From Kitchen to Code: Managing Restaurants with Permit.io Access Control

This is a submission for the Permit.io Authorization Challenge: Permissions Redefined What I Built I built a comprehensive Restaurant Management System that addresses the common challenges faced by restaurants in managing their operations efficiently. The system provides a unified platform for administrators, chefs, and customers, streamlining the entire process from menu management to order fulfillment. The key problems it solves include: Centralizing menu management and order processing Providing real-time communication between kitchen and front-end staff Offering customers an intuitive ordering experience Implementing role-based access control for security Managing inventory and tracking sales analytics Demo Project Repo My Journey During the development of this project, I faced several challenges and learned valuable lessons: State Management Complexity Challenge: Managing complex state across multiple user roles and features Solution: Implemented React Context with custom hooks for better state organization Learning: The importance of proper state management architecture in large applications Real-time Updates Challenge: Keeping order status and inventory synchronized Solution: Used React's state management with localStorage for persistence Learning: Effective strategies for handling real-time data updates Role-based Access Control Challenge: Implementing secure and flexible authorization Solution: Integrated Permit.io for robust authorization management Learning: The importance of separating authentication and authorization concerns Using Permit.io for Authorization In this project, we used Permit.io's API-first approach for authorization. The implementation involved: Initial Setup Created a Permit.io account and project Configured environment variables for Permit.io integration Initialized the Permit client in our application Authorization Logic Implemented role-based access control using Permit.io's policies Created custom hooks for permission checking Integrated authorization checks throughout the application API-First Authorization The project implements an API-first authorization approach using Permit.io: Authorization Architecture Centralized permission management through Permit.io's dashboard Defined clear authorization policies for each user role Implemented fine-grained access control at the API level Key Benefits Scalable and maintainable authorization logic Consistent access control across all endpoints Easy policy updates without code changes Real-time policy enforcement Implementation Details Used Permit.io's SDK for policy enforcement Implemented middleware for API route protection Created reusable hooks for permission checking in components

May 5, 2025 - 07:43

From Kitchen to Code: Managing Restaurants with Permit.io Access Control

This is a submission for the Permit.io Authorization Challenge: Permissions Redefined

What I Built

I built a comprehensive Restaurant Management System that addresses the common challenges faced by restaurants in managing their operations efficiently. The system provides a unified platform for administrators, chefs, and customers, streamlining the entire process from menu management to order fulfillment.

The key problems it solves include:

Centralizing menu management and order processing
Providing real-time communication between kitchen and front-end staff
Offering customers an intuitive ordering experience
Implementing role-based access control for security
Managing inventory and tracking sales analytics

Demo

Project Repo

My Journey

During the development of this project, I faced several challenges and learned valuable lessons:

State Management Complexity
- Challenge: Managing complex state across multiple user roles and features
- Solution: Implemented React Context with custom hooks for better state organization
- Learning: The importance of proper state management architecture in large applications
Real-time Updates
- Challenge: Keeping order status and inventory synchronized
- Solution: Used React's state management with localStorage for persistence
- Learning: Effective strategies for handling real-time data updates
Role-based Access Control
- Challenge: Implementing secure and flexible authorization
- Solution: Integrated Permit.io for robust authorization management
- Learning: The importance of separating authentication and authorization concerns

Using Permit.io for Authorization

In this project, we used Permit.io's API-first approach for authorization. The implementation involved:

Initial Setup
- Created a Permit.io account and project
- Configured environment variables for Permit.io integration
- Initialized the Permit client in our application
Authorization Logic
- Implemented role-based access control using Permit.io's policies
- Created custom hooks for permission checking
- Integrated authorization checks throughout the application

API-First Authorization

The project implements an API-first authorization approach using Permit.io:

Authorization Architecture
- Centralized permission management through Permit.io's dashboard
- Defined clear authorization policies for each user role
- Implemented fine-grained access control at the API level
Key Benefits
- Scalable and maintainable authorization logic
- Consistent access control across all endpoints
- Easy policy updates without code changes
- Real-time policy enforcement
Implementation Details
- Used Permit.io's SDK for policy enforcement
- Implemented middleware for API route protection
- Created reusable hooks for permission checking in components