Laravel Role-Permission

Getting Started

Install the package via Composer

composer require erag/laravel-role-permission

Step 1: Add Trait to User Model

Before configuring the database and publishing the role-permission files, add the HasPermissionsTrait to define in your User model. This trait is essential for handling roles and permissions in your application.

HasPermissionsTrait

<?php

namespace App\Models;

use EragPermission\Traits\HasPermissionsTrait;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\User as Authenticatable;
use Illuminate\Notifications\Notifiable;

class User extends Authenticatable
{
    use HasFactory, HasPermissionsTrait, Notifiable;

}

Step 2: Database Configuration

Before proceeding with the setup, ensure that your database connection is properly configured in your .env file. Example configuration:

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=your_database_name
DB_USERNAME=your_database_user
DB_PASSWORD=your_database_password

Make sure to replace your_database_name, your_database_user, and your_database_password with your actual database credentials.

Step 3: Register the Service Provider

For Laravel v11.x

Ensure the service provider is registered in your /bootstrap/providers.php file:

return [
    // ...
    EragPermission\PermissionServiceProvider::class,
];

For Laravel v8.x, v9.x, v10.x

Ensure the service provider is registered in your config/app.php file:

'providers' => [
    // ...
    EragPermission\PermissionServiceProvider::class,
],

Step 4: Publish Role-Permission Files

Once the database is configured, publish the required migration with a single command:

php artisan erag:publish-permission

You can also run migrations and seeders:

php artisan erag:publish-permission --migrate

Or both

php artisan erag:publish-permission --migrate --seed

Upgrade New Version Command

To upgrade the package to a new version:

php artisan erag:upgrade-version 

Step 5: Using Role-Based Permissions

You can now easily check user permissions within your application logic: You can also use the helper method:

if (hasPermissions('post-create')) {
    dd('You are allowed to access');
} else {
    dd('You are not allowed to access');
}

OR

if (hasPermissions('post-create|post-edit')) {
    dd('You are allowed to access');
} else {
    dd('You are not allowed to access');
}

if (hasPermissions('post-create,post-edit')) {
    dd('You are allowed to access');
} else {
    dd('You are not allowed to access');
}

Retrieve Permissions and Roles

getPermissions();

getRoles();

Using Role-Based Checks

if (hasRole('admin')) {
    dd('You are allowed to access');
} else {
    dd('You are not allowed to access');
}

Step 7: Protecting Routes with Middleware

To protect routes based on roles and permissions, you can use the provided middleware. For example, to allow only users with the user role and create-user permission:

Route::group(['middleware' => ['role:user,user-create']], function () {
    // Protected routes go here
});

Route::group(['middleware' => ['role:admin,post-create']], function () {
    // Protected routes go here
});

Step 8: Displaying Content Based on Roles

You can also use Blade directives to display content based on the user's role:

@role('admin')
    {{ __('You are an admin') }}
@endrole

@role('user')
    {{ __('You are a user') }}
@endrole

Step 9: Displaying Content Based on Permissions

You can also use Blade directives to display content based on the user's permissions:

@hasPermissions('post-create')
    {{ __('You can create a post') }}
@endhasPermissions

OR

@hasPermissions('post-create|post-edit')
    {{ __('You can create a post') }}
@endhasPermissions

@hasPermissions('post-create,post-edit')
    {{ __('You can create a post') }}
@endhasPermissions

How to Use Permissions Expiration

The permission expiration feature allows you to set temporary access that expires automatically after a certain period or, by setting the expiration date to null, to allow unlimited access. This feature is useful for setting up both temporary and permanent permissions.

Adding Permissions with Expiration

1. Assign Permission with Expiration: Use the givePermissionsTo method to assign a permission with an expiration date.

   // Assign a permission with a specific expiration date
   $user->givePermissionsTo(['post-create', 'post-edit'], 
       Carbon::now()->addDays(30), // Each Permission expiration assign in 30 days
   );

   In this example, the post-create permission will be assigned to the user and expire after 30 days.

2. Assign Multiple Permissions with Different Expirations: If you need to assign multiple permissions with individual expiration dates, pass an associative array where the keys are permission names, and the values are the expiration dates.

   $user->givePermissionsTo(['post-create', 'post-edit'], 
   [
      Carbon::now()->addDays(10), // Expires in 10 days
      Carbon::now()->addHours(6),   // Expires in 6 hours
   ]);

How to Use without Permissions Expiration

1Assign Permission with Unlimited Duration: Assign permissions without an expiration by setting the expiration to null. This will give the user unlimited access to the permission.

// Assign a permission with a specific expiration date
$user->givePermissionsTo(['post-create'], 
  null, // [] Array or String 
);

OR

$user->givePermissionsTo(['post-create', 'post-edit']);

Checking for Expired Permissions OR without Permissions Expiration

Each permission will be stored with its own expiration time, allowing for granular control over each access level.

The package automatically checks for expiration when evaluating a user’s permissions. You can use the hasRole, @role OR hasPermissions, @hasPermissions helper methods to check if a permission is still active:

Example Seeder for Roles and Permissions

Here's an example RolePermissionSeeder that seeds roles, permissions, and users:

<?php

namespace Database\Seeders;

use App\Models\User;
use Carbon\Carbon;
use EragPermission\Models\Permission;
use EragPermission\Models\Role;
use Illuminate\Database\Seeder;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash;

class RolePermissionSeeder extends Seeder
{
    /**
     * Run the database seeds.
     */
    public function run(): void
    {
        DB::transaction(function () {
            $this->seedRolePermissions();
            $this->seedUsers();
        });
    }

    /**
     * Seed role permissions.
     */
    private function seedRolePermissions(): void
    {
        $rolePermission = [
            'admin' => ['post-create', 'post-edit', 'post-delete', 'post-update'],
            'user' => ['user-create', 'user-edit', 'user-delete', 'user-update'],
        ];

        foreach ($rolePermission as $role => $permissions) {
            $role = Role::create(['name' => $role]);
            foreach ($permissions as $permission) {
                $permission = Permission::create(['name' => $permission]);
                $role->permissions()->attach($permission);
            }
        }

    }

    private function seedUsers(): void
    {
        $users = [
            [
                'name' => 'Admin',
                'email' => 'admin@gmail.com',
                'password' => Hash::make('admin'),
                'roles' => ['admin'],
                'permissions' => [
                    'post-create' => Carbon::now()->addDays(30),
                    'post-edit' => Carbon::now()->addMinutes(60),
                ],
            ],
            [
                'name' => 'User',
                'email' => 'user@gmail.com',
                'password' => Hash::make('user'),
                'roles' => ['user'],
                'permissions' => [
                    'user-create' => Carbon::now()->addDays(30),
                    'user-edit' => null,
                ],
            ],
        ];

        foreach ($users as $userData) {
            $user = User::updateOrCreate(
                ['email' => $userData['email']],
                [
                    'name' => $userData['name'],
                    'password' => $userData['password'],
                ]
            );

            $user->assignRole($userData['roles']);
            $permissionsWithExpiry = $userData['permissions'];
            $user->givePermissionsTo(array_keys($permissionsWithExpiry), $permissionsWithExpiry);
            // $user->givePermissionsTo(array_keys($permissionsWithExpiry), Carbon::now()->addDays(30));
        }
    }
}

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