CakePHP 3 Role Authorization for controllers and methods

Hello Everyone,

I'm a beginner CakePHP 3 developer. I learned fairly quick for my skill level. 

I'm currently working on a management system for a school, where there will be a couple of roles that will only access specific controller functions. (Student, Instructor, Supervisor, Administrator)

HOWEVER, each user has a user state that I must validate and set permission temporarily for users

Example:

Active User

LoginEnter code here...

Redirected to their role controller, with only access to those methods in that controller

Inactive User (used for setup)

Login

Confirm Account Information

only aloud to access that setup() action

once confirmed, it will set the user active and log them out

Disabled User

Is disabled, unauthorized user. Already have that configured

My login function looks like:

public function login()

{

$this->viewBuilder()->layout('login');

if($this->Auth->user()){

return $this->redirect(['controller'=>'Users','action'=>'index']); //index redirect for now

} else {

if($this->request->is('post')){

$user = $this->Auth->identify();

$login_error=null;

if($user){

$session = $this->request->session(); 

switch($user['user_status']){

case '1': //Active - Normal Login

unset($user['created'], $user['expiration'], $user['user_status'], $user['security_question_answer'], $user['security_question_id'], $user['modified']);

$userid=$user['id'];

//$user= array_merge($user, array('Roles' => $this->Users->Roles->find('list', ['order' => ['Roles.role_id' => 'ASC']])->matching('Users', function ($q) use ($userid) {return $q->where(['Users.id' => $userid]);})->toArray()));

$user = array_merge($user, array('role'=>key($this->Users->Roles->find('list', ['order' => ['Roles.role_id' => 'ASC']])->select(['Roles.role_id'])->matching('Users', function ($q) use ($userid) { return $q->where(['Users.id' => $userid]);})->limit(1)->toArray())));

$user = array_merge($user, array('user_status' => 1));

$this->Auth->setUser($user);

return $this->redirect($this->Auth->redirectUrl('/users/index'));

break;

case '2': //Disabled 

$login_error=1;

$this->set(compact('login_error'));

break;

case '3': //Inactive - Redirect to setup method

unset($user['created'], $user['expiration'], $user['user_status'], $user['security_question_answer'], $user['security_question_id'], $user['modified']);

$userid=$user['id'];

//$user= array_merge($user, array('roles' => $this->Users->Roles->find('list', ['order' => ['Roles.role_id' => 'ASC']])->matching('Users', function ($q) use ($userid) {return $q->where(['Users.id' => $userid]);})->toArray()));

$user = array_merge($user, array('role'=>key($this->Users->Roles->find('list', ['order' => ['Roles.role_id' => 'ASC']])->select(['Roles.role_id'])->matching('Users', function ($q) use ($userid) { return $q->where(['Users.id' => $userid]);})->limit(1)->toArray()), 'status' => 3));

$this->Auth->setUser($user); //Auth Role to only allow inactive user privilage to login, recovery and setup?

/*this isnt right*/ return $this->redirect($this->Auth->redirectUrl('/users/setup'));

break;

}

} 

if($login_error!=1){

$login_error=0;

};

$this->set(compact('login_error'));

}

}

}

My AppController BeforeFilter looks like:

public function beforeFilter(Event $event)

{

$this->Auth->allow(['/users/login', '/users/recovery']);

/*

switch(user_status){

case 'Active'

switch(role){

case 'Student'

allow student controller methods

break;

case 'Supervisor'

allow supervisor controller methods

break;

case 'Instructor'

allow instructor controller methods

break;

case 'Administrator'

allow administrator controller methods

break;

}

deny login and recovery methods

break;

case 'Inactive'

allow setup and logout methods

deny login and recovery methods

break;

default:

allow login and recovery methods

break;

}

*/

}

I have looked at some things, I am running a basic authentication system and I heard of Access Control Lists (ACL), but its seemed quite intricate and I don't want to spend a week trying to figure something out that's far from my reach.

Any suggestions how to accomplish this?

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