Struct Role 

pub struct Role {
    pub name: String,
    pub permissions: Vec<String>,
    pub description: String,
}

Role definition for RBAC

Roles are collections of permissions that can be assigned to users. They provide a convenient way to manage access control by grouping related permissions together.

Role Hierarchy

admin (full access)
    |
    ├── developer (read/write files, read config)
    └── user (read-only access)

Example Usage

let role = Role {
    name: "editor".to_string(),
    permissions: vec![
        "file.read".to_string(),
        "file.write".to_string(),
        "storage.read".to_string(),
    ],
    description: "Editor role with file access".to_string(),
};

Fields

name: String

Unique role identifier

permissions: Vec<String>

List of permissions granted by this role

description: String

Human-readable description of the role

Implementations

impl Role

pub fn new(name: String, permissions: Vec<String>, description: String) -> Self

Create a new role

pub fn has_permission(&self, permission: &str) -> bool

Check if role has a specific permission

pub fn add_permission(&mut self, permission: String)

Add a permission to the role

pub fn remove_permission(&mut self, permission: &str)

Remove a permission from the role

pub fn permission_count(&self) -> usize

Get the count of permissions

Trait Implementations

impl Clone for Role

fn clone(&self) -> Role

Returns a duplicate of the value.

fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)

Performs copy-assignment from source.

impl Debug for Role

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result

Formats the value using the given formatter.

impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for Role

fn deserialize<__D>(__deserializer: __D) -> Result<Self, __D::Error>

where __D: Deserializer<'de>,

Deserialize this value from the given Serde deserializer.

impl Serialize for Role

fn serialize<__S>(&self, __serializer: __S) -> Result<__S::Ok, __S::Error>

where __S: Serializer,

Serialize this value into the given Serde serializer.