Meteor-Community-Packages/meteor-roles

Add new function to change scope of existing role assignment

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#382 opened on Oct 15, 2023

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Description

Add a new function that would accept userId, targetRole and newScope which would then go and change the scope of the assigned role to the newScope. Right now if I want to just change scope I need to remove role and then add it again. For use cases where user can be assigned the same role into multiple scopes, the function should fail if it finds more than one results or have an optional parameter to define the previous scope.

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Tech stack
javascriptnodejs
Domain
backendauthorization
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
needs maintainer response
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Meteor basicsroles package usage
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50
Research direction
Examine the existing functions like addRolesToUser and removeRolesFromUser in the Meteor roles package (likely in roles.js). The new function should update the scope field in the user's roles collection. The issue notes ambiguity when a user has the same role in multiple scopes, so consider adding an optional 'previousScope' parameter. Await maintainer feedback on the preferred API design.