {
+      "resourcesGenerator": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:TemplatedResourcesGenerator" }
-        "@type": "ExtensionBasedMapperFactory"
+    },
-      },
+    {
-      "templateEngine": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:TemplateEngine" },
+      "comment": [
-      "metadataStrategy": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:MetadataStrategy" },
+        "Generates resources in the base subfolder of the provided folder.",
-      "store": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:ResourceStore"}
+        "Authorization configurations should add their corresponding subfolder containing the relevant authorization files."
+      ],
+      "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:TemplatedResourcesGenerator",
+      "@type": "SubfolderResourcesGenerator",
+      "subfolders": [ "base" ],
+      "resourcesGenerator": {
+        "@type": "BaseResourcesGenerator",
+        "factory": {
+          "@type": "ExtensionBasedMapperFactory"
+        },
+        "templateEngine": {
+          "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:TemplateEngine"
+        },
+        "metadataStrategy": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:MetadataStrategy" },
+        "store": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:ResourceStore"}
+      }
     }
   ]
 }

config/identity/pod/static.json

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:PodManager",
       "@type": "GeneratedPodManager",
       "store": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:ResourceStore" },
-      "resourcesGenerator": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:ResourcesGenerator" }
+      "resourcesGenerator": { "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:PodResourcesGenerator" }
     }
   ]
 }

config/ldp/authorization/acp.json

@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@
         ]
       }
     },
+    {
+      "comment": "The templates for ACP authorization documents are in the acp subfolder.",
+      "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:TemplatedResourcesGenerator",
+      "@type": "SubfolderResourcesGenerator",
+      "subfolders": [ "acp" ]
+    },
     {
       "comment": "In case of ACP authorization the ACR resources determine authorization.",
       "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:AuthResourceHttpHandler",

config/ldp/authorization/webacl.json

@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@
         ]
       }
     },
+    {
+      "comment": "The templates for WAC authorization documents are in the wac subfolder.",
+      "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:TemplatedResourcesGenerator",
+      "@type": "SubfolderResourcesGenerator",
+      "subfolders": [ "wac" ]
+    },
     {
       "comment": "In case of WebACL authorization the ACL resources determine authorization.",
       "@id": "urn:solid-server:default:AuthResourceHttpHandler",

src/index.ts

@@ -258,12 +258,15 @@ export * from './pods/generate/variables/VariableSetter';
 
 // Pods/Generate
 export * from './pods/generate/BaseComponentsJsFactory';
+export * from './pods/generate/BaseResourcesGenerator';
 export * from './pods/generate/ComponentsJsFactory';
 export * from './pods/generate/GenerateUtil';
 export * from './pods/generate/IdentifierGenerator';
 export * from './pods/generate/PodGenerator';
 export * from './pods/generate/ResourcesGenerator';
+export * from './pods/generate/StaticFolderGenerator';
 export * from './pods/generate/SubdomainIdentifierGenerator';
+export * from './pods/generate/SubfolderResourcesGenerator';
 export * from './pods/generate/SuffixIdentifierGenerator';
 export * from './pods/generate/TemplatedPodGenerator';
 export * from './pods/generate/TemplatedResourcesGenerator';

