feat: add backward-compat alias types

cmd/jwt/main.go

@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func verifyToken() error {
 	}
 
 	// Parse the token.  Load the key from command line option
-	token, err := jwt.Parse(string(tokData), func(t *jwt.Token[jwt.MapClaims]) (interface{}, error) {
+	token, err := jwt.Parse(string(tokData), func(t *jwt.TokenFor[jwt.MapClaims]) (interface{}, error) {
 		if isNone() {
 			return jwt.UnsafeAllowNoneSignatureType, nil
 		}

example_test.go

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func ExampleParseWithClaims_customClaimsType() {
 		jwt.RegisteredClaims
 	}
 
-	token, err := jwt.ParseWithClaims(tokenString, func(token *jwt.Token[*MyCustomClaims]) (interface{}, error) {
+	token, err := jwt.ParseWithClaims(tokenString, func(token *jwt.TokenFor[*MyCustomClaims]) (interface{}, error) {
 		return []byte("AllYourBase"), nil
 	})
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func ExampleParseWithClaims_validationOptions() {
 		jwt.RegisteredClaims
 	}
 
-	token, err := jwt.ParseWithClaims(tokenString, func(token *jwt.Token[*MyCustomClaims]) (interface{}, error) {
+	token, err := jwt.ParseWithClaims(tokenString, func(token *jwt.TokenFor[*MyCustomClaims]) (interface{}, error) {
 		return []byte("AllYourBase"), nil
 	}, jwt.WithLeeway(5*time.Second))
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func (m MyCustomClaims) CustomValidation() error {
 func ExampleParseWithClaims_customValidation() {
 	tokenString := "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmb28iOiJiYXIiLCJpc3MiOiJ0ZXN0IiwiYXVkIjoic2luZ2xlIn0.QAWg1vGvnqRuCFTMcPkjZljXHh8U3L_qUjszOtQbeaA"
 
-	token, err := jwt.ParseWithClaims(tokenString, func(token *jwt.Token[*MyCustomClaims]) (interface{}, error) {
+	token, err := jwt.ParseWithClaims(tokenString, func(token *jwt.TokenFor[*MyCustomClaims]) (interface{}, error) {
 		return []byte("AllYourBase"), nil
 	}, jwt.WithLeeway(5*time.Second))
 
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func ExampleParse_errorChecking() {
 	// Token from another example.  This token is expired
 	tokenString := "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmb28iOiJiYXIiLCJleHAiOjE1MDAwLCJpc3MiOiJ0ZXN0In0.HE7fK0xOQwFEr4WDgRWj4teRPZ6i3GLwD5YCm6Pwu_c"
 
-	token, err := jwt.Parse(tokenString, func(token *jwt.Token[jwt.MapClaims]) (interface{}, error) {
+	token, err := jwt.Parse(tokenString, func(token *jwt.TokenFor[jwt.MapClaims]) (interface{}, error) {
 		return []byte("AllYourBase"), nil
 	})
 

hmac_example_test.go

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func ExampleParse_hmac() {
 	// useful if you use multiple keys for your application.  The standard is to use 'kid' in the
 	// head of the token to identify which key to use, but the parsed token (head and claims) is provided
 	// to the callback, providing flexibility.
-	token, err := jwt.Parse(tokenString, func(token *jwt.Token[jwt.MapClaims]) (interface{}, error) {
+	token, err := jwt.Parse(tokenString, func(token *jwt.TokenFor[jwt.MapClaims]) (interface{}, error) {
 		// Don't forget to validate the alg is what you expect:
 		if _, ok := token.Method.(*jwt.SigningMethodHMAC); !ok {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unexpected signing method: %v", token.Header["alg"])

http_example_test.go

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func Example_getTokenViaHTTP() {
 	tokenString := strings.TrimSpace(buf.String())
 
