/**
* Resolve the permission item and return it's ID.
* Defaults to null if no match can be found.
*
* @param $parent
* @return mixed
*/
protected static function getPermissionID($permission)
{
$permission_id = null;
// // If a string was provided, find the Permission based on that name.
// if (is_string($permission)) {
// $permission = Permission::where('name', $permission)->first();
// }
$permission = Permission::resolve($permission);
// If a Permission object was provided or found in the previous block,
// return the ID of that object.
if ($permission instanceof Permission) {
$permission_id = $permission->id;
}
return $permission_id;
}
