Add the a user_has_access helper function to interactions module.

This returns whether the given user is in the allowed_users list, or has a role from allowed_roles.

docs/changelog.rst

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+- :release:`10.3.0 <2nd September 2023>`
+- :feature:`194` Add the :obj:`pydis_core.utils.interactions.user_has_access` helper function, that returns whether the given user is in the allowed_users list, or has a role from allowed_roles.
+
 
 - :release:`10.2.0 <28th August 2023>`
 - :support:`192` Bump Discord.py to :literal-url:`2.3.2 <https://github.com/Rapptz/discord.py/releases/tag/v2.3.2>`.

pydis_core/utils/interactions.py

@@ -1,14 +1,33 @@
 from collections.abc import Sequence
 from typing import Literal
 
-from discord import ButtonStyle, HTTPException, Interaction, Message, NotFound, ui
+from discord import ButtonStyle, HTTPException, Interaction, Member, Message, NotFound, User, ui
 
 from pydis_core.utils.logging import get_logger
 from pydis_core.utils.scheduling import create_task
 
 log = get_logger(__name__)
 
 
+def user_has_access(
+    user: User | Member,
+    *,
+    allowed_users: Sequence[int] = (),
+    allowed_roles: Sequence[int] = (),
+) -> bool:
+    """
+    Return whether the user is in the allowed_users list, or has a role from allowed_roles.
+
+    Args:
+        user: The user to check
+        allowed_users: A sequence of user ids that are allowed access
+        allowed_roles A sequence of role ids that are allowed access
+    """
+    if user.id in allowed_users or any(role.id in allowed_roles for role in getattr(user, "roles", [])):
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
 async def _handle_modify_message(message: Message, action: Literal["edit", "delete"]) -> None:
     """Remove the view from, or delete the given message depending on the specified action."""
     try:
@@ -60,18 +79,13 @@ async def interaction_check(self, interaction: Interaction) -> bool:
         Args:
             interaction: The interaction that occurred.
         """
-        if interaction.user.id in self.allowed_users:
-            log.trace(
-                "Allowed interaction by %s (%d) on %d as they are an allowed user.",
-                interaction.user,
-                interaction.user.id,
-                interaction.message.id,
-            )
-            return True
-
-        if any(role.id in self.allowed_roles for role in getattr(interaction.user, "roles", [])):
+        if user_has_access(
+            interaction.user,
+            allowed_users=self.allowed_users,
+            allowed_roles=self.allowed_roles,
+        ):
             log.trace(
-                "Allowed interaction by %s (%d)on %d as they have an allowed role.",
+                "Allowed interaction by %s (%d) on %d as they are an allowed user or have an allowed role.",
                 interaction.user,
                 interaction.user.id,
                 interaction.message.id,

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "pydis_core"
-version = "10.2.0"
+version = "10.3.0"
 description = "PyDis core provides core functionality and utility to the bots of the Python Discord community."
 authors = ["Python Discord <[email protected]>"]
 license = "MIT"