How to get entire user object?

jokillinger2 years ago

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	fields: [
		// Email added by default
		{
			name: 'name',
			type: 'text',
		},
		{
			name: 'roles',
			label: 'Role(s)',
			type: 'select',
			options: roles,
			required: true,
			saveToJWT: true,
			hasMany: true,
		}
	],

• Selected Answer
  

  DanRibbens

  2 years ago

  Interesting, you shouldn't have to do anything extra to pass the full user object in an access function. I would try:

  1. Check your database user document to make sure the role is persisted on the user
  2. Logout and log back in
  3. Can you share your access function here? maybe we've overlooking something in how the access function is being called.

  If you want to share a repo with me I'll try it out too.

  You probably saw in the demo where we have our access function example. https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/blob/master/demo/collections/Admin.ts#L5

  const access = ({ req: { user } }) => {
    return checkRole(['admin'], user);
  };

  With that we call checkRole: https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/blob/master/demo/access/checkRole.ts

  const checkRole = (allRoles, user) => {
    if (user) {
      if (allRoles.some((role) => user.roles && user.roles.some((individualRole) => individualRole === role))) {
        return true;
      }
    }

  We're able to use the user.role in the access functions on fields and collections. We also use that same function in the allFields collection to demonstrate access control on a non-auth collection field.

  Is that helpful? If not we'll get you on track.

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  jokillinger2 years ago

  I found the error. This hook was copied from the blog example while testing different things.

  hooks: {
  	beforeRead: [onlyNameIfPublic]
  },

  It works now. Thank you for your help.