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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Contains Palantirnet\PalantirBehatExtension\Context\DrupalUserContext
+ *
+ * @copyright 2016 Palantir.net
+ */
+namespace Palantirnet\PalantirBehatExtension\Context;
+
+use Behat\Gherkin\Node\TableNode;
+
+/**
+ * Class DrupalUserContext
+ */
+class DrupalUserContext extends SharedDrupalContext
+{
+
+
+    /**
+     * Asserts a role has a list of permissions
+     *
+     * @Then the :role role should have the permission(s):
+     *
+     * @param String    $role  The role to check for the list of permissions.
+     * @param TableNode $perms The permissions this role should have.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     *
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public function assertRoleHasPermission($role, TableNode $perms)
+    {
+        // Get the role storage object so we can query it for permissions.
+        $roleStorage = \Drupal::entityManager()->getStorage('user_role');
+
+        // Convert the single role given to an array for the isPermissionInRoles() function.
+        $rids = array($role);
+
+        foreach ($perms->getHash() as $row) {
+            // Grab the value out of the row. It will always be the first value.
+            $perm = reset($row);
+
+            // Check the permission against the role.
+            if (false === $roleStorage->isPermissionInRoles($perm, $rids)) {
+                throw new \Exception('Role '.$role.' does not have permission '.$perm);
+            }
+        }
+
+    }//end assertRoleHasPermission()
+
+
+    /**
+     * Asserts a role does not have a list of permissions.
+     *
+     * @Then the :role role should not have the permission(s):
+     *
+     * @param String    $role  The role to check for the list of permissions.
+     * @param TableNode $perms The permissions this role should not have.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     *
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public function assertRoleHasNoPermission($role, TableNode $perms)
+    {
+        // Get the role storage object so we can query it for permissions.
+        $roleStorage = \Drupal::entityManager()->getStorage('user_role');
+
+        // Convert the single role given to an array for the isPermissionInRoles() function.
+        $rids = array($role);
+
+        foreach ($perms->getHash() as $row) {
+            // Grab the value out of the row. It will always be the first value.
+            $perm = reset($row);
+
+            // Check the permission against the role.
+            $has_permission = $roleStorage->isPermissionInRoles($perm, $rids);
+            if (true === $has_permission) {
+                throw new \Exception('Role "'.$role.'" has permission "'.$perm.'" but it should not.');
+            }
+        }
+
+    }//end assertRoleHasNoPermission()
+
+
+}//end class