src/pods/generate/BaseResourcesGenerator.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+import { createReadStream, promises as fsPromises } from 'fs';
+import type { Readable } from 'stream';
+import { pathExists } from 'fs-extra';
+import { Parser } from 'n3';
+import type { AuxiliaryStrategy } from '../../http/auxiliary/AuxiliaryStrategy';
+import { BasicRepresentation } from '../../http/representation/BasicRepresentation';
+import { RepresentationMetadata } from '../../http/representation/RepresentationMetadata';
+import type { ResourceIdentifier } from '../../http/representation/ResourceIdentifier';
+import { getLoggerFor } from '../../logging/LogUtil';
+import type {
+  FileIdentifierMapper,
+  FileIdentifierMapperFactory,
+  ResourceLink,
+} from '../../storage/mapping/FileIdentifierMapper';
+import type { ResourceSet } from '../../storage/ResourceSet';
+import { INTERNAL_QUADS } from '../../util/ContentTypes';
+import { guardStream } from '../../util/GuardedStream';
+import type { Guarded } from '../../util/GuardedStream';
+import { joinFilePath, isContainerIdentifier, resolveAssetPath } from '../../util/PathUtil';
+import { addResourceMetadata } from '../../util/ResourceUtil';
+import { guardedStreamFrom, readableToString } from '../../util/StreamUtil';
+import type { TemplateEngine } from '../../util/templates/TemplateEngine';
+import type { Resource } from './ResourcesGenerator';
+import type { TemplatedResourcesGenerator } from './TemplatedResourcesGenerator';
+import Dict = NodeJS.Dict;
+
+interface TemplateResourceLink extends ResourceLink {
+  isTemplate: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Input arguments required for {@link BaseResourcesGenerator}
+ */
+export interface SubfolderResourcesGeneratorArgs {
+  /**
+   * Factory used to generate mapper relative to the base identifier.
+   */
+  factory: FileIdentifierMapperFactory;
+  /**
+   * Template engine for generating the resources.
+   */
+  templateEngine: TemplateEngine;
+  /**
+   * The extension of files that need to be interpreted as templates.
+   * Will be removed to generate the identifier.
+   */
+  templateExtension?: string;
+  /**
+   * The metadataStrategy
+   */
+  metadataStrategy: AuxiliaryStrategy;
+  /**
+   * The default ResourceStore
+   */
+  store: ResourceSet;
+}
+
+// Comparator for the results of the `groupLinks` call
+function comparator(left: { link: TemplateResourceLink }, right: { link: TemplateResourceLink }): number {
+  return left.link.identifier.path.localeCompare(right.link.identifier.path);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Generates resources by making use of a template engine.
+ * The template folder structure will be kept.
+ * Folders will be interpreted as containers and files as documents.
+ * A FileIdentifierMapper will be used to generate identifiers that correspond to the relative structure.
+ *
+ * Metadata resources will be yielded separately from their subject resource.
+ *
+ * A relative `templateFolder` is resolved relative to cwd,
+ * unless it's preceded by `@css:`, e.g. `@css:foo/bar`.
+ */
+export class BaseResourcesGenerator implements TemplatedResourcesGenerator {
+  protected readonly logger = getLoggerFor(this);
+
+  private readonly factory: FileIdentifierMapperFactory;
+  private readonly templateEngine: TemplateEngine;
+  private readonly templateExtension: string;
+  private readonly metadataStrategy: AuxiliaryStrategy;
+  private readonly store: ResourceSet;
+
+  /**
+   * A mapper is needed to convert the template file paths to identifiers relative to the given base identifier.
+   *
+   * @param args - TemplatedResourcesGeneratorArgs
+   */
+  public constructor(args: SubfolderResourcesGeneratorArgs) {
+    this.factory = args.factory;
+    this.templateEngine = args.templateEngine;
+    this.templateExtension = args.templateExtension ?? '.hbs';
+    this.metadataStrategy = args.metadataStrategy;
+    this.store = args.store;
+  }
+
+  public async* generate(templateFolder: string, location: ResourceIdentifier, options: Dict<string>):
+  AsyncIterable<Resource> {
+    templateFolder = resolveAssetPath(templateFolder);
+
+    // Ignore folders that don't exist
+    if (!await pathExists(templateFolder)) {
+      this.logger.warn(`Ignoring non-existing template folder ${templateFolder}`);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const mapper = await this.factory.create(location.path, templateFolder);
+    const folderLink = await this.toTemplateLink(templateFolder, mapper);
+    yield* this.processFolder(folderLink, mapper, options);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Generates results for all entries in the given folder, including the folder itself.
+   */
+  private async* processFolder(folderLink: TemplateResourceLink, mapper: FileIdentifierMapper, options: Dict<string>):
+  AsyncIterable<Resource> {
+    // Group resource links with their corresponding metadata links
+    const links = await this.groupLinks(folderLink.filePath, mapper);
+
+    // Remove root metadata if it exists
+    const metaLink = links[folderLink.identifier.path]?.meta;
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-dynamic-delete
+    delete links[folderLink.identifier.path];
+
+    yield* this.generateResource(folderLink, options, metaLink);
+
+    // Make sure the results are sorted
+    for (const { link, meta } of Object.values(links).sort(comparator)) {
+      if (isContainerIdentifier(link.identifier)) {
+        yield* this.processFolder(link, mapper, options);
+      } else {
+        yield* this.generateResource(link, options, meta);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a TemplateResourceLink for the given filePath,
+   * which connects a resource URL to its template file.
+   * The identifier will be based on the file path stripped from the template extension,
+   * but the filePath parameter will still point to the original file.
+   */
+  private async toTemplateLink(filePath: string, mapper: FileIdentifierMapper): Promise<TemplateResourceLink> {
+    const stats = await fsPromises.lstat(filePath);
+
+    // Slice the template extension from the filepath for correct identifier generation
+    const isTemplate = filePath.endsWith(this.templateExtension);
+    const slicedPath = isTemplate ? filePath.slice(0, -this.templateExtension.length) : filePath;
+    const link = await mapper.mapFilePathToUrl(slicedPath, stats.isDirectory());
+    // We still need the original file path for disk reading though
+    return {
+      ...link,
+      filePath,
+      isTemplate,
+    };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Generates TemplateResourceLinks for each entry in the given folder
+   * and combines the results so resources and their metadata are grouped together.
+   */
+  private async groupLinks(folderPath: string, mapper: FileIdentifierMapper):
+  Promise<Record<string, { link: TemplateResourceLink; meta?: TemplateResourceLink }>> {
+    const files = await fsPromises.readdir(folderPath);
+    const links: Record<string, { link: TemplateResourceLink; meta?: TemplateResourceLink }> = { };
+    for (const name of files) {
+      const link = await this.toTemplateLink(joinFilePath(folderPath, name), mapper);
+      const { path } = link.identifier;
+      links[path] = Object.assign(links[path] || {}, link.isMetadata ? { meta: link } : { link });
+    }
+    return links;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Generates a Resource object for the given ResourceLink.
+   * In the case of documents the corresponding template will be used.
+   * If a ResourceLink of metadata is provided the corresponding metadata resource
+   * will be yielded as a separate resource.
+   */
+  private async* generateResource(link: TemplateResourceLink, options: Dict<string>, metaLink?: TemplateResourceLink):
+  AsyncIterable<Resource> {
+    let data: Guarded<Readable> | undefined;
+    const metadata = new RepresentationMetadata(link.identifier);
+
+    // Read file if it is not a container
+    if (!isContainerIdentifier(link.identifier)) {
+      data = await this.processFile(link, options);
+      metadata.contentType = link.contentType;
+    }
+    // Do not yield a container resource if it already exists
+    if (!isContainerIdentifier(link.identifier) || !await this.store.hasResource(link.identifier)) {
+      this.logger.debug(`Generating resource ${link.identifier.path}`);
+      yield {
+        identifier: link.identifier,
+        representation: new BasicRepresentation(data ?? [], metadata),
+      };
+    }
+
+    // Add metadata from .meta file if there is one
+    if (metaLink) {
+      const rawMetadata = await this.generateMetadata(metaLink, options);
+      const metaIdentifier = this.metadataStrategy.getAuxiliaryIdentifier(link.identifier);
+      const descriptionMeta = new RepresentationMetadata(metaIdentifier);
+      addResourceMetadata(rawMetadata, isContainerIdentifier(link.identifier));
+      this.logger.debug(`Generating resource ${metaIdentifier.path}`);
+      yield {
+        identifier: metaIdentifier,
+        representation: new BasicRepresentation(rawMetadata.quads(), descriptionMeta, INTERNAL_QUADS),
+      };
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Generates a RepresentationMetadata using the given template.
+   */
+  private async generateMetadata(metaLink: TemplateResourceLink, options: Dict<string>):
+  Promise<RepresentationMetadata> {
+    const metadata = new RepresentationMetadata(metaLink.identifier);
+
+    const data = await this.processFile(metaLink, options);
+    const parser = new Parser({ format: metaLink.contentType, baseIRI: metaLink.identifier.path });
+    const quads = parser.parse(await readableToString(data));
+    metadata.addQuads(quads);
+
+    return metadata;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a read stream from the file and applies the template if necessary.
+   */
+  private async processFile(link: TemplateResourceLink, contents: Dict<string>): Promise<Guarded<Readable>> {
+    if (link.isTemplate) {
+      const rendered = await this.templateEngine.handleSafe({ contents, template: { templateFile: link.filePath }});
+      return guardedStreamFrom(rendered);
+    }
+    return guardStream(createReadStream(link.filePath));
+  }
+}

