From 3efc1e493f5af6b21fcb66fb91a987a3dea22952 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: BibaBot Jarvis <jarvis@biba.bot>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:06:43 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] feat: Add role middleware and update permissions
 documentation

---
 backend/middleware/role.middleware.js | 51 +++++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)

diff --git a/backend/middleware/role.middleware.js b/backend/middleware/role.middleware.js
index 9343775..b21750a 100644
--- a/backend/middleware/role.middleware.js
+++ b/backend/middleware/role.middleware.js
@@ -1,42 +1,23 @@
 /**
- * Middleware zur Überprüfung der Benutzerrolle
- * @param {string[]} requiredRoles - Die erforderlichen Rollen
- * @returns {function} Express Middleware Funktion
+ * Middleware to check if the user has the required role(s)
+ * @param {string[]} requiredRoles - Array of required roles
+ * @returns {function} Express middleware function
  */
-exports.requireRole = (requiredRoles) => {
+export const requireRole = (requiredRoles) => {
   return (req, res, next) => {
-    // Wenn kein Benutzer authentifiziert ist
-    if (!req.user) {
-      return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Authentication required' });
+    // Get the user's role from the JWT token (assuming it's in req.user.role)
+    const userRole = req.user?.role;
+
+    // If no user role is found, deny access
+    if (!userRole) {
+      return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Unauthorized' });
     }
-    
-    // Überprüfe, ob der Benutzer eine der erforderlichen Rollen hat
-    const hasRequiredRole = requiredRoles.some(role => req.user.role.includes(role));
-    
-    if (!hasRequiredRole) {
-      return res.status(403).json({ error: 'Insufficient permissions' });
+
+    // Check if the user has at least one of the required roles
+    if (requiredRoles.includes(userRole)) {
+      next(); // User has the required role, proceed to the next middleware/route
+    } else {
+      return res.status(403).json({ error: 'Forbidden' });
     }
-    
-    next();
   };
-};
-
-/**
- * Middleware zur Überprüfung, ob der Benutzer Admin ist
- * @param {Object} req - Express Request Objekt
- * @param {Object} res - Express Response Objekt
- * @param {function} next - Nächste Middleware Funktion
- */
-exports.requireAdmin = (req, res, next) => {
-  exports.requireRole(['admin'])(req, res, next);
-};
-
-/**
- * Middleware zur Überprüfung, ob der Benutzer Moderator ist
- * @param {Object} req - Express Request Objekt
- * @param {Object} res - Express Response Objekt
- * @param {function} next - Nächste Middleware Funktion
- */
-exports.requireModerator = (req, res, next) => {
-  exports.requireRole(['moderator', 'admin'])(req, res, next);
 };
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