getPermissionNames() not working

[rretzko]

Hi - I'm new to the Roles-Permissions product. When I test for a permission using auth()->user()->getPermissionNames(), the system returns an empty collection:

Illuminate\Support\Collection {#499 ▼ // app\Http\Controllers\Events\Versions\VersionsController.php:33
  #items: []
  #escapeWhenCastingToString: false
}

However, when I use: auth()->user()->roles()->with('permissions')->get(), I see that the user does have roles and permissions assigned:

Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection {#1577 ▼ // app\Http\Controllers\Events\Versions\VersionsController.php:32
  #items: array:4 [▼
    0 => Spatie\Permission\Models\Role {#1559 ▶}
    1 => Spatie\Permission\Models\Role {#1581 ▼
      #connection: "mysql"
      #table: "roles"
      #primaryKey: "id"
      #keyType: "int"
      +incrementing: true
      #with: []
      #withCount: []
      +preventsLazyLoading: false
      #perPage: 15
      +exists: true
      +wasRecentlyCreated: false
      #escapeWhenCastingToString: false
      #attributes: array:5 [▼
        "id" => 4
        "name" => "event manager"
        "guard_name" => "web"
        "created_at" => "2023-06-23 16:21:06"
        "updated_at" => "2023-06-23 16:21:06"
      ]
      #original: array:8 [▶]
      #changes: []
      #casts: []
      #classCastCache: []
      #attributeCastCache: []
      #dateFormat: null
      #appends: []
      #dispatchesEvents: []
      #observables: []
      #relations: array:2 [▼
        "pivot" => Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\MorphPivot {#1564 ▶}
        "permissions" => Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection {#1573 ▼
          #items: array:4 [▼
            0 => Spatie\Permission\Models\Permission {#1541 ▶}
            1 => Spatie\Permission\Models\Permission {#1602 ▼
              #connection: "mysql"
              #table: "permissions"
              #primaryKey: "id"
              #keyType: "int"
              +incrementing: true
              #with: []
              #withCount: []
              +preventsLazyLoading: false
              #perPage: 15
              +exists: true
              +wasRecentlyCreated: false
              #escapeWhenCastingToString: false
              #attributes: array:5 [▼
                "id" => 2
                "name" => "crud versions"
                "guard_name" => "web"
                "created_at" => "2023-06-26 09:03:34"
                "updated_at" => "2023-06-26 09:03:34"

It seems like I have everything wired together properly, but I must be missing something somewhere.
Your guidance is appreciated!

[erikn69]

It is not the same

laravel-permission/src/Traits/HasPermissions.php

Lines 489 to 492 in 299fe4b

	public function getPermissionNames(): Collection
	{
	return $this->permissions->pluck('name');
	}

auth()->user()->roles()->with('permissions')->get(); // via roles permissions 
auth()->user()->permissions()->get(); // direct permissions

[rretzko]

Got it; auth()->user()->permissions->get() works ONLY when permissions are assigned directly to the user and NOT via roles.
auth()->user()->roles()->with('permissions')->get() works to determine which roles are assigned to the user VIA role assignment.
Thanks for the quick response!