The IPM is a set of functions that serve to authenticate command execution permissions for individual users. This task used to belong to some [rudimentary role-checking code](https://brejela.club/gitea/neeble-club/neeble/src/commit/8902a4d49a4b8f47ca581bef35083d32e0b01a98/utils/commands.py#L265-L273) which was copied and [pasted](https://brejela.club/gitea/neeble-club/neeble/src/commit/8902a4d49a4b8f47ca581bef35083d32e0b01a98/utils/commands.py#L319-L327) [many](https://brejela.club/gitea/neeble-club/neeble/src/commit/8902a4d49a4b8f47ca581bef35083d32e0b01a98/utils/commands.py#L649-L658) times. However, with the introduction of fixed usernames in Discord, and the inflexibility of role-bound permissions (using the bot in more than one server requires the same role in those servers as well), work on another means of authorization is necessary.
**##### Disclaimer: #####**
Although the module was made to work with neeble's discord bot interface, it will be designed so that it can easily be used as a general solution for access control.
### How it works:
### How it works
The module works under the concepts of [access control lists](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Access-control_list) applied in a table format with two columns: One contains the username, and the other contains a [JSON-Formatted](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON) dictionary. This dictionary's key corresponds to a set of related commands, and its value is a list which contains the specific commands this user may be able to execute, a has access to all specific commands if the list contains a "*".
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Where user `foo` can execute the `dbg`, `version` and `nf` commands, as well as the specific `news`-related managment commands. And `bar` has access to all commands under both `mgmt` and `news` categories.
### How to help:
### How to help
You may `git clone -b ipm git@brejela.club:neeble-club/neeble.git` to start working on the IPM-enabled version of neeble-bot. You can also access its [gitea page](https://brejela.club/gitea/neeble-club/neeble/src/branch/ipm). You may ask [me](https://brejela.club/gitea/brejela) for org permissions to push your branch to the main repository.
