blue-twilight/app/Policies/AlbumPolicy.php

<?php

namespace App\Policies;

use App\Album;
use App\Group;
use App\Helpers\PermissionsHelper;
use App\Permission;
use App\User;
use Illuminate\Auth\Access\HandlesAuthorization;

class AlbumPolicy
{
    use HandlesAuthorization;

    /**
     * Create a new policy instance.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function __construct()
    {
        //
    }

    public function before($user, $ability)
    {
        if ($user->is_admin)
        {
            // Admins can do anything
            return true;
        }
    }

    public function changePermissions(User $user, Album $album)
    {
        // Only the album's owner (or an admin, matched by the before() rule) can change permissions
        return $user->id == $album->user_id;
    }

    public function changePhotoMetadata(User $user, Album $album)
    {
        if ($user->id == $album->user_id)
        {
            // The album's owner and can do everything
            return true;
        }

        return $this->userHasPermission($user, $album, 'change-photo-metadata');
    }

    public function delete(User $user, Album $album)
    {
        if ($user->id == $album->user_id)
        {
            // The album's owner and can do everything
            return true;
        }

        return $this->userHasPermission($user, $album, 'delete');
    }

    public function deletePhotos(User $user, Album $album)
    {
        if ($user->id == $album->user_id)
        {
            // The album's owner and can do everything
            return true;
        }

        return $this->userHasPermission($user, $album, 'delete-photos');
    }

    public function edit(User $user, Album $album)
    {
        if ($user->id == $album->user_id)
        {
            // The album's owner and can do everything
            return true;
        }

        return $this->userHasPermission($user, $album, 'edit');
    }

    public function manipulatePhotos(User $user, Album $album)
    {
        if ($user->id == $album->user_id)
        {
            // The album's owner and can do everything
            return true;
        }

        return $this->userHasPermission($user, $album, 'manipulate-photos');
    }

    public function uploadPhotos(User $user, Album $album)
    {
        if ($user->id == $album->user_id)
        {
            // The album's owner and can do everything
            return true;
        }

        return $this->userHasPermission($user, $album, 'upload-photos');
    }

    public function view(User $user, Album $album)
    {
        if ($user->id == $album->user_id)
        {
            // The album's owner and can do everything
            return true;
        }

        return $this->userHasPermission($user, $album, 'view');
    }

    private function userHasPermission(User $user, Album $album, $permission)
    {
        $helper = new PermissionsHelper();
        return $helper->userCan_Album($album, $user, $permission);
    }
}