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Add custom organization roles (manager, proctor, editor) #684

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@mjunaidca

Summary

The SSO app currently uses Better Auth's default organization roles (owner, admin, member). We need to add custom roles for more granular permissions.

Custom Roles Needed

  • Manager - Can manage members and their roles
  • Proctor - Can manage assessments and exams
  • Editor - Can create and edit content

Technical Implementation

Better Auth supports custom roles via createAccessControl() and ac.newRole(). This requires:

  1. Create src/lib/permissions.ts with static role definitions:
import { createAccessControl } from "better-auth/plugins/access";

const statement = {
  organization: ["create", "update", "delete"],
  member: ["create", "update", "delete"],
  invitation: ["create", "cancel"],
  content: ["create", "update", "delete"],
  assessment: ["create", "update", "delete", "grade"],
} as const;

export const ac = createAccessControl(statement);

export const manager = ac.newRole({
  organization: ["update"],
  member: ["create", "update", "delete"],
  invitation: ["create", "cancel"],
});

export const proctor = ac.newRole({
  assessment: ["create", "update", "delete", "grade"],
});

export const editor = ac.newRole({
  content: ["create", "update", "delete"],
});
  1. Update auth.ts to use the access control:
import { ac, manager, proctor, editor } from "./permissions";

organization({
  ac,
  roles: { manager, proctor, editor },
  // ... existing config
})
  1. Update UI components to use the full role set

Files to Modify

  • apps/sso/src/lib/auth.ts - Add access control config
  • apps/sso/src/lib/permissions.ts - Create new file
  • apps/sso/src/types/organization.ts - Already has the types
  • apps/sso/src/app/account/organizations/[orgId]/settings/members/components/*.tsx - Enable custom roles in UI

Context

  • Spec: specs/sso-org-management/spec.md
  • Plan: specs/sso-org-management/plan.md
  • Current org UI implementation is complete with default roles

Priority

Medium - Can ship with default roles, custom roles are an enhancement

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