Best Practices for Identifying Workspace Administrators in Apps

A good way to set this up is to start with a clear database schema, like defining tables for USERS, ROLES, and WORKSPACES. Use a join table that connects users to roles per workspace, allowing different roles for each user in various workspaces. When you want to check if a user is an admin, simply look for their role in that workspace within this join table. This keeps it organized and efficient.

It's great you're considering this now before hardcoding anything! Instead of checking role names, focus on the permissions associated with the role. This way, you won't break functionality if a role is renamed or if you need multiple variations of an admin role. You should structure your data to reflect user-role-workspace relationships, so you can verify permissions clearly. Also, consider established practices from tools like AWS IAM for structuring permissions.

You might want to check out Role-Based Access Control (RBAC). Essentially, assign users to specific roles that are grouped by permissions, which can be nested. This way, instead of relying on role names, you can define what permissions constitute an admin. For example, if a role has all permissions for a workspace, that user is recognized as an admin, regardless of the role label.