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Alex Alex
Courses Plus Student 2,176 PointsUser roles, authorisation, on specific projects
Hello, Currently I am working on a app, so far I have User (with devise) which are able to create projects. So, if user1 creates project A and project B I want him, to be able to assign user2 with role admin on project A, and user2 with moderator role on project B. I was thinking in creating a UserRoleProject link table, is it a good idea? Or if not please help me with some pointers.
The action will be something like, User1 select from a list user2, select a project from another list(that user1 created), and select the role that the user2 will have on that project.
Any user will be able to perform the same action on their projects.
Thank you
1 Answer
Jason Seifer
Treehouse Guest TeacherI think you're on the right track Alex Alex!
Alex Alex
Courses Plus Student 2,176 PointsIf I will use CanCan, the authorisation will have to be made on both User and Project?
Thank you
Jason Seifer
Treehouse Guest TeacherYou're right!
Alex Alex
Courses Plus Student 2,176 PointsAlex Alex
Courses Plus Student 2,176 PointsThinking more about this, I realised that I should have the fallowing associations. User has_many Projects, Project belongs_to User, User has_many UserRole, UserRole belongs_to User, Projects has_many UserRole, UserRole belongs_to Project, Role has_many UserRole, UserRole belongs_to Role, is this right?