status

Reads each permission-gated framework’s authorization status directly, in one vocabulary rather than each framework’s own. One reading per subject, taken once when the instrument activates.


Delivery	reading, once
Mechanism	statusRead
Requires	iOS 17+, basset 0.1.1+

Real output from basset request get, captured against a running app:

CAPTURED                  ELAPSED  INSTRUMENT

launch 2487724841574821910
2026-08-23T14:50:22.315Z  +0.0s    permissions.status(permission)
├─ permissionSubject         camera
├─ usageDescriptionDeclared  true
└─ authorizationStatus       authorized
2026-08-23T14:50:22.405Z  +0.1s    permissions.status(permission)
├─ permissionSubject         microphone
├─ usageDescriptionDeclared  true
└─ authorizationStatus       notDetermined
2026-08-23T14:50:22.406Z  +0.1s    permissions.status(permission)
├─ permissionSubject         photoLibrary
├─ usageDescriptionDeclared  false
└─ authorizationStatus       notDetermined
2026-08-23T14:50:22.406Z  +0.1s    permissions.status(permission)
├─ permissionSubject         photoLibraryAddOnly
├─ usageDescriptionDeclared  false
└─ authorizationStatus       notDetermined

One reading like this arrives per subject the app links against — every framework basset watches, not only the ones shown above.

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