Implement get_global_permissions() - Fixes #76

Author: fschrempf

ChurchToolsApi/__init__.py

@@ -365,6 +365,25 @@ def update_group(self, group_id: int, data: dict):
         else:
             logging.warning("Something went wrong updating group: {}".format(response.status_code))
 
+    def get_global_permissions(self) -> dict:
+        """
+        Get global permissions of the current user
+        :return: dict with module names which contain dicts with individual permissions items
+        """
+        url = self.domain + '/api/permissions/global'
+        headers = {
+            'accept': 'application/json'
+        }
+        response = self.session.get(url=url, headers=headers)
+        if response.status_code == 200:
+            response_content = json.loads(response.content)
+            response_data = response_content['data'].copy()
+            logging.debug("First response of Global Permissions successful {}".format(response_content))
+
+            return response_data
+        else:
+            logging.warning("Something went wrong fetching global permissions: {}".format(response.status_code))
+
     def get_grouptypes(self, **kwargs):
         """
         Get list of all grouptypes

ChurchToolsApi/test_ChurchToolsApi.py

@@ -234,6 +234,21 @@ def test_update_group(self):
         group = self.api.get_groups(group_id=test_group_id)
         self.assertEqual(group['information']['note'], '')
 
+    def test_get_global_permissions(self):
+        """
+        IMPORTANT - This test method and the parameters used depend on the target system!
+        
+        Checks that the global permissions for the current user can be retrieved
+        and one core permission and one db permission matches the expected value.
+        :return:
+        """
+        permissions = self.api.get_global_permissions()
+        self.assertIn('churchcore',permissions.keys())
+        self.assertIn('administer settings',permissions['churchcore'].keys())
+
+        self.assertFalse(permissions['churchcore']['administer settings'])
+        self.assertFalse(permissions['churchdb']['view birthdaylist'])
+        self.assertTrue(permissions['churchwiki']['view'])
 
     def test_file_upload_replace_delete(self):
         """