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--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/spec/util_roles_spec.lua	Fri Oct 07 16:58:52 2022 +0100
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+describe("util.roles", function ()
+	randomize(false);
+	local roles;
+	it("can be loaded", function ()
+		roles = require "util.roles";
+	end);
+	local test_role;
+	it("can create a new role", function ()
+		test_role = roles.new();
+		assert.is_not_nil(test_role);
+		assert.is_truthy(roles.is_role(test_role));
+	end);
+	describe("role object", function ()
+		it("is restrictive by default", function ()
+			assert.falsy(test_role:may("my-permission"));
+		end);
+		it("allows you to set permissions", function ()
+			test_role:set_permission("my-permission", true);
+			assert.truthy(test_role:may("my-permission"));
+		end);
+		it("allows you to set negative permissions", function ()
+			test_role:set_permission("my-other-permission", false);
+			assert.falsy(test_role:may("my-other-permission"));
+		end);
+		it("does not allows you to override previously set permissions by default", function ()
+			local ok, err = test_role:set_permission("my-permission", false);
+			assert.falsy(ok);
+			assert.is_equal("policy-already-exists", err);
+			-- Confirm old permission still in place
+			assert.truthy(test_role:may("my-permission"));
+		end);
+		it("allows you to explicitly override previously set permissions", function ()
+			assert.truthy(test_role:set_permission("my-permission", false, true));
+			assert.falsy(test_role:may("my-permission"));
+		end);
+		describe("inheritance", function ()
+			local child_role;
+			it("works", function ()
+				test_role:set_permission("inherited-permission", true);
+				child_role = roles.new({
+					inherits = { test_role };
+				});
+				assert.truthy(child_role:may("inherited-permission"));
+				assert.falsy(child_role:may("my-permission"));
+			end);
+			it("allows listing policies", function ()
+				local expected = {
+					["my-permission"] = false;
+					["my-other-permission"] = false;
+					["inherited-permission"] = true;
+				};
+				local received = {};
+				for permission_name, permission_policy in child_role:policies() do
+					received[permission_name] = permission_policy;
+				end
+				assert.same(expected, received);
+			end);
+			it("supports multiple depths of inheritance", function ()
+				local grandchild_role = roles.new({
+					inherits = { child_role };
+				});
+				assert.truthy(grandchild_role:may("inherited-permission"));
+			end);
+			describe("supports ordered inheritance from multiple roles", function ()
+				local parent_role = roles.new();
+				local final_role = roles.new({
+					-- Yes, the names are getting confusing.
+					-- btw, test_role is inherited through child_role.
+					inherits = { parent_role, child_role };
+				});
+
+				local test_cases = {
+					-- { <final_role policy>, <parent_role policy>, <test_role policy> }
+					{ true,   nil, false, result = true };
+					{  nil, false,  true, result = false };
+					{  nil,  true, false, result = true };
+					{  nil,  nil,  false, result = false };
+					{  nil,  nil,   true, result = true };
+				};
+
+				for n, test_case in ipairs(test_cases) do
+					it("(case "..n..")", function ()
+						local perm_name = ("multi-inheritance-perm-%d"):format(n);
+						assert.truthy(final_role:set_permission(perm_name, test_case[1]));
+						assert.truthy(parent_role:set_permission(perm_name, test_case[2]));
+						assert.truthy(test_role:set_permission(perm_name, test_case[3]));
+						assert.equal(test_case.result, final_role:may(perm_name));
+					end);
+				end
+			end);
+			it("updates child roles when parent roles change", function ()
+				assert.truthy(child_role:may("inherited-permission"));
+				assert.truthy(test_role:set_permission("inherited-permission", false, true));
+				assert.falsy(child_role:may("inherited-permission"));
+			end);
+		end);
+		describe("cloning", function ()
+			local cloned_role;
+			it("works", function ()
+				assert.truthy(test_role:set_permission("perm-1", true));
+				cloned_role = test_role:clone();
+				assert.truthy(cloned_role:may("perm-1"));
+			end);
+			it("isolates changes", function ()
+				-- After cloning, changes in either the original or the clone
+				-- should not appear in the other.
+				assert.truthy(test_role:set_permission("perm-1", false, true));
+				assert.truthy(test_role:set_permission("perm-2", true));
+				assert.truthy(cloned_role:set_permission("perm-3", true));
+				assert.truthy(cloned_role:may("perm-1"));
+				assert.falsy(cloned_role:may("perm-2"));
+				assert.falsy(test_role:may("perm-3"));
+			end);
+		end);
+	end);
+end);