mega-commit: migrations, controllers, models, etc.

app/Models/User.php

@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ class User extends Authenticatable
 
     protected $primaryKey = 'user_id';
 
-    // User can be a customer or an employee
-    // If customer, then there'll be a customer_id in the users table
-    // If employee, then there'll be an employee_id in the users table
-
     /**
      * The attributes that are mass assignable.
      *
@@ -26,10 +22,8 @@ class User extends Authenticatable
     protected $fillable = [
         'name',
         'email',
-        'password',
-        'customer_id', // if this is filled, then this user is a customer
-        'employee_id', // if this is filled, then this user is an employee
-            // if both are filled, then this user is both a customer and an employee
+        'role', // default, employee, manage
+        'password'
     ];
 
     /**
@@ -53,5 +47,43 @@ class User extends Authenticatable
         'email_verified_at' => 'datetime',
     ];
 
+    public function permissions()
+    {
+        // get permissions for this user
+        // note: permissions are linked to users by the user_permissions table
+        // the permissions are in the permissions table
+        // only return valid permissions
+        return $this->belongsToMany('App\Models\Permission', 'user_permissions', 'user_id', 'permission_id')->where(function ($query) {
+            $query->where('user_permission_start', '<=', now())->where(function ($query) {
+                $query->where('user_permission_end', '>=', now())->orWhereNull('user_permission_end');
+            });
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function allowedTo($permission): bool
+    {
+        if($this->role === 'manage') {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if ($this->permissions()->where('permission_name', $permission)->first()) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public function atleast($role): bool
+    {
+        $hierarchy = [
+            'default' => 0,
+            'employee' => 1,
+            'manage' => 2
+        ];
+        return $hierarchy[$this->role] >= $hierarchy[$role];
+    }
+
+    public static function find($id)
+    {
+        return User::all()->where('user_id', $id)->first();
+    }
 
 }