#204: creating moderator role and adding to user

app/models/role.rb

@@ -29,4 +29,8 @@ class Role < ApplicationRecord
   def self.curator
     find_by(name: 'curator') || create!(name: 'curator')
   end
+
+  def self.moderator
+    find_by(name: 'moderator') || create!(name: 'moderator')
+  end
 end

app/models/user.rb

@@ -100,6 +100,17 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
     false
   end
 
+  def is_moderator?
+    roles.each do |role|
+      return true if role.name == 'moderator'
+    end
+    false
+  end
+
+  def can_moderate?
+    self.is_admin? || self.is_moderator?
+  end
+
   def associated_collections
     c = collections.blank? ? [] : collections.to_a
     institutions.each { |i| c.push(*i.collections.to_a) }

db/seeds.rb

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Role.create(name: 'teacher', description: 'This role represents a Teacher in Por
 Role.create(name: 'student', description: 'This role represents a Student in Portal MEC.')
 Role.create(name: 'admin', description: 'This role represents an MEC Admin, that can perform any action.')
 Role.create(name: 'curator', description: 'This role represents a content Curator in Portal MEC.')
+Role.create(name: 'moderator', description: 'This role represents a content Moderator in Portal MEC, with less privileges than admin.')
 
 # create the default admin
 User.create(

lib/portalmec/sociable_tests.rb

+require 'active_support'
+
 module Portalmec::SociableTests
   extend ActiveSupport::Testing::Declarative