 	// Parse the token
-	token, err := jwt.ParseWithClaims(tokenString, func(token *jwt.Token[*CustomClaimsExample]) (interface{}, error) {
+	token, err := jwt.ParseWithClaims(tokenString, func(token *jwt.TokenFor[*CustomClaimsExample]) (interface{}, error) {
 		// since we only use the one private key to sign the tokens,
 		// we also only use its public counter part to verify
 		return verifyKey, nil
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func authHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 // only accessible with a valid token
 func restrictedHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// Get token from request
-	token, err := request.ParseFromRequest(r, request.OAuth2Extractor, func(token *jwt.Token[*CustomClaimsExample]) (interface{}, error) {
+	token, err := request.ParseFromRequestWithClaims(r, request.OAuth2Extractor, func(token *jwt.TokenFor[*CustomClaimsExample]) (interface{}, error) {
 		// since we only use the one private key to sign the tokens,
 		// we also only use its public counter part to verify
 		return verifyKey, nil

parser.go

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func NewParserFor[T Claims](options ...ParserOption) *Parser[T] {
 // Note: If you provide a custom claim implementation that embeds one of the standard claims (such as RegisteredClaims),
 // make sure that a) you either embed a non-pointer version of the claims or b) if you are using a pointer, allocate the
 // proper memory for it before passing in the overall claims, otherwise you might run into a panic.
-func (p *Parser[T]) Parse(tokenString string, keyFunc Keyfunc[T]) (*Token[T], error) {
+func (p *Parser[T]) Parse(tokenString string, keyFunc KeyfuncFor[T]) (*TokenFor[T], error) {
 	token, parts, err := p.ParseUnverified(tokenString)
 	if err != nil {
 		return token, err
@@ -134,13 +134,13 @@ func (p *Parser[T]) Parse(tokenString string, keyFunc Keyfunc[T]) (*Token[T], er
 //
 // It's only ever useful in cases where you know the signature is valid (because it has
 // been checked previously in the stack) and you want to extract values from it.
-func (p *Parser[T]) ParseUnverified(tokenString string) (token *Token[T], parts []string, err error) {
+func (p *Parser[T]) ParseUnverified(tokenString string) (token *TokenFor[T], parts []string, err error) {
 	parts = strings.Split(tokenString, ".")
 	if len(parts) != 3 {
 		return nil, parts, NewValidationError("token contains an invalid number of segments", ValidationErrorMalformed)
 	}
 
-	token = &Token[T]{Raw: tokenString}
+	token = &TokenFor[T]{Raw: tokenString}
 
 	// parse Header
 	var headerBytes []byte

parser_test.go

@@ -35,18 +35,18 @@ const (
 	keyFuncNil
 )
 
-func getKeyFunc[T jwt.Claims](kind keyFuncKind) jwt.Keyfunc[T] {
+func getKeyFunc[T jwt.Claims](kind keyFuncKind) jwt.KeyfuncFor[T] {
 	switch kind {
 	case keyFuncDefault:
-		return func(t *jwt.Token[T]) (interface{}, error) { return jwtTestDefaultKey, nil }
+		return func(t *jwt.TokenFor[T]) (interface{}, error) { return jwtTestDefaultKey, nil }
 	case keyFuncECDSA:
-		return func(t *jwt.Token[T]) (interface{}, error) { return jwtTestEC256PublicKey, nil }
+		return func(t *jwt.TokenFor[T]) (interface{}, error) { return jwtTestEC256PublicKey, nil }
 	case keyFuncPadded:
-		return func(t *jwt.Token[T]) (interface{}, error) { return paddedKey, nil }
+		return func(t *jwt.TokenFor[T]) (interface{}, error) { return paddedKey, nil }
 	case keyFuncEmpty:
-		return func(t *jwt.Token[T]) (interface{}, error) { return nil, nil }
+		return func(t *jwt.TokenFor[T]) (interface{}, error) { return nil, nil }
 	case keyFuncError:
-		return func(t *jwt.Token[T]) (interface{}, error) { return nil, errKeyFuncError }
+		return func(t *jwt.TokenFor[T]) (interface{}, error) { return nil, errKeyFuncError }
 	case keyFuncNil:
 		return nil
 	default:
@@ -371,8 +371,8 @@ func signToken(claims jwt.Claims, signingMethod jwt.SigningMethod) string {
 
