updating permission system

app/Http/Middleware/RequirePermission.php

@@ -19,6 +19,17 @@ class RequirePermission
     public function handle($request, Closure $next, $permission)
     {
         $confirmed = false;
+        /*
+        if(strpos($permission, 'role.')) {
+            $confirmed = $this->CheckRole($permission);
+        } else {
+            $confirmed = $this->CheckPermission($permission);
+        }
+
+        if($confirmed === false) {
+            abort(403, "You don't have permission to access this area.");
+        }
+        */
 
         $check = UserPermission::where(['character_id' => auth()->user()->character_id, 'permission' => $permission])->get(['permission']);
         if(!isset($check[0]->permission)) {
@@ -27,4 +38,42 @@ class RequirePermission
 
         return $next($request);
     }
+
+    private function CheckPermission($permission) {
+        $confirmed = false;
+
+        $check = UserPermission::where(['character_id' => auth()->user()->character_id, 'permission' => $permission])->get(['permission']);
+        if(!isset($check[0]->permission)) {
+            return false;
+        } else {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private function CheckRole($role) {
+        $confirmed = false;
+
+        $ranking = [
+            'role.none' => 0,
+            'role.guest' => 1,
+            'role.user' => 2,
+            'role.director' => 3,
+            'role.admin' => 4,
+        ];
+        //Using eloquent let's get the roles for the character
+        $check = UserPermission::where('character_id', auth()->user()->character_id)->get(['permission']);
+        
+        if(!isset($check[0]->role)) {
+            abort(403, "You don't have permissions to access this area!");    
+        }
+
+        if($ranking[$check[0]->role] === $ranking[$role]) {
+            $confirmed = true;
+        }
+        if($ranking[$check[0]->role] >= $ranking[$role]) {
+            $confirmed = true;
+        }
+
+        return $confirmed;
+    }
 }