1 files changed, 29 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/classes/User.php b/classes/User.php
index 5e74c7fde..3f7ed09bb 100644
--- a/classes/User.php
+++ b/classes/User.php
@@ -711,4 +711,33 @@ class User extends Memcached_DataObject
 
         return true;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Does this user have the right to do X?
+     *
+     * With our role-based authorization, this is merely a lookup for whether the user
+     * has a particular role. The implementation currently uses a switch statement
+     * to determine if the user has the pre-defined role to exercise the right. Future
+     * implementations may allow per-site roles, and different mappings of roles to rights.
+     *
+     * @param $right string Name of the right, usually a constant in class Right
+     * @return boolean whether the user has the right in question
+     */
+
+    function hasRight($right)
+    {
+        $result = false;
+        if (Event::handle('UserRightsCheck', array($this, $right, &$result))) {
+            switch ($right)
+            {
+             case Right::deleteOthersNotice:
+                $result = $this->hasRole('moderator');
+                break;
+             default:
+                $result = false;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        return $result;
+    }
 }