Re: [RCD] User roles plugin + inter-Plugin communication debate - Dev

19 Apr 2010


      Hello again!!
I've finally developed this plugin. You can find it at the RoundCube
plugins repository, http://trac.roundcube.net/wiki/Plugin_Repository ,
or directly on SourceForge,
http://sourceforge.net/projects/rolespermission/ . Read documentation
for installation instructions (as easy as normal for plugins).
There already are some feature request I have created. They are
questions and proposals for RoundCube core developers. One, the most
important (I think) is a inter-plugins communication solution other
than the JavaScript. For going everything OK, I think plugins may be
able to define other plugins default variables and/or functions. I
mean, this plugin needs other plugins variable "permissions", where
other plugins should define their own permissions. From now on, this
plugin defines a global variable to link to its instance, so other
plugins can register permissions with a public function inside their
__construct function. Nasty, I think.
So here is a plugin and an open debate.
Best regards,
emi
2010/4/14 till till@php.net:
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I think its a great idea!
On Apr 14, 2010 11:48 AM, "emi" emidaruma@gmail.com wrote:
Hi there!!
I'm making a plugin which does nothing but add an API and a
preferences section to let other plugins distinguish between different
kinds of users, what normally is called "User roles". A user may
belong to none, one or multiple roles. Roles may be, for example,
"Administrator", "Boss", etc. After this, other plugins may use this
relationships to give some special rights to some users, not all of
them.
This could be used, for example, to do what now is done via
config.inc.php. Can be also used for an infinity of cases: "Can add
contacts to global address", "Can do a webconference", "Can define new
calendars", etc.
My idea to do so is that other plugins may declare permissions (for
example, "Can configure MyPlugin"). Then, the master of the
installation or those who have "Change permissions" rights could
assign this permission to some role(s). This idea is just copied from
Drupal, but surely it is used in many more programs.
Do anybody has contributions/ideas/wishes for this plugin? Do any
plugin developer see this is a good idea?
Best regards,
emi
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