fix exist check

.gitignore

@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-*.log
+*.log
+*.db

README.md

@@ -21,13 +21,12 @@ It provides ready-to-use user authentication (login, refresh, logout, user info)
 
 ```
 AccessHandler/
-├── handlers/
-│   ├── access_handler.go      # AccessHandler initialization
-│   ├── db_handler.go          # Database handler using GORM
-│   ├── login.go               # Login, Refresh, Me, Logout handlers
-│   ├── middleware.go          # middleware authentification
-|   ├── role.go                # database handling for roles
-|   ├── user.go                # database users for roles
+├── access_handler.go      # AccessHandler initialization
+├── db_handler.go          # Database handler using GORM
+├── login.go               # Login, Refresh, Me, Logout handlers
+├── middleware.go          # middleware authentification
+├── role.go                # database handling for roles
+├── user.go                # database users for roles
 |
 ├── models/
 │   ├── jsonResponse.go        # Json responses model
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ go get https://gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/tecamino-logger/logging
 
 ## 🔑 Authentication Constants
 
-In `handlers/login.go`:
+In `login.go`:
 
 ```go
 // -----------------------------
@@ -119,7 +118,6 @@ var REFRESH_SECRET = []byte("*")
 package main
 
 import (
-    "AccessHandler/handlers"
     "gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/tecamino-logger/logging"
     "github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
     "log"
@@ -127,7 +125,7 @@ import (
 
 func main() {
     logger, _ := logging.NewLogger("server.log", nil)
-    accessHandler, err := handlers.NewAccessHandler("access.db", logger)
+    accessHandler, err := NewAccessHandler("access.db", logger)
     if err != nil {
         log.Fatal(err)
     }

accessHandler.go

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package AccessHandler
+
+import (
+	"gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/access-handler/handlers"
+	"gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/tecamino-logger/logging"
+)
+
+func NewAccessHandler(path string, logger *logging.Logger) (aH *handlers.AccessHandler, err error) {
+	return handlers.NewAccessHandler(path, logger)
+}

db_test.go

@@ -1,61 +1,118 @@
-package accessmanager_test
+package AccessHandler
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 
-	"gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/AccessHandler/handlers"
-	"gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/AccessHandler/models"
+	"gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/access-handler/models"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/go-playground/assert/v2"
 )
 
-func TestAccesshandlerLogin(t *testing.T) {
+func TestDatabase(t *testing.T) {
+	dbName := "user.db"
+	if _, err := os.Stat(dbName); err == nil {
+		t.Log("remove user.db to start test with empty database")
+		if err := os.Remove(dbName); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	t.Log("start access handler test")
 
 	t.Log("initialize accessHandler")
-	accessHandler, err := handlers.NewAccessHandler("test.db", nil)
+	accessHandler, err := NewAccessHandler(".", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	t.Log("add another user")
-	err = accessHandler.AddNewUser("guest", "guest@gmail.com", "passwordd1", "admin")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Log(err)
+	r := gin.Default()
+
+	accessHandler.SetMiddlewareLogger(r)
+
+	r.POST("/users/add", accessHandler.AddUser)
+	r.GET("/users", accessHandler.GetUser)
+	r.GET("/roles", accessHandler.GetRole)
+	r.POST("/roles/add", accessHandler.AddRole)
+
+	type request struct {
+		Log         string
+		Name        string
+		Method      string
+		Path        string
+		Payload     any
+		Cookie      *http.Cookie
+		ignoreError bool
+	}
+	var requests []request
+
+	requests = append(requests,
+		request{Log: "add another user", Name: "add user", Method: "POST", Path: "/users/add", Payload: models.User{
+
+			Name:     "guest",
+			Password: "passwordd1",
+			Role:     "admin",
+			Email:    "guest@gmail.com",
+		}, ignoreError: true},
+		request{Log: "Get all users", Name: "get all users", Method: "GET", Path: "/users"},
+		request{Log: "Get user id 1", Name: "get user id 1", Method: "GET", Path: "/users?id=1"},
+		request{Log: "Add new role", Name: "add new role", Method: "POST", Path: "/roles/add", Payload: models.Role{
+			Role: "testRole",
+		}, ignoreError: true},
+		request{Log: "Get all roles", Name: "get all roles", Method: "GET", Path: "/roles"},
+		request{Log: "Get all role id 1", Name: "get role id 1", Method: "GET", Path: "/roles?id=1"},
+	)
+
+	for _, request := range requests {
+		if request.Log != "" {
+			t.Log(request.Log)
+
+		}
+		var bodyReader io.Reader
+		if request.Payload != nil {
+			jsonBytes, _ := json.Marshal(request.Payload)
+			bodyReader = bytes.NewBuffer(jsonBytes)
+		}
+		req, _ := http.NewRequest(request.Method, request.Path, bodyReader)
+		if request.Cookie != nil {
+			req.AddCookie(request.Cookie) // attach refresh_token cookie
+		}
+		w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+		r.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+		t.Log(request.Name+" response:", w.Body.String())
+		if !request.ignoreError {
+			assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, w.Code)
+		}
 	}
 
