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Programmatically set Block type permissions

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Hey everyone of you c5 devoted web developers! I need your help.

Is there a relatively simple and clean way to set what "block types" are available to the users (while in edit mode...obviously xD) based on a specific page type?

I've tried setting them up directly through "page type" :: defaults interface, which seems to be the right procedure, but when testing, users with write permissions, are still entitled to add all the installed blocks/packages.

Thanks in advance for any and all help!!
 
synlag replied on at Permalink Reply
synlag
hi,

this should help you

http://www.concrete5.org/documentation/developers/permissions/conte...
MadQuint replied on at Permalink Reply
Cheers synlag. I've already taken a look at that and it isn't quite what I'm looking for.

Permissions class allows me to check whether a user/group has the ability to perform a specific task. not sure if it allows me to set permissions. i've studied the class but never really got the full grasp of it's potential.

I need to know how to set what block types are available to add as blocks for a specific page type and not only for a one page. Don't want users having the ability to add all and every block/package installed in the system.

Thanks for your response mate
andrewsturm replied on at Permalink Reply
I am also looking into this. It's had me stumped for about a week!

I'm currently giving a user a page they can edit.
I'm setting them as the owner.
I'm giving them read,write,etc with:
$pt = CollectionType::getByHandle("page_member_profile");
$newPage = $parentPage->add($pt,$data);                     
$permissionsConfig = new stdClass;
$permissionsConfig->user[0]['uID'] = $u->getUserID();
$permissionsConfig->user[0]['canRead'] = 1;
$permissionsConfig->user[0]['canWrite'] = 1;
$permissionsConfig->user[0]['canApproveVersions'] = true;
$permissionsConfig->user[0]['canDelete'] = false;
$permissionsConfig->user[0]['canAdmin'] = false;
//these don't work
$permissionsConfig->user[0]['Main']['canWrite'] = true;
$permissionsConfig->user[0]['Sidebar']['canWrite'] = true;
$permissionsConfig->user[0]['nav']['canWrite'] = false;
$permissionsConfig->user[0]['header']['canWrite'] = false;
$permissionsConfig->user[0]['footer']['canWrite'] = false;
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There's the Permissions model also. I can get the object that has all of the permissions for an area and this includes the addBlockTypes like this:
$aa = Area::get($newPage, 'Main');
$pp = new Permissions($aa);
$cap = array(2,4,20); // block type IDs I think...
$pp->addBlockTypes = $cap;
//this fails..
$ps = $this->loadPermissionSet($pp);


My big question is. How do you reapply area permissions?




Is there another method for setting area permissions?