Ongoing rewrite work

src/frontend/js/models/user.js

@@ -17,8 +17,33 @@ const model = Backbone.Model.extend({
         };
     },
 
+    /**
+     * @returns {Boolean}
+     */
     isAdmin: function () {
         return _.indexOf(this.get('roles'), 'admin') !== -1;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the perm has either `view` or `manage` value
+     *
+     * @param   {String}  item
+     * @returns {Boolean}
+     */
+    canView: function (item) {
+        let permissions = this.get('permissions');
+        return permissions !== null && typeof permissions[item] !== 'undefined' && ['view', 'manage'].indexOf(permissions[item]) !== -1;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the perm has `manage` value
+     *
+     * @param   {String}  item
+     * @returns {Boolean}
+     */
+    canManage: function (item) {
+        let permissions = this.get('permissions');
+        return permissions !== null && typeof permissions[item] !== 'undefined' && permissions[item] === 'manage';
     }
 });