-	t.Log("get user id 1")
-	result, err := accessHandler.GetUserByKey("user_name", "admin", false)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	t.Log(result)
+	// t.Log("get user id 1")
+	// result, err := accessHandler.GetUserByKey("user_name", "admin", false)
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	t.Fatal(err)
+	// }
+	// t.Log(result)
 
-	t.Log("get all users")
-	result, err = accessHandler.GetUserById(0)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	t.Log(result)
+	// t.Log("get user by key")
+	// result, err = accessHandler.GetUserByKey("password", "passwordd", false)
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	t.Fatal(err)
+	// }
+	// t.Log(result)
 
-	t.Log("get user by key")
-	result, err = accessHandler.GetUserByKey("password", "passwordd", false)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	t.Log(result)
-
-	t.Log("get user by key and like")
-	result, err = accessHandler.GetUserByKey("user_name", "a*", true)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	t.Log(result)
+	// t.Log("get user by key and like")
+	// result, err = accessHandler.GetUserByKey("user_name", "a*", true)
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	t.Fatal(err)
+	// }
+	// t.Log(result)
 
 	// var user_name string = "admin1"
 	// if len(result) > 0 {
@@ -69,51 +126,51 @@ func TestAccesshandlerLogin(t *testing.T) {
 	// 		Name: user_name,
 	// 	}, "user_name", result[0].Name)
 	// }
-	t.Log("read user again")
-	result, err = accessHandler.GetUserByKey("user_name", "a*", true)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	t.Log(result)
+	// t.Log("read user again")
+	// result, err = accessHandler.GetUserByKey("user_name", "a*", true)
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	t.Fatal(err)
+	// }
+	// t.Log(result)
 
 	// t.Log("delete user id 1")
 	// err = accessHandler.DeleteUserByKey("user_name", user_name, false)
 	// if err != nil {
 	// 	t.Fatal(err)
 	// }
-	t.Log("read user again")
-	result, err = accessHandler.GetUserById(0)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	t.Log(result)
+	// t.Log("read user again")
+	// result, err = accessHandler.GetUserById(0)
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	t.Fatal(err)
+	// }
+	// t.Log(result)
 
-	t.Log("read admin permissions")
-	result1, err := accessHandler.GetRoleByKey("role", "admin", false)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	t.Log(result1)
+	// t.Log("read admin permissions")
+	// result1, err := accessHandler.GetRoleByKey("role", "admin", false)
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	t.Fatal(err)
+	// }
+	// t.Log(result1)
 }
 
-func TestLoginHandler(t *testing.T) {
+func TestLoginAndAuthorization(t *testing.T) {
 	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
 
 	// Setup your AccessHandler and router
-	aH, err := handlers.NewAccessHandler("test.db", nil)
+	aH, err := NewAccessHandler(".", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
 	r := gin.Default()
 
-	handlers.SetMiddlewareLogger(r, aH.GetLogger())
+	aH.SetMiddlewareLogger(r)
 
 	r.POST("/login", aH.Login)
 	r.POST("/login/refresh", aH.Refresh)
 	r.GET("/login/me", aH.Me)
 	r.GET("/logout", aH.Logout)
-	middleware := r.Group("", handlers.AuthMiddleware())
+	middleware := r.Group("", aH.AuthMiddleware())
 
 	auth := middleware.Group("/members", aH.AuthorizeRole(""))
 	auth.GET("", func(ctx *gin.Context) {

go.mod

@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
-module gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/AccessHandler
+module gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/access-handler
 
 go 1.24.5
 
 require (
+	gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/dbHandler v1.0.7
 	gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/tecamino-logger v0.2.1
 	github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.11.0
-	github.com/glebarez/sqlite v1.11.0
 	github.com/go-playground/assert/v2 v2.2.0
 	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.3.0
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.43.0
-	gorm.io/gorm v1.31.0
 )
 
 require (
@@ -20,6 +19,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.8 // indirect
 	github.com/gin-contrib/sse v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/glebarez/go-sqlite v1.21.2 // indirect
+	github.com/glebarez/sqlite v1.11.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-playground/locales v0.14.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-playground/universal-translator v0.18.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.27.0 // indirect
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.37.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.9 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.2.1 // indirect
+	gorm.io/gorm v1.31.0 // indirect
 	modernc.org/libc v1.22.5 // indirect
 	modernc.org/mathutil v1.5.0 // indirect
 	modernc.org/memory v1.5.0 // indirect

go.sum

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/dbHandler v1.0.7 h1:777QiVuv6CNsRT/dVtiiQd3NIOQcw7PoYo3Anz4ll+M=
+gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/dbHandler v1.0.7/go.mod h1:y/xn/POJg1DO++67uKvnO23lJQgh+XFQq7HZCS9Getw=
 gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/tecamino-logger v0.2.1 h1:sQTBKYPdzn9mmWX2JXZBtGBvNQH7cuXIwsl4TD0aMgE=
 gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/tecamino-logger v0.2.1/go.mod h1:FkzRTldUBBOd/iy2upycArDftSZ5trbsX5Ira5OzJgM=
 github.com/bytedance/sonic v1.14.0 h1:/OfKt8HFw0kh2rj8N0F6C/qPGRESq0BbaNZgcNXXzQQ=

handlers/access.go

@@ -1,41 +1,43 @@
 package handlers
 
-import "gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/tecamino-logger/logging"
+import (
+	"gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/dbHandler"
+	"gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/tecamino-logger/logging"
+)
 
