Manual:Hooks/UserGetRightsRemove

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UserGetRightsRemove
<translate> Available from <tvar name=1><translate> version <tvar (Gerrit change 462157)</tvar></translate>
Dynamically removes from a user the rights implied by their group membership
<translate> Define function:</translate>
public static function onUserGetRightsRemove( User $user, array &$aRights ) { ... }
<translate> Attach hook:</translate> <translate> In <tvar name=1>extension.json</tvar>:</translate>
{
	"Hooks": {
		"UserGetRightsRemove": "MediaWiki\\Extension\\MyExtension\\Hooks::onUserGetRightsRemove"
	}
}
<translate> Called from:</translate> <translate> File(s):</translate> Permissions/PermissionManager.php
<translate> Function(s):</translate> getUserPermissions
<translate> Interface:</translate> UserGetRightsRemoveHook.php

<translate> For more information about attaching hooks, see <tvar name=1>Manual:Hooks </tvar>.</translate>
<translate> For examples of extensions using this hook, see <tvar name=cat>Category:UserGetRightsRemove extensions</tvar>.</translate>


Details

  • $user: User to get rights for
  • &$rights: Current rights

Called in User::getRights(), after the UserGetRights hook has finished. It can be used to remove rights in a safe way (which would not be possible in UserGetRights as there's no way to guarantee that the next hook handler won't re-add the right). Therefore, UserGetRightsRemove handlers should never add rights, only remove them.

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