From bc58f6e08eb75a9203d92d7b0a38d1da9aaf7b82 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Holliday <ajhollid@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 17:48:58 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] add user role hierearchy lookup and management function

---
 server/src/types/user.ts | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/server/src/types/user.ts b/server/src/types/user.ts
index 41c009791..2ee07d487 100644
--- a/server/src/types/user.ts
+++ b/server/src/types/user.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 export const UserRoles = ["user", "admin", "superadmin", "demo"] as const;
 export type UserRole = (typeof UserRoles)[number];
 
+export const RoleHierarchy: Record<UserRole, number> = {
+	demo: 0,
+	user: 1,
+	admin: 2,
+	superadmin: 3,
+};
+
+export const canManageRole = (actorRole: UserRole, targetRole: UserRole): boolean => {
+	return RoleHierarchy[actorRole] > RoleHierarchy[targetRole];
+};
+
 export interface UserProfileImage {
 	data?: Buffer;
 	contentType?: string;