 // cloneToken is necesssary to "forget" the type information back to a generic jwt.Claims.
 // Assignment of parameterized types is currently (1.20) not supported.
-func cloneToken[T jwt.Claims](tin *jwt.Token[T]) *jwt.Token[jwt.Claims] {
-	tout := &jwt.Token[jwt.Claims]{}
+func cloneToken[T jwt.Claims](tin *jwt.TokenFor[T]) *jwt.TokenFor[jwt.Claims] {
+	tout := &jwt.TokenFor[jwt.Claims]{}
 	tout.Claims = tin.Claims
 	tout.Header = tin.Header
 	tout.Method = tin.Method
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ func TestParser_Parse(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			// Parse the token
-			var token *jwt.Token[jwt.Claims]
+			var token *jwt.TokenFor[jwt.Claims]
 			var err error
 			var ve *jwt.ValidationError
 			switch data.claims.(type) {
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ func TestParser_ParseUnverified(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			// Parse the token
-			var token *jwt.Token[jwt.Claims]
+			var token *jwt.TokenFor[jwt.Claims]
 			var err error
 			switch data.claims.(type) {
 			case jwt.MapClaims:

request/request.go

@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ import (
 // the logic for extracting a token.  Several useful implementations are provided.
 //
 // You can provide options to modify parsing behavior
-func ParseFromRequest[T jwt.Claims](req *http.Request, extractor Extractor, keyFunc jwt.Keyfunc[T], options ...ParseFromRequestOption[T]) (token *jwt.Token[T], err error) {
+func ParseFromRequest(req *http.Request, extractor Extractor, keyFunc jwt.Keyfunc, options ...Option) (token *jwt.Token, err error) {
+	return ParseFromRequestWithClaims(req, extractor, keyFunc, options...)
+}
+
+func ParseFromRequestWithClaims[T jwt.Claims](req *http.Request, extractor Extractor, keyFunc jwt.KeyfuncFor[T], options ...OptionFor[T]) (token *jwt.TokenFor[T], err error) {
 	// Create basic parser struct
 	p := &fromRequestParser[T]{
 		req:       req,
@@ -45,10 +49,12 @@ type fromRequestParser[T jwt.Claims] struct {
 	parser    *jwt.Parser[T]
 }
 
-type ParseFromRequestOption[T jwt.Claims] func(*fromRequestParser[T])
+type OptionFor[T jwt.Claims] func(*fromRequestParser[T])
+
+type Option = OptionFor[jwt.MapClaims]
 
 // WithParser parses using a custom parser
-func WithParser[T jwt.Claims](parser *jwt.Parser[T]) ParseFromRequestOption[T] {
+func WithParser[T jwt.Claims](parser *jwt.Parser[T]) OptionFor[T] {
 	return func(p *fromRequestParser[T]) {
 		p.parser = parser
 	}

request/request_test.go

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func TestParseRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	// load keys from disk
 	privateKey := test.LoadRSAPrivateKeyFromDisk("../test/sample_key")
 	publicKey := test.LoadRSAPublicKeyFromDisk("../test/sample_key.pub")
-	keyfunc := func(*jwt.Token[jwt.MapClaims]) (interface{}, error) {
+	keyfunc := func(*jwt.TokenFor[jwt.MapClaims]) (interface{}, error) {
 		return publicKey, nil
 	}
 

token.go

@@ -19,15 +19,18 @@ var DecodePaddingAllowed bool
 // To use strict decoding, set this boolean to `true` prior to using this package.
 var DecodeStrict bool
 
-// Keyfunc will be used by the Parse methods as a callback function to supply
+// KeyfuncFor[T] will be used by the Parse methods as a callback function to supply
 // the key for verification.  The function receives the parsed,
-// but unverified Token.  This allows you to use properties in the
+// but unverified TokenFor[T].  This allows you to use properties in the
 // Header of the token (such as `kid`) to identify which key to use.
-type Keyfunc[T Claims] func(*Token[T]) (interface{}, error)
+type KeyfuncFor[T Claims] func(*TokenFor[T]) (interface{}, error)
 