-//
 // AccessHandler
 //
 // Description:
-//   AccessHandler manages access-related functionality, including
-//   database operations for users and roles, as well as logging.
-//   It encapsulates a database handler and a logger so that
-//   authentication and authorization operations can be performed
-//   consistently across the application.
 //
+//	AccessHandler manages access-related functionality, including
+//	database operations for users and roles, as well as logging.
+//	It encapsulates a database handler and a logger so that
+//	authentication and authorization operations can be performed
+//	consistently across the application.
 type AccessHandler struct {
-	dbHandler *DBHandler      // Database handler used for managing users and roles
-	logger    *logging.Logger // Centralized application logger
+	dbHandler *dbHandler.DBHandler // Database handler used for managing users and roles
+	logger    *logging.Logger      // Centralized application logger
 }
 
-//
 // NewAccessHandler
 //
 // Description:
-//   Creates and initializes a new AccessHandler instance.
+//
+//	Creates and initializes a new AccessHandler instance.
 //
 // Behavior:
-//   1. If a logger is not provided (nil), it creates a new logger instance
-//      that writes to "accessHandler.log".
-//   2. Initializes the AccessHandler struct.
-//   3. Sets up the internal DBHandler with the same logger.
-//   4. Automatically creates required database tables and default data:
-//        - User table
-//        - Default user(s)
-//        - Role table
-//        - Default role(s)
+//  1. If a logger is not provided (nil), it creates a new logger instance
+//     that writes to "accessHandler.log".
+//  2. Initializes the AccessHandler struct.
+//  3. Sets up the internal DBAHandler with the same logger.
+//  4. Automatically creates required database tables and default data:
+//     - User table
+//     - Default user(s)
+//     - Role table
+//     - Default role(s)
 //
 // Parameters:
-//   - dbPath: The file path or connection string for the database.
+//   - dbPath: The file path to the database.
 //   - logger: Optional pointer to a logging.Logger instance. If nil, a new one is created.
 //
 // Returns:
@@ -43,12 +45,12 @@ type AccessHandler struct {
 //   - err: Any error that occurs during initialization.
 //
 // Example:
-//   handler, err := handlers.NewAccessHandler("data/app.db", appLogger)
-//   if err != nil {
-//       log.Fatal(err)
-//   }
 //
-func NewAccessHandler(dbPath string, logger *logging.Logger) (aH *AccessHandler, err error) {
+//	handler, err := NewAccessHandler("data/app.db", appLogger)
+//	if err != nil {
+//	    log.Fatal(err)
+//	}
+func NewAccessHandler(path string, logger *logging.Logger) (aH *AccessHandler, err error) {
 	if logger == nil {
 		logger, err = logging.NewLogger("accessHandler.log", nil)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ func NewAccessHandler(dbPath string, logger *logging.Logger) (aH *AccessHandler,
 
 	logger.Debug("NewAccessHandler", "initialize db handler")
 	// Create a new DB handler instance
-	aH.dbHandler, err = NewDBHandler(dbPath, logger)
+	aH.dbHandler, err = dbHandler.NewDBHandler("user", path, logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		aH.logger.Error("NewAccessHandler", err)
 		return
@@ -105,21 +107,21 @@ func NewAccessHandler(dbPath string, logger *logging.Logger) (aH *AccessHandler,
 	return
 }
 
-//
 // GetLogger
 //
 // Description:
-//   Returns the logger associated with this AccessHandler instance.
-//   Useful when another component or handler needs to reuse the
-//   same logging instance for consistent log output.
+//
+//	Returns the logger associated with this AccessHandler instance.
+//	Useful when another component or handler needs to reuse the
+//	same logging instance for consistent log output.
 //
 // Returns:
 //   - *logging.Logger: The logger assigned to this AccessHandler.
 //
 // Example:
-//   log := accessHandler.GetLogger()
-//   log.Info("Some event")
 //
+//	log := accessHandler.GetLogger()
+//	log.Info("Some event")
 func (aH *AccessHandler) GetLogger() *logging.Logger {
 	return aH.logger
 }

handlers/dbHandler.go

@@ -1,300 +0,0 @@
-package handlers
-
-import (
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"reflect"
-	"strings"
-
-	"gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/tecamino-logger/logging"
-	"github.com/glebarez/sqlite"
-	"gorm.io/gorm"
-)
-
-// DBHandler
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Wraps the GORM database connection and provides helper methods for
-//	common CRUD operations, as well as integrated logging for traceability.
-//
-// Fields:
-//   - db:     Active GORM database connection.
-//   - logger: Pointer to a custom logger