user permissions

app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class AuthServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
     /**
      * Register any authentication / authorization services.
      * These gates will always choose the highest roles
+     * We use gates in some of the graphics, but will work to utilize if statements instead shortly
      *
      * @return void
      */
@@ -31,8 +32,10 @@ class AuthServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
         $this->registerPolicies($gate);
 
         $gate->define('isAdmin', function($user) {
+            //Get the roles the user has from the user_roles table and check against the gate we are creating
             $check = DB::table('user_roles')->where('character_id', auth()->user()->character_id)->get(['role']);
             if($check[0]->role === 'Admin') {
+                //User has the Admin role
                 return true;
             } else {
                 return false;
@@ -40,8 +43,10 @@ class AuthServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
         });
 
         $gate->define('isDirector', function($user) {
+            //Get the roles the user has from the user_roles table and check against the gate we are creating
             $check = DB::table('user_roles')->where('character_id', auth()->user()->character_id)->get(['role']);
             if($check[0]->role === 'Director') {
+                //User has the Director role
                 return true;
             } else {
                 return false;
@@ -49,8 +54,10 @@ class AuthServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
         });
 
         $gate->define('isUser', function($user) {
+            //Get the roles the user has from the user_roles table and check against the gate we are creating
             $check = DB::table('user_roles')->where('character_id', auth()->user()->character_id)->get(['role']);
             if($check[0]->role === 'User') {
+                //User has the User role
                 return true;
             } else {
                 return false;
@@ -58,8 +65,10 @@ class AuthServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
         });
 
         $gate->define('isGuest', function($user) {
+            //Get the roles the user has from the user_roles table and check against the gate we are creating
             $check = DB::table('user_roles')->where('character_id', auth()->user()->character_id)->get(['role']);
             if($check[0]->role === 'Guest') {
+                //User has the Guest role
                 return true;
             } else {
                 return false;
@@ -67,8 +76,10 @@ class AuthServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
         });
 
         $gate->define('isNone', function($user) {
+            //Get the roles the user has from the user_roles table and check against the gate we are creating
             $check = DB::table('user_roles')->where('character_id', auth()->user()->character_id)->get(['role']);
             if($check[0]->role === 'None') {
+                //User has no role
                 return true;
             } else {
                 return false;

app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php

@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ class RouteServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
      */
     public function map()
     {
-        $this->mapApiRoutes();
+        //Don't want to map Api Routes as we aren't going to be using an API
+        //$this->mapApiRoutes();
 
         $this->mapWebRoutes();