How to create multiple roles for a single user in ruby ​​on rails?

Question

I am trying to create a web application using ruby ​​on rails. In this application, the user has several roles, such as

• role1 = teacher
• role2 = student
• role3 = staff

But the user can switch between these roles by changing the account settings in the application.

for example: A student can also change his role as a teacher, and then they can teach others

When they change the role of pages, the timeline, the main page, everything should be displayed in accordance with their current role.

How can I model a database for this and how can I perform associations for this?

I am new to rubies on rails, so please help and thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Of course! you can track the current user and then assign the user role when they switch.

If you cannot use rolify gem to add or remove roles and [cancan][3]gem to authorize.

Answer 2

You can save a list of user roles, as well as track something called the current role.