api/models/user.go

package models

// A User represents user information about a user that has logged in.
type User struct {
	ID          string   `bson:"_id" json:"id"`
	Nick        string   `bson:"nick,omitempty" json:"nick,omitempty"`
	Permissions []string `bson:"permissions" json:"permissions"`
}

// Permitted returns true if either of the permissions can be found
//
// `token.UserID == page.Author || token.Permitted("story.edit")`
func (user *User) Permitted(permissions ...string) bool {
	for i := range permissions {
		for j := range user.Permissions {
			if permissions[i] == user.Permissions[j] {
				return true
			}
		}
	}

	return false
}