egroupware/phpgwapi/js/jsapi/egw_user.js

/**
 * EGroupware clientside API object
 *
 * @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php GPL - GNU General Public License
 * @package etemplate
 * @subpackage api
 * @link http://www.egroupware.org
 * @author Andreas Stöckel (as AT stylite.de)
 * @author Ralf Becker <RalfBecker@outdoor-training.de>
 * @version $Id$
 */

"use strict";

/*egw:uses
	egw_core;
*/

egw.extend('user', egw.MODULE_GLOBAL, function() {

	/**
	 * Data about current user
	 * 
	 * @access: private, use egw.user(_field) or egw.app(_app)
	 */
	var userData = {};

	return {
		/**
		 * Set data of current user
		 * 
		 * @param object _data
		 */
		set_user: function(_data)
		{
			this.userData = _data;
		},
		
		/**
		 * Get data about current user
		 *
		 * @param string _field
		 * - 'account_id','account_lid','person_id','account_status',
		 * - 'account_firstname','account_lastname','account_email','account_fullname','account_phone'
		 * - 'apps': object with app => data pairs the user has run-rights for
		 * @return string|array|null
		 */
		user: function (_field)
		{
			return this.userData[_field];
		},

		/**
		 * Return data of apps the user has rights to run
		 * 
		 * Can be used the check of run rights like: if (egw.app('addressbook')) { do something if user has addressbook rights }
		 * 
		 * @param string _app
		 * @param string _name attribute to return, default return whole app-data-object
		 * @return object|string|null null if not found
		 */
		app: function(_app, _name)
		{
			return typeof _name == 'undefined' || typeof this.userData.apps[_app] == 'undefined' ? 
				this.userData.apps[_app] : this.userData.apps[_app][_name];
		}
	};

});