Function IsRelational

internal/engines/utils.go:355–368

IsRelational determines if a given permission corresponds to a relational attribute in the provided entity definition.

(en *base.EntityDefinition, permission string)

// IsRelational determines if a given permission corresponds to a relational attribute
// in the provided entity definition.
func IsRelational(en *base.EntityDefinition, permission string) bool {
	// Default to non-relational
	isRelational := false

	// Attempt to get the type of reference for the given permission in the entity definition
	tor, err := schema.GetTypeOfReferenceByNameInEntityDefinition(en, permission)
	if err == nil && tor != base.EntityDefinition_REFERENCE_ATTRIBUTE {
		// If the type of reference is anything other than REFERENCE_ATTRIBUTE,
		// treat it as a relational attribute
		isRelational = true
	}

	return isRelational
}