-// Token represents a JWT Token.  Different fields will be used depending on whether you're
+// Keyfunc is an alias for KeyfuncFor[Claims], for backward compatibility.
+type Keyfunc = KeyfuncFor[MapClaims]
+
+// TokenFor represents a JWT TokenFor.  Different fields will be used depending on whether you're
 // creating or parsing/verifying a token.
-type Token[T Claims] struct {
+type TokenFor[T Claims] struct {
 	Raw       string                 // The raw token.  Populated when you Parse a token
 	Method    SigningMethod          // The signing method used or to be used
 	Header    map[string]interface{} // The first segment of the token
@@ -36,14 +39,17 @@ type Token[T Claims] struct {
 	Valid     bool                   // Is the token valid?  Populated when you Parse/Verify a token
 }
 
+// Token is an alias for TokenFor[Claims], for backward compatibility.
+type Token = TokenFor[MapClaims]
+
 // New creates a new Token with the specified signing method and an empty map of claims.
-func New(method SigningMethod) *Token[MapClaims] {
+func New(method SigningMethod) *Token {
 	return NewWithClaims(method, MapClaims{})
 }
 
 // NewWithClaims creates a new Token with the specified signing method and claims.
-func NewWithClaims[T Claims](method SigningMethod, claims T) *Token[T] {
-	return &Token[T]{
+func NewWithClaims[T Claims](method SigningMethod, claims T) *TokenFor[T] {
+	return &TokenFor[T]{
 		Header: map[string]interface{}{
 			"typ": "JWT",
 			"alg": method.Alg(),
@@ -55,7 +61,7 @@ func NewWithClaims[T Claims](method SigningMethod, claims T) *Token[T] {
 
 // SignedString creates and returns a complete, signed JWT.
 // The token is signed using the SigningMethod specified in the token.
-func (t *Token[T]) SignedString(key interface{}) (string, error) {
+func (t *TokenFor[T]) SignedString(key interface{}) (string, error) {
 	var sig, sstr string
 	var err error
 	if sstr, err = t.SigningString(); err != nil {
@@ -71,7 +77,7 @@ func (t *Token[T]) SignedString(key interface{}) (string, error) {
 // most expensive part of the whole deal.  Unless you
 // need this for something special, just go straight for
 // the SignedString.
-func (t *Token[T]) SigningString() (string, error) {
+func (t *TokenFor[T]) SigningString() (string, error) {
 	var err error
 	var jsonValue []byte
 
@@ -95,7 +101,7 @@ func (t *Token[T]) SigningString() (string, error) {
 // validate the 'alg' claim in the token matches the expected algorithm.
 // For more details about the importance of validating the 'alg' claim,
 // see https://auth0.com/blog/critical-vulnerabilities-in-json-web-token-libraries/
-func Parse(tokenString string, keyFunc Keyfunc[MapClaims], options ...ParserOption) (*Token[MapClaims], error) {
+func Parse(tokenString string, keyFunc Keyfunc, options ...ParserOption) (*Token, error) {
 	return NewParser(options...).Parse(tokenString, keyFunc)
 }
 
@@ -104,7 +110,7 @@ func Parse(tokenString string, keyFunc Keyfunc[MapClaims], options ...ParserOpti
 // Note: If you provide a custom claim implementation that embeds one of the standard claims (such as RegisteredClaims),
 // make sure that a) you either embed a non-pointer version of the claims or b) if you are using a pointer, allocate the
 // proper memory for it before passing in the overall claims, otherwise you might run into a panic.
-func ParseWithClaims[T Claims](tokenString string, keyFunc Keyfunc[T], options ...ParserOption) (*Token[T], error) {
+func ParseWithClaims[T Claims](tokenString string, keyFunc KeyfuncFor[T], options ...ParserOption) (*TokenFor[T], error) {
 	return NewParserFor[T](options...).Parse(tokenString, keyFunc)
 }
 

token_test.go

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func TestToken_SigningString(t1 *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t1.Run(tt.name, func(t1 *testing.T) {
-			t := &jwt.Token[jwt.Claims]{
+			t := &jwt.TokenFor[jwt.Claims]{
 				Raw:       tt.fields.Raw,
 				Method:    tt.fields.Method,
 				Header:    tt.fields.Header,
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func TestToken_SigningString(t1 *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkToken_SigningString(b *testing.B) {
-	t := &jwt.Token[jwt.Claims]{
+	t := &jwt.TokenFor[jwt.Claims]{
 		Method: jwt.SigningMethodHS256,
 		Header: map[string]interface{}{
 			"typ": "JWT",