user.class.php

<?php

/**
 * user class contains username and its roles
 * This class is used in the base class
 *
 * @author hahn
 * 
 * Axel <axel.hahn@unibe.ch>
 * 2024-08-29  Axel php8 only; added variable types; use short array syntax
 */
class user
{

    /**
     * login name of the current user
     * @var string
     */
    private string $_sUsername = '';

    /**
     * list of groups of the current user
     * @var array
     */
    private array $_aUserGroups = [];

    /**
     * list of roles based on the groups
     * @var array
     */
    private array $_aUserPermmissions = [];

    /**
     * list of projects the current user is involved in
     * @var array
     */
    private $_aProjects = [];

    /**
     * name of the last checked role
     * @var string
     */
    private $_sLastCheckedPermission = false;

    /**
     * Constructor
     * init user with optional given user
     * 
     * @param string $sUser  username to set
     */
    public function __construct(string $sUser = '')
    {
        $this->setUser($sUser);
    }


    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    // private functions
    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------


    /**
     * Get string with detected user from current session / basic auth / cli access
     * 
     * @return string
     */
    private function _autoDetectUser(): string
    {
        $sUser = '';
        if (isset($_SESSION) && isset($_SESSION["PHP_AUTH_USER"])) {