RocketChat / RocketChat/Rocket.Chat

[Feature] Enable role based private channels

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Description

Currently it seems to be impossible to create a private channel which is accessible only to users with a specific role. Or rather, a channel which would be accessible only to users who would have a role which would be on the allowed list of roles for said channel. This would be a very pleasant feature to have considering the purpose I intend to use Rocket.Chat for.

Of course I'm just going to create a bot which will manage this, for now. Though I think a minor addition like this could greatly increase your audience.

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the existing private-channel access and role-permission entry points, then define how an allowed list of roles should affect channel access; done means users with an allowed role can access the private channel and others cannot.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
authorization
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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