Question

Is there an easy way to get a credential/permission for a particular user?

I’ve seen the hasCredential() method, but I’d like to dynamically check any user, not just the current user.

I know I can use sfContext::getInstance()->getUser(); to get the current user object, but is there a way to load in any user and get his/her credentials?

Thanks

Answer 1

It kind of depends on the “store” you’re using. In Symfony the current user (the one provided with sfContext::getInstance()->getUser()) is more an abstraction of the session.

So the most used plugin for authentication, sfDoctrineGuard, has controllers (sfGuardAuth) which handle things like a a signin form, and once succesful, it will populate the sfUser accordingly.

So, if you want to check for the permissions of a user, you will have to check the underlying store. If you’re using sfDoctrineGuard, you can retrieve a User model through sfGuardUserTable::getInstance()->find(...). On the sfGuardUser, you can call the hasPermission($name) function to check.