TheRole uses few conventions over configuration. It gives simplicity of code, but also some limitations. You have to know about them before using of TheRole:
- User has only one Role
- Only
Usermodel supported - Based on
current_usermethod - Role stored in database as a JSON String
- Few words about Ownership
My practice showed, using of many roles for one user is very, very bad approach. In reality, usually, no one needs it.
Many roles for one user is a reason of many logical mistakes. Calculation of permitted actions for user becomes difficult.
It's difficult to imagine how to create simple and usable interface to manage and to control roles for a user.
TheRole provide only one role for one user. It's most simple, logical and effective approach.
Right now TheRole works only with model User.
You can't use it with Account, Manager, Employer etc.
You can improve TheRole with beauty patch. If it be really great, I'll add this feature into The Role.
current_user is a most popular name of method associated with logged user. TheRole uses it by default.
There is no ways to use something else. Sorry.
There are many databases which provide special native ways to work with JSON data.
But TheRole convert hashes into JSON string and store it into database with plain TEXT value.
TheRole uses this approach because it requires less of code. And it makes maintaining simpler.
For PostgresSQL users: how to use native :json column