collaborator-map v0.1.1

collaborator-map

A redis data structure for users collaborating on projects.

installation

$ npm install collaborator-map

usage

You need a Redis server running, you can provide the connection details to the constructor.

First - create a new map connected to the redis server:

var Collaborators = require('collaborator-map');

var map = Collaborators({
	host:'127.0.0.1',
	port:6379,

	// this will be prepended to all redis keys used by the map
	prefix:'mycustomprefix'
}

adding a project

When a user creates a new resource that requires access control - tell the map about the:

• project id
• owner id
• access level

// project_id = binocarlos/countries
// user_id = binocarlos
// access = private

map.create_project('binocarlos/countries', 'binocarlos', 'private', function(error){
	
})

getting access

There are 3 access levels a given user can obtain with a resource:

• read
• write
• none

To get the access level for any user on a particular project id:

map.get_access('binocarlos/countries', 'otheruser', function(error, access){
	
	// from our example above access would be 'none' - the project is private

})

collaborators

The people who can write to a project (or read a private one) are called 'collaborators'.

By default the owner of a project is a collaborator (and cannot be removed as one).

You can added and remove collaborators to a project:

Add a user:

map.add_collaborator('bobsnewprojects', 'pete', next);

Remove a user:

map.remove_collaborator('bobsnewprojects', 'pete', next);

renaming projects

If for some reason you want to change the id by which you refer to a project:

map.rename_project('oldprojectid', 'newprojectid', next);

licence

MIT