src/pods/generate/ResourcesGenerator.ts

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export interface Resource {
 export interface ResourcesGenerator {
   /**
    * Generates resources with the given options.
-   * The output Map should be sorted so that containers always appear before their contents.
+   * The output Iterable should be sorted so that containers always appear before their contents.
    * @param location - Base identifier.
    * @param options - Options that can be used when generating resources.
    *

src/pods/generate/StaticFolderGenerator.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import type { ResourceIdentifier } from '../../http/representation/ResourceIdentifier';
+import type { Resource, ResourcesGenerator } from './ResourcesGenerator';
+import type { TemplatedResourcesGenerator } from './TemplatedResourcesGenerator';
+import Dict = NodeJS.Dict;
+
+/**
+ * Stores a static template folder that will be used to call the wrapped {@link TemplatedResourcesGenerator}.
+ */
+export class StaticFolderGenerator implements ResourcesGenerator {
+  private readonly resourcesGenerator: TemplatedResourcesGenerator;
+  private readonly templateFolder: string;
+
+  public constructor(resourcesGenerator: TemplatedResourcesGenerator, templateFolder: string) {
+    this.resourcesGenerator = resourcesGenerator;
+    this.templateFolder = templateFolder;
+  }
+
+  public generate(location: ResourceIdentifier, options: Dict<string>): AsyncIterable<Resource> {
+    return this.resourcesGenerator.generate(this.templateFolder, location, options);
+  }
+}

src/pods/generate/SubfolderResourcesGenerator.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import type { ResourceIdentifier } from '../../http/representation/ResourceIdentifier';
+import { sortedAsyncMerge } from '../../util/IterableUtil';
+import { joinFilePath, resolveAssetPath } from '../../util/PathUtil';
+import type { Resource } from './ResourcesGenerator';
+import type { TemplatedResourcesGenerator } from './TemplatedResourcesGenerator';
+import Dict = NodeJS.Dict;
+
+// Sorts Resources based on their identifiers
+function comparator(left: Resource, right: Resource): number {
+  return left.identifier.path.localeCompare(right.identifier.path);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Generates all resources found in specific subfolders of the given template folder.
+ * In case the same resource is defined in several subfolders,
+ * the data of the last subfolder in the list will be used.
+ *
+ * The results of all the subfolders will be merged so the end result is still a sorted stream of identifiers.
+ *
+ * One of the main use cases for this class is so template resources can be in a separate folder
+ * than their corresponding authorization resources,
+ * allowing for authorization-independent templates.
+ */
+export class SubfolderResourcesGenerator implements TemplatedResourcesGenerator {
+  private readonly resourcesGenerator: TemplatedResourcesGenerator;
+  private readonly subfolders: string[];
+
+  public constructor(resourcesGenerator: TemplatedResourcesGenerator, subfolders: string[]) {
+    this.resourcesGenerator = resourcesGenerator;
+    this.subfolders = subfolders;
+  }
+
+  public async* generate(templateFolder: string, location: ResourceIdentifier, options: Dict<string>):
+  AsyncIterable<Resource> {
+    const root = resolveAssetPath(templateFolder);
+    const templateSubfolders = this.subfolders.map((subfolder): string => joinFilePath(root, subfolder));
+
+    // Build all generators
+    const generators: AsyncIterator<Resource>[] = [];
+    for (const templateSubfolder of templateSubfolders) {
+      generators.push(this.resourcesGenerator.generate(templateSubfolder, location, options)[Symbol.asyncIterator]());
+    }
+
+    let previous: ResourceIdentifier = { path: '' };
+    for await (const result of sortedAsyncMerge(generators, comparator)) {
+      // Skip duplicate results.
+      // In practice these are just going to be the same empty containers.
+      if (result.identifier.path === previous.path) {
+        result.representation.data.destroy();
+      } else {
+        previous = result.identifier;
+        yield result;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}

src/pods/generate/TemplatedResourcesGenerator.ts

@@ -1,216 +1,21 @@
-import { createReadStream, promises as fsPromises } from 'fs';
-import type { Readable } from 'stream';
-import { Parser } from 'n3';
-import type { AuxiliaryStrategy } from '../../http/auxiliary/AuxiliaryStrategy';
-import { BasicRepresentation } from '../../http/representation/BasicRepresentation';
-import { RepresentationMetadata } from '../../http/representation/RepresentationMetadata';
 import type { ResourceIdentifier } from '../../http/representation/ResourceIdentifier';
-import type {
+import type { Resource } from './ResourcesGenerator';
-  FileIdentifierMapper,
-  FileIdentifierMapperFactory,
-  ResourceLink,
-} from '../../storage/mapping/FileIdentifierMapper';
-import type { ResourceSet } from '../../storage/ResourceSet';
-import { INTERNAL_QUADS } from '../../util/ContentTypes';
-import { guardStream } from '../../util/GuardedStream';
-import type { Guarded } from '../../util/GuardedStream';
-import { joinFilePath, isContainerIdentifier, resolveAssetPath } from '../../util/PathUtil';
-import { addResourceMetadata } from '../../util/ResourceUtil';
-import { guardedStreamFrom, readableToString } from '../../util/StreamUtil';
-import type { TemplateEngine } from '../../util/templates/TemplateEngine';
-import type { Resource, ResourcesGenerator } from './ResourcesGenerator';
 import Dict = NodeJS.Dict;
 
-interface TemplateResourceLink extends ResourceLink {
-  isTemplate: boolean;
-}
-
 /**
- * Input arguments required for {@link TemplatedResourcesGenerator}
+ * Generator used to create resources relative to a given base identifier.
+ * Similar to {@link ResourcesGenerator}, but takes as input a string
+ * indicating where the templates are stored that need to be used for resource generation.
  */
-export interface TemplatedResourcesGeneratorArgs {
+export interface TemplatedResourcesGenerator {
   /**
-   * Folder where the templates are located.
+   * Generates resources with the given options, based on the given template folder.
-   */
+   * The output Iterable should be sorted so that containers always appear before their contents.
-  templateFolder: string;
+   * @param templateFolder - Folder where the templates are located.
-  /**
+   * @param location - Base identifier.
-   * Factory used to generate mapper relative to the base identifier.
+   * @param options - Options that can be used when generating resources.
-   */
-  factory: FileIdentifierMapperFactory;
-  /**
-   * Template engine for generating the resources.
-   */
-  templateEngine: TemplateEngine;
-  /**
-   * The extension of files that need to be interpreted as templates.
-   * Will be removed to generate the identifier.
-   */
-  templateExtension?: string;
-  /**
-   * The metadataStrategy
-   */
-  metadataStrategy: AuxiliaryStrategy;
-  /**
-   * The default ResourceStore
-   */
-  store: ResourceSet;
-}
-/**
- * Generates resources by making use of a template engine.
- * The template folder structure will be kept.
- * Folders will be interpreted as containers and files as documents.
- * A FileIdentifierMapper will be used to generate identifiers that correspond to the relative structure.
- *
- * A relative `templateFolder` is resolved relative to cwd,
- * unless it's preceded by `@css:`, e.g. `@css:foo/bar`.
- */
-export class TemplatedResourcesGenerator implements ResourcesGenerator {
-  private readonly templateFolder: string;
-  private readonly factory: FileIdentifierMapperFactory;
-  private readonly templateEngine: TemplateEngine;
-  private readonly templateExtension: string;
-  private readonly metadataStrategy: AuxiliaryStrategy;
-  private readonly store: ResourceSet;
-
-  /**
-   * A mapper is needed to convert the template file paths to identifiers relative to the given base identifier.
    *
-   * @param args - TemplatedResourcesGeneratorArgs
+   * @returns A map where the keys are the identifiers and the values the corresponding representations to store.
    */
-  public constructor(args: TemplatedResourcesGeneratorArgs) {
+  generate: (templateFolder: string, location: ResourceIdentifier, options: Dict<string>) => AsyncIterable<Resource>;
-    this.templateFolder = resolveAssetPath(args.templateFolder);
-    this.factory = args.factory;
-    this.templateEngine = args.templateEngine;
-    this.templateExtension = args.templateExtension ?? '.hbs';
-    this.metadataStrategy = args.metadataStrategy;
-    this.store = args.store;
-  }
-
-  public async* generate(location: ResourceIdentifier, options: Dict<string>): AsyncIterable<Resource> {
-    const mapper = await this.factory.create(location.path, this.templateFolder);
-    const folderLink = await this.toTemplateLink(this.templateFolder, mapper);
-    yield* this.processFolder(folderLink, mapper, options);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Generates results for all entries in the given folder, including the folder itself.
-   */
-  private async* processFolder(folderLink: TemplateResourceLink, mapper: FileIdentifierMapper, options: Dict<string>):
-  AsyncIterable<Resource> {
-    // Group resource links with their corresponding metadata links
-    const links = await this.groupLinks(folderLink.filePath, mapper);
-
-    // Remove root metadata if it exists
-    const metaLink = links[folderLink.identifier.path]?.meta;
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-dynamic-delete
-    delete links[folderLink.identifier.path];
-
-    yield* this.generateResource(folderLink, options, metaLink);
-
-    for (const { link, meta } of Object.values(links)) {
-      if (isContainerIdentifier(link.identifier)) {
-        yield* this.processFolder(link, mapper, options);
-      } else {
-        yield* this.generateResource(link, options, meta);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Creates a TemplateResourceLink for the given filePath.
-   * The identifier will be based on the file path stripped from the template extension,
-   * but the filePath parameter will still point to the original file.
-   */
-  private async toTemplateLink(filePath: string, mapper: FileIdentifierMapper): Promise<TemplateResourceLink> {
-    const stats = await fsPromises.lstat(filePath);
-
-    // Slice the template extension from the filepath for correct identifier generation
-    const isTemplate = filePath.endsWith(this.templateExtension);
-    const slicedPath = isTemplate ? filePath.slice(0, -this.templateExtension.length) : filePath;
-    const link = await mapper.mapFilePathToUrl(slicedPath, stats.isDirectory());
-    // We still need the original file path for disk reading though
-    return {
-      ...link,
-      filePath,
-      isTemplate,
-    };
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Generates TemplateResourceLinks for each entry in the given folder
-   * and combines the results so resources and their metadata are grouped together.
-   */
-  private async groupLinks(folderPath: string, mapper: FileIdentifierMapper):
-  Promise<Record<string, { link: TemplateResourceLink; meta?: TemplateResourceLink }>> {
-    const files = await fsPromises.readdir(folderPath);
-    const links: Record<string, { link: TemplateResourceLink; meta?: TemplateResourceLink }> = { };
-    for (const name of files) {
-      const link = await this.toTemplateLink(joinFilePath(folderPath, name), mapper);
-      const { path } = link.identifier;
-      links[path] = Object.assign(links[path] || {}, link.isMetadata ? { meta: link } : { link });
-    }
-    return links;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Generates a Resource object for the given ResourceLink.
-   * In the case of documents the corresponding template will be used.
-   * If a ResourceLink of metadata is provided the corresponding data will be added as metadata.
-   */
-  private async* generateResource(link: TemplateResourceLink, options: Dict<string>, metaLink?: TemplateResourceLink):
-  AsyncIterable<Resource> {
-    let data: Guarded<Readable> | undefined;
-    const metadata = new RepresentationMetadata(link.identifier);
-
-    // Read file if it is not a container
-    if (!isContainerIdentifier(link.identifier)) {
-      data = await this.processFile(link, options);
-      metadata.contentType = link.contentType;
-    }
-    // Do not yield a container resource if it already exists
-    if (!isContainerIdentifier(link.identifier) || !await this.store.hasResource(link.identifier)) {
-      yield {
-        identifier: link.identifier,
-        representation: new BasicRepresentation(data ?? [], metadata),
-      };
-    }
-
-    // Add metadata from .meta file if there is one
-    if (metaLink) {
-      const rawMetadata = await this.generateMetadata(metaLink, options);
-      const metaIdentifier = this.metadataStrategy.getAuxiliaryIdentifier(link.identifier);
-      const descriptionMeta = new RepresentationMetadata(metaIdentifier);
-      addResourceMetadata(rawMetadata, isContainerIdentifier(link.identifier));
-      yield {
-        identifier: metaIdentifier,
-        representation: new BasicRepresentation(rawMetadata.quads(), descriptionMeta, INTERNAL_QUADS),
-      };
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Generates a RepresentationMetadata using the given template.
-   */
-  private async generateMetadata(metaLink: TemplateResourceLink, options: Dict<string>):
-  Promise<RepresentationMetadata> {
-    const metadata = new RepresentationMetadata(metaLink.identifier);
-
-    const data = await this.processFile(metaLink, options);
-    const parser = new Parser({ format: metaLink.contentType, baseIRI: metaLink.identifier.path });
-    const quads = parser.parse(await readableToString(data));
-    metadata.addQuads(quads);
-
-    return metadata;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Creates a read stream from the file and applies the template if necessary.
-   */
-  private async processFile(link: TemplateResourceLink, contents: Dict<string>): Promise<Guarded<Readable>> {
-    if (link.isTemplate) {
-      const rendered = await this.templateEngine.handleSafe({ contents, template: { templateFile: link.filePath }});
-      return guardedStreamFrom(rendered);
-    }
-    return guardStream(createReadStream(link.filePath));
-  }
 }

src/util/ContentTypes.ts

@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ export const INTERNAL_ERROR = 'internal/error';
 
 export const DEFAULT_CUSTOM_TYPES = {
   acl: TEXT_TURTLE,
+  acr: TEXT_TURTLE,
   meta: TEXT_TURTLE,
 };

src/util/IterableUtil.ts

@@ -113,3 +113,93 @@ export function reduce<TIn, TOut>(iterable: Iterable<TIn>,
   }
   return previousValue;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Helper function for {@link sortedAsyncMerge}.
+ *
+ * Returns the next result of an AsyncIterator, or undefined if the iterator is finished.
+ */
+async function nextAsyncEntry<T>(iterator: AsyncIterator<T>): Promise<T | undefined> {
+  const result = await iterator.next();
+  if (result.done) {
+    return;
+  }
+  return result.value;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Helper function for {@link sortedAsyncMerge}.
+ *
+ * Compares the next results of all `iterators` and returns the first one,
+ * determined by the provided `comparator`.
+ *
+ * `results` should contain the first result of all these iterators.
+ * This array will also be updated, replacing the result of the iterator whose result was chosen by the next one.
+ */
+async function findNextSorted<T>(iterators: AsyncIterator<T>[], results: (T | undefined)[],
+  comparator: (left: T, right: T) => number): Promise<T | undefined> {
+  let best: { idx: number; value: T } | undefined;
+  // For every iterator: see if their next result is the best one so far
+  for (let i = 0; i < iterators.length; ++i) {
+    const value = results[i];
+    if (typeof value !== 'undefined') {
+      let compare = 1;
+      if (best) {
+        compare = comparator(best.value, value);
+      }
+
+      if (compare > 0) {
+        best = { idx: i, value };
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (best) {
+    // Advance the iterator that returned the new result
+    results[best.idx] = await nextAsyncEntry(iterators[best.idx]);
+  }
+
+  // Will return undefined if `best` was never initialized above
+  return best?.value;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Merges the results of several sorted iterators.
+ * In case the results of the individual iterators are not sorted the outcome results will also not be sorted.
+ *
+ * @param iterators - The iterators whose results need to be merged.
+ * @param comparator - The comparator to use to compare the results.
+ */
+export async function* sortedAsyncMerge<T>(iterators: AsyncIterator<T>[], comparator?: (left: T, right: T) => number):
+AsyncIterable<T> {
+  if (!comparator) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-extra-parens
+    comparator = (left, right): number => left < right ? -1 : (left > right ? 1 : 0);
+  }
+
+  // Initialize the array to the first result of every iterator
+  const results: (T | undefined)[] = [];
+  for (const iterator of iterators) {
+    results.push(await nextAsyncEntry(iterator));
+  }
+
+  // Keep returning results as long as we find them
+  while (true) {
+    const next = await findNextSorted(iterators, results, comparator);
+    if (typeof next === 'undefined') {
+      return;
+    }
+    yield next;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Converts an `AsyncIterator` to an array.
+ */
+export async function asyncToArray<T>(iterable: AsyncIterable<T>): Promise<T[]> {
+  const arr: T[] = [];
+  for await (const result of iterable) {
+    arr.push(result);
+  }
+  return arr;
+}

templates/pod/acp/.acr.hbs

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Root ACR for the agent account
+@prefix acl: <http://www.w3.org/ns/auth/acl#>.
+@prefix acp: <http://www.w3.org/ns/solid/acp#>.
+
+# The owner has full access to every resource in their pod.
+# Other agents have no access rights,
+# unless specifically authorized in other ACRs.
+<#root>
+    a acp:AccessControlResource;
+    # Set the access to the root storage folder itself
+    acp:resource <./>;
+    # The homepage is readable by the public
+    acp:accessControl <#fullOwnerAccess>, <#publicReadAccess>;
+    # All resources will inherit this authorization
+    acp:memberAccessControl <#fullOwnerAccess>.
+
+# The public only has read access
+<#publicReadAccess>
+    a acp:AccessControl;
+    acp:apply [
+        a acp:Policy;
+        acp:allow acl:Read;
+        acp:anyOf [
+            a acp:Matcher;
+            acp:agent acp:PublicAgent
+        ]
+    ].
+
+# The owner has all of the access modes allowed
+<#fullOwnerAccess>
+    a acp:AccessControl;
+    acp:apply [
+        a acp:Policy;
+        acp:allow acl:Read, acl:Write, acl:Control;
+        acp:anyOf [
+            a acp:Matcher;
+            acp:agent <{{webId}}>
+        ]
+    ].

templates/pod/acp/README.acr

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+@prefix acl: <http://www.w3.org/ns/auth/acl#>.
+@prefix acp: <http://www.w3.org/ns/solid/acp#>.
+
+<#card>
+    a acp:AccessControlResource;
+    acp:resource <./README>;
+    acp:accessControl <#publicReadAccess>.
+
+<#publicReadAccess>
+    a acp:AccessControl;
+    acp:apply [
+        a acp:Policy;
+        acp:allow acl:Read;
+        acp:anyOf [
+            a acp:Matcher;
+            acp:agent acp:PublicAgent
+        ]
+    ].

templates/pod/acp/profile/card.acr

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# ACR for the WebID profile document
+@prefix acl: <http://www.w3.org/ns/auth/acl#>.
+@prefix acp: <http://www.w3.org/ns/solid/acp#>.
+
+# The WebID profile is readable by the public.
+# This is required for discovery and verification,
+# e.g. when checking identity providers.
+<#card>
+    a acp:AccessControlResource;
+    acp:resource <./card>;
+    acp:accessControl <#publicReadAccess>.
+
+<#publicReadAccess>
+    a acp:AccessControl;
+    acp:apply [
+        a acp:Policy;
+        acp:allow acl:Read;
+        acp:anyOf [
+            a acp:Matcher;
+            acp:agent acp:PublicAgent
+        ]
+    ].

templates/root/empty/acp/.acr

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# WARNING: DO NOT USE UNMODIFIED UNLESS FOR TESTING PURPOSES.
+# WHEN IN DOUBT, DELETE THIS DOCUMENT.
+#
+# This root ACR allows unrestricted public access to all documents and subcontainers.
+#
+# This document was automatically generated by the Community Solid Server
+# because the "Expose a public root Pod" option was selected during setup,
+# or because setup has been bypassed.
+#
+# We strongly suggest to edit this document such that it restricts permissions.
+
+@prefix acl: <http://www.w3.org/ns/auth/acl#>.
+@prefix acp: <http://www.w3.org/ns/solid/acp#>.
+
+# Give all agents Read, Write, and Control permissions on everything
+<#card>
+    a acp:AccessControlResource;
+    acp:resource <./>;
+    acp:accessControl <#publicReadAccess>;
+    acp:memberAccessControl <#publicReadAccess> .
+
+<#publicReadAccess>
+    a acp:AccessControl;
+    acp:apply [
+        a acp:Policy;
+        acp:allow acl:Read, acl:Write, acl:Control;
+        acp:anyOf [
+            a acp:Matcher;
+            acp:agent acp:PublicAgent
+        ]
+    ].
+

templates/root/prefilled/acp/.acr

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# WARNING: DO NOT USE UNMODIFIED UNLESS FOR TESTING PURPOSES.
+# WHEN IN DOUBT, DELETE THIS DOCUMENT.
+#
+# This root ACR allows unrestricted public access to all documents and subcontainers.
+#
+# This document was automatically generated by the Community Solid Server
+# because the "Expose a public root Pod" option was selected during setup,
+# or because setup has been bypassed.
+#
+# We strongly suggest to edit this document such that it restricts permissions.
+
+@prefix acl: <http://www.w3.org/ns/auth/acl#>.
+@prefix acp: <http://www.w3.org/ns/solid/acp#>.
+
+# Give all agents Read, Write, and Control permissions on everything
+<#card>
+    a acp:AccessControlResource;
+    acp:resource <./>;
+    acp:accessControl <#publicReadAccess>;
+    acp:memberAccessControl <#publicReadAccess> .
+
+<#publicReadAccess>
+    a acp:AccessControl;
+    acp:apply [
+        a acp:Policy;
+        acp:allow acl:Read, acl:Write, acl:Control;
+        acp:anyOf [
+            a acp:Matcher;
+            acp:agent acp:PublicAgent
+        ]
+    ].
+

templates/root/prefilled/base/index.html

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 </head>
 <body>
   <header>
-    <a href="./"><img src="/.well-known/css/images/solid.svg" alt="[Solid logo]" /></a>
+    <a href=".."><img src="/.well-known/css/images/solid.svg" alt="[Solid logo]" /></a>
     <h1>Community Solid Server</h1>
   </header>
   <main>

test/assets/templates/profile/card$.ttl

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 @prefix foaf: <http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/>.
 
 <{{webId}}>
-    a foaf:Person ;
+    a foaf:Person;
     foaf:name "{{name}}".

test/unit/authorization/AcpReader.test.ts

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe('An AcpReader', (): void => {
     const target = { path: joinUrl(baseUrl, 'foo') };
     dataMap[baseUrl] = toQuads(`
       []
-        acp:resource <./> ;
+        acp:resource <./>;
         acp:accessControl [ acp:apply _:policy ].
       _:policy
         acp:allow acl:Read;
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ describe('An AcpReader', (): void => {
     const target = { path: joinUrl(baseUrl, 'foo') };
     dataMap[baseUrl] = toQuads(`
       []
-        acp:resource <./> ;
+        acp:resource <./>;
         acp:memberAccessControl [ acp:apply _:policy ].
       _:policy
         acp:allow acl:Read;
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ describe('An AcpReader', (): void => {
     const target = { path: joinUrl(baseUrl, 'foo') };
     dataMap[baseUrl] = toQuads(`
       []
-        acp:resource <./> ;
+        acp:resource <./>;
         acp:accessControl [ acp:apply _:controlPolicy ];
         acp:memberAccessControl [ acp:apply _:readPolicy ].
       _:readPolicy
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ describe('An AcpReader', (): void => {
     `, baseUrl);
     dataMap[target.path] = toQuads(`
       []
-        acp:resource <./foo> ;
+        acp:resource <./foo>;
         acp:accessControl [ acp:apply _:appendPolicy ].
       _:appendPolicy
         acp:allow acl:Append;
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ describe('An AcpReader', (): void => {
     const target2 = { path: joinUrl(baseUrl, 'foo/bar') };
     dataMap[baseUrl] = toQuads(`
       []
-        acp:resource <./> ;
+        acp:resource <./>;
         acp:memberAccessControl [ acp:apply _:policy ].
       _:policy
         acp:allow acl:Read;

test/unit/pods/generate/BaseResourcesGenerator.test.ts

@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
 import type { ResourceIdentifier } from '../../../../src/http/representation/ResourceIdentifier';
-import { TemplatedResourcesGenerator } from '../../../../src/pods/generate/TemplatedResourcesGenerator';
+import { BaseResourcesGenerator } from '../../../../src/pods/generate/BaseResourcesGenerator';
 import type {
   FileIdentifierMapper,
   FileIdentifierMapperFactory,
   ResourceLink,
 } from '../../../../src/storage/mapping/FileIdentifierMapper';
 import type { ResourceStore } from '../../../../src/storage/ResourceStore';
-import { ensureTrailingSlash, trimTrailingSlashes } from '../../../../src/util/PathUtil';
+import { asyncToArray } from '../../../../src/util/IterableUtil';
+import { ensureTrailingSlash, joinFilePath, trimTrailingSlashes } from '../../../../src/util/PathUtil';
 import { readableToQuads, readableToString } from '../../../../src/util/StreamUtil';
 import { HandlebarsTemplateEngine } from '../../../../src/util/templates/HandlebarsTemplateEngine';
 import { SimpleSuffixStrategy } from '../../../util/SimpleSuffixStrategy';
 import { mockFileSystem } from '../../../util/Util';
 
 jest.mock('fs');
+jest.mock('fs-extra');
 
 class DummyFactory implements FileIdentifierMapperFactory {
   public async create(base: string, rootFilePath: string): Promise<FileIdentifierMapper> {
@@ -36,20 +38,12 @@ class DummyFactory implements FileIdentifierMapperFactory {
   }
 }
 
-async function genToArray<T>(iterable: AsyncIterable<T>): Promise<T[]> {
+describe('A BaseResourcesGenerator', (): void => {
-  const arr: T[] = [];
-  for await (const result of iterable) {
-    arr.push(result);
-  }
-  return arr;
-}
-
-describe('A TemplatedResourcesGenerator', (): void => {
   const rootFilePath = '/templates/pod';
   // Using handlebars engine since it's smaller than any possible dummy
   const metadataStrategy = new SimpleSuffixStrategy('.meta');
   let store: jest.Mocked<ResourceStore>;
-  let generator: TemplatedResourcesGenerator;
+  let generator: BaseResourcesGenerator;
   let cache: { data: any };
   const template = '<{{webId}}> a <http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Person>.';
   const location = { path: 'http://test.com/alice/' };
@@ -61,8 +55,7 @@ describe('A TemplatedResourcesGenerator', (): void => {
       hasResource: jest.fn(),
     } as any;
 
-    generator = new TemplatedResourcesGenerator({
+    generator = new BaseResourcesGenerator({
-      templateFolder: rootFilePath,
       factory: new DummyFactory(),
       templateEngine: new HandlebarsTemplateEngine('http://test.com/'),
       metadataStrategy,
@@ -72,7 +65,7 @@ describe('A TemplatedResourcesGenerator', (): void => {
 
   it('fills in a template with the given options.', async(): Promise<void> => {
     cache.data = { 'template.hbs': template };
-    const result = await genToArray(generator.generate(location, { webId }));
+    const result = await asyncToArray(generator.generate(rootFilePath, location, { webId }));
     const identifiers = result.map((res): ResourceIdentifier => res.identifier);
     const id = { path: `${location.path}template` };
     expect(identifiers).toEqual([ location, id ]);
@@ -86,7 +79,7 @@ describe('A TemplatedResourcesGenerator', (): void => {
 
   it('creates the necessary containers.', async(): Promise<void> => {
     cache.data = { container: { container: { 'template.hbs': template }}};
-    const result = await genToArray(generator.generate(location, { webId }));
+    const result = await asyncToArray(generator.generate(rootFilePath, location, { webId }));
     const identifiers = result.map((res): ResourceIdentifier => res.identifier);
     const id = { path: `${location.path}container/container/template` };
     expect(identifiers).toEqual([
@@ -103,7 +96,7 @@ describe('A TemplatedResourcesGenerator', (): void => {
 
   it('copies the file stream directly if no template extension is found.', async(): Promise<void> => {
     cache.data = { noTemplate: template };
-    const result = await genToArray(generator.generate(location, { webId }));
+    const result = await asyncToArray(generator.generate(rootFilePath, location, { webId }));
     const identifiers = result.map((res): ResourceIdentifier => res.identifier);
     const id = { path: `${location.path}noTemplate` };
     expect(identifiers).toEqual([ location, id ]);
@@ -119,7 +112,7 @@ describe('A TemplatedResourcesGenerator', (): void => {
     cache.data = { '.meta': meta, container: { 'template.meta': meta, template }};
 
     // Not using options since our dummy template generator generates invalid turtle
-    const result = await genToArray(generator.generate(location, { webId }));
+    const result = await asyncToArray(generator.generate(rootFilePath, location, { webId }));
     const identifiers = result.map((res): ResourceIdentifier => res.identifier);
     expect(identifiers).toEqual([
       location,
@@ -158,7 +151,7 @@ describe('A TemplatedResourcesGenerator', (): void => {
     cache.data = { '.meta': meta };
     store.hasResource = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(true);
 
-    const result = await genToArray(generator.generate(location, { webId }));
+    const result = await asyncToArray(generator.generate(rootFilePath, location, { webId }));
     const identifiers = result.map((res): ResourceIdentifier => res.identifier);
     expect(identifiers).toEqual([
       { path: `${location.path}.meta` },
@@ -169,4 +162,20 @@ describe('A TemplatedResourcesGenerator', (): void => {
     expect(expQuads).toHaveLength(1);
     expect(expQuads[0].object.value).toBe('metadata');
   });
+
+  it('returns no results if the target folder does not exist.', async(): Promise<void> => {
+    const result = await asyncToArray(generator.generate(joinFilePath(rootFilePath, 'nope'), location, { webId }));
+    expect(result).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('makes sure the results are sorted.', async(): Promise<void> => {
+    cache.data = { 'template2.hbs': template, 'template1.hbs': template };
+    const result = await asyncToArray(generator.generate(rootFilePath, location, { webId }));
+    const identifiers = result.map((res): ResourceIdentifier => res.identifier);
+    expect(identifiers).toEqual([
+      location,
+      { path: `${location.path}template1` },
+      { path: `${location.path}template2` },
+    ]);
+  });
 });

test/unit/pods/generate/StaticFolderGenerator.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import type { ResourceIdentifier } from '../../../../src/http/representation/ResourceIdentifier';
+import type { Resource } from '../../../../src/pods/generate/ResourcesGenerator';
+import { StaticFolderGenerator } from '../../../../src/pods/generate/StaticFolderGenerator';
+import type { TemplatedResourcesGenerator } from '../../../../src/pods/generate/TemplatedResourcesGenerator';
+
+describe('A StaticFolderGenerator', (): void => {
+  const location: ResourceIdentifier = { path: 'http://example.com/foo' };
+  const options = { foo: 'bar' };
+  const folder = '/data/templates/';
+  let source: jest.Mocked<TemplatedResourcesGenerator>;
+  const response: AsyncIterable<Resource> = {} as any;
+  let generator: StaticFolderGenerator;
+
+  beforeEach(async(): Promise<void> => {
+    source = {
+      generate: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(response),
+    };
+    generator = new StaticFolderGenerator(source, folder);
+  });
+
+  it('calls the source generator with the stored template folder.', async(): Promise<void> => {
+    expect(generator.generate(location, options)).toBe(response);
+    expect(source.generate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(source.generate).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(folder, location, options);
+  });
+});

test/unit/pods/generate/SubfolderResourcesGenerator.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import { BasicRepresentation } from '../../../../src/http/representation/BasicRepresentation';
+import type { Resource } from '../../../../src/pods/generate/ResourcesGenerator';
+import { SubfolderResourcesGenerator } from '../../../../src/pods/generate/SubfolderResourcesGenerator';
+import type { TemplatedResourcesGenerator } from '../../../../src/pods/generate/TemplatedResourcesGenerator';
+import { asyncToArray } from '../../../../src/util/IterableUtil';
+
+async function* yieldResources(resources: Resource[]): AsyncIterable<Resource> {
+  yield* resources;
+}
+
+function createResource(path: string): Resource {
+  const identifier = { path };
+  const representation = new BasicRepresentation('data', 'text/plain');
+  return { identifier, representation };
+}
+
+describe('A SubfolderResourcesGenerator', (): void => {
+  const templateFolder = '/data/templates/';
+  const identifier = { path: 'http://example.com/foo' };
+  const options = { foo: 'bar' };
+  const subfolders = [ 'base', 'empty', 'extra' ];
+  let baseResources: Resource[];
+  let extraResources: Resource[];
+  let source: jest.Mocked<TemplatedResourcesGenerator>;
+  let generator: SubfolderResourcesGenerator;
+
+  beforeEach(async(): Promise<void> => {
+    baseResources = [];
+    extraResources = [];
+
+    source = {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+      generate: jest.fn((folder, loc, opt): AsyncIterable<Resource> => {
+        if (folder.endsWith('base')) {
+          return yieldResources(baseResources);
+        }
+        if (folder.endsWith('extra')) {
+          return yieldResources(extraResources);
+        }
+        return yieldResources([]);
+      }),
+    };
+
+    generator = new SubfolderResourcesGenerator(source, subfolders);
+  });
+
+  it('merges the results of the subfolders into one sorted result.', async(): Promise<void> => {
+    baseResources = [ createResource('a'), createResource('c'), createResource('d'), createResource('f') ];
+    extraResources = [ createResource('b'), createResource('e'), createResource('g') ];
+
+    const resources = await asyncToArray(generator.generate(templateFolder, identifier, options));
+    expect(resources.map((resource): string => resource.identifier.path)).toEqual([
+      'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g',
+    ]);
+    expect(source.generate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+    expect(source.generate).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, '/data/templates/base', identifier, options);
+    expect(source.generate).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, '/data/templates/empty', identifier, options);
+    expect(source.generate).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(3, '/data/templates/extra', identifier, options);
+  });
+
+  it('keeps the first result in case of duplicate identifiers.', async(): Promise<void> => {
+    const resource1 = createResource('foo');
+    const resource2 = createResource('foo');
+    baseResources = [ createResource('b'), resource1, createResource('g') ];
+    extraResources = [ createResource('a'), resource2, createResource('h') ];
+    const resources = await asyncToArray(generator.generate(templateFolder, identifier, options));
+    expect(resources.map((resource): string => resource.identifier.path)).toEqual([
+      'a', 'b', 'foo', 'g', 'h',
+    ]);
+    expect(resources[2]).toBe(resource1);
+    expect(resource2.representation.data.destroyed).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('correctly sorts containers.', async(): Promise<void> => {
+    baseResources = [ createResource('/'), createResource('/container/'),
+      createResource('/container/foo.acl'), createResource('README.acl') ];
+    extraResources = [ createResource('/'), createResource('/container/'),
+      createResource('/container/foo'), createResource('README') ];
+
+    const resources = await asyncToArray(generator.generate(templateFolder, identifier, options));
+    expect(resources.map((resource): string => resource.identifier.path)).toEqual([
+      '/',
+      '/container/',
+      '/container/foo',
+      '/container/foo.acl',
+      'README',
+      'README.acl',
+    ]);
+  });
+});

test/unit/util/IterableUtil.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { concat, filter, find, map, reduce } from '../../../src/util/IterableUtil';
+import { asyncToArray, concat, filter, find, map, reduce, sortedAsyncMerge } from '../../../src/util/IterableUtil';
 
 describe('IterableUtil', (): void => {
   describe('#map', (): void => {
@@ -50,4 +50,32 @@ describe('IterableUtil', (): void => {
       expect((): number => reduce(input, (acc, cur): number => acc + cur)).toThrow(TypeError);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('#sortedAsyncMerge', (): void => {
+    it('sorts the iterables.', async(): Promise<void> => {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/consistent-function-scoping
+      async function* left(): AsyncIterator<number> {
+        yield* [ 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 ];
+      }
+      // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/consistent-function-scoping
+      async function* right(): AsyncIterator<number> {
+        yield* [ 0, 2, 3, 4 ];
+      }
+      await expect(asyncToArray(sortedAsyncMerge([ left(), right() ]))).resolves
+        .toEqual([ 0, 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 ]);
+    });
+
+    it('accepts a custom comparator.', async(): Promise<void> => {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/consistent-function-scoping
+      async function* left(): AsyncIterator<string> {
+        yield* [ 'apple', 'citrus', 'date' ];
+      }
+      // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/consistent-function-scoping
+      async function* right(): AsyncIterator<string> {
+        yield* [ 'banana', 'donut' ];
+      }
+      await expect(asyncToArray(sortedAsyncMerge([ left(), right() ]))).resolves
+        .toEqual([ 'apple', 'banana', 'citrus', 'date', 'donut' ]);
+    });
+  });
 });

test/util/Util.ts

@@ -272,6 +272,14 @@ export function mockFileSystem(rootFilepath?: string, time?: Date): { data: any
       // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-dynamic-delete
       delete folder[name];
     },
+    async pathExists(path: string): Promise<boolean> {
+      try {
+        const { folder, name } = getFolder(path);
+        return Boolean(folder[name]);
+      } catch {
+        return false;
+      }
+    },
     createReadStream(path: string): any {
       return mockFs.createReadStream(path);
     },