class Role < ActiveRecord::Base
  include FlagShihTzu

  ##
  # Associations
  belongs_to :user
  belongs_to :plan

  ##
  # Define Bit Field Values
  # Column access
  has_flags 1 => :creator,
            2 => :administrator,
            3 => :editor,
            column: 'access'



  # EVALUATE CLASS AND INSTANCE METHODS BELOW
  #
  # What do they do? do they do it efficiently, and do we need them?
  # These functions are from the old project_groups model



  ##
  # returns the user's email unless it is nil
  #
  # @return [Boolean, String] false if no email exists, the email otherwise
  def email
    unless user.nil? 
      return user.email
    end
  end

  ##
  # define a new user for the project group by email
  #
  # @param new_email [String] the email of the new user for the project group
  # @return [User] the new user
  def email=(new_email)
    unless User.find_by(email: email).nil? then
    user = User.find_by(email: email)
    end
  end

  ##
  # return the access level for the current project group
  # 3 if the user is an administrator
  # 2 if the user is an editor
  # 1 if the user can only read
  #
  # @return [Integer]
  def access_level
    if project_administrator then
      return 3
    elsif project_editor then
      return 2
    else
      return 1
    end
  end

  ##
  # define a new access level for the current project group
  # if >=3, the user is a project administrator
  # if >=2, the user is an editor
  #
  # @param new_access_level [Integer] the access level to give the user
  def access_level=(new_access_level)
    new_access_level = new_access_level.to_i
    if new_access_level >= 3 then
      project_administrator = true
    else
      project_administrator = false
    end
    if new_access_level >= 2 then
      project_editor = true
    else
      project_editor = false
    end
  end
end