RecordsQuery & RecordsSubscribe supports an array for author and recipient

json-schemas/interface-methods/records-filter.json

@@ -12,13 +12,27 @@
       "type": "string"
     },
     "author": {
-      "$ref": "https://identity.foundation/dwn/json-schemas/defs.json#/$defs/did"
+      "oneOf": [{
+        "$ref": "https://identity.foundation/dwn/json-schemas/defs.json#/$defs/did"
+      },{
+        "type": "array",
+        "items": {
+          "$ref": "https://identity.foundation/dwn/json-schemas/defs.json#/$defs/did"
+        }
+      }]
     },
     "attester": {
       "$ref": "https://identity.foundation/dwn/json-schemas/defs.json#/$defs/did"
     },
     "recipient": {
-      "$ref": "https://identity.foundation/dwn/json-schemas/defs.json#/$defs/did"
+      "oneOf": [{
+        "$ref": "https://identity.foundation/dwn/json-schemas/defs.json#/$defs/did"
+      },{
+        "type": "array",
+        "items": {
+          "$ref": "https://identity.foundation/dwn/json-schemas/defs.json#/$defs/did"
+        }
+      }]
     },
     "contextId": {
       "type": "string"

src/handlers/records-query.ts

@@ -151,16 +151,17 @@ export class RecordsQueryHandler implements MethodHandler {
     }
 
     if (Records.filterIncludesUnpublishedRecords(filter)) {
-      filters.push(RecordsQueryHandler.buildUnpublishedRecordsByQueryAuthorFilter(recordsQuery));
-
-      const recipientFilter = recordsQuery.message.descriptor.filter.recipient;
-      if (recipientFilter === undefined || recipientFilter === recordsQuery.author) {
-        filters.push(RecordsQueryHandler.buildUnpublishedRecordsForQueryAuthorFilter(recordsQuery));
+      if (Records.shouldBuildUnpublishedAuthorFilter(filter, recordsQuery.author!)) {
+        filters.push(RecordsQueryHandler.buildUnpublishedRecordsByQueryAuthorFilter(recordsQuery));
       }
 
       if (Records.shouldProtocolAuthorize(recordsQuery.signaturePayload!)) {
         filters.push(RecordsQueryHandler.buildUnpublishedProtocolAuthorizedRecordsFilter(recordsQuery));
       }
+
+      if (Records.shouldBuildUnpublishedRecipientFilter(filter, recordsQuery.author!)) {
+        filters.push(RecordsQueryHandler.buildUnpublishedRecordsForQueryAuthorFilter(recordsQuery));
+      }
     }
 
     const messageSort = this.convertDateSort(dateSort);

src/handlers/records-subscribe.ts

@@ -127,16 +127,17 @@ export class RecordsSubscribeHandler implements MethodHandler {
     }
 
     if (Records.filterIncludesUnpublishedRecords(filter)) {
-      filters.push(RecordsSubscribeHandler.buildUnpublishedRecordsBySubscribeAuthorFilter(recordsSubscribe));
-
-      const recipientFilter = recordsSubscribe.message.descriptor.filter.recipient;
-      if (recipientFilter === undefined || recipientFilter === recordsSubscribe.author) {
-        filters.push(RecordsSubscribeHandler.buildUnpublishedRecordsForSubscribeAuthorFilter(recordsSubscribe));
+      if (Records.shouldBuildUnpublishedAuthorFilter(filter, recordsSubscribe.author!)) {
+        filters.push(RecordsSubscribeHandler.buildUnpublishedRecordsBySubscribeAuthorFilter(recordsSubscribe));
       }
 
       if (Records.shouldProtocolAuthorize(recordsSubscribe.signaturePayload!)) {
         filters.push(RecordsSubscribeHandler.buildUnpublishedProtocolAuthorizedRecordsFilter(recordsSubscribe));
       }
+
+      if (Records.shouldBuildUnpublishedRecipientFilter(filter, recordsSubscribe.author!)) {
+        filters.push(RecordsSubscribeHandler.buildUnpublishedRecordsForSubscribeAuthorFilter(recordsSubscribe));
+      }
     }
     return filters;
   }

src/types/records-types.ts

@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ export type RecordsFilter = {
   /**
    * The logical author of the record
    */
-  author?: string;
+  author?: string | string[];
   attester?: string;
-  recipient?: string;
+  recipient?: string | string[];
   protocol?: string;
   protocolPath?: string;
   published?: boolean;

src/utils/records.ts

@@ -382,6 +382,16 @@ export class Records {
       filterCopy.contextId = contextIdPrefixFilter;
     }
 
+    // if the author filter is an array and it's empty, we should remove it from the filter as it will always return no results.
+    if (Array.isArray(filterCopy.author) && filterCopy.author.length === 0) {
+      delete filterCopy.author;
+    }
+
+    // if the recipient filter is an array and it's empty, we should remove it from the filter as it will always return no results.
+    if (Array.isArray(filterCopy.recipient) && filterCopy.recipient.length === 0) {
+      delete filterCopy.recipient;
+    }
+
     return filterCopy as Filter;
   }
 
@@ -531,4 +541,34 @@ export class Records {
 
     return true;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Checks whether or not the incoming records query filter should build an unpublished recipient MessageStore filter.
+   *
+   * @param filter The incoming RecordsFilter to evaluate against.
+   * @param recipient The recipient to check against the filter, typically the query/subscribe message author.
+   * @returns {boolean} True if the filter contains the recipient, or if the recipient filter is undefined/empty.
+   */
+  static shouldBuildUnpublishedRecipientFilter(filter: RecordsFilter, recipient: string): boolean {
+    const { recipient: recipientFilter } = filter;
+
+    return Array.isArray(recipientFilter) ?
+      recipientFilter.length === 0 || recipientFilter.includes(recipient) :
+      recipientFilter === undefined || recipientFilter === recipient;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Checks whether or not the incoming records query filter should build an unpublished author MessageStore filter.
+   *
+   * @param filter The incoming RecordsFilter to evaluate against.
+   * @param author The author to check against the filter, typically the query/subscribe message author.
+   * @returns {boolean} True if the filter contains the author, or if the author filter is undefined/empty.
+   */
+  static shouldBuildUnpublishedAuthorFilter(filter: RecordsFilter, author: string): boolean {
+    const { author: authorFilter } = filter;
+
+    return Array.isArray(authorFilter) ?
+      authorFilter.length === 0 || authorFilter.includes(author) :
+      authorFilter === undefined || authorFilter === author;
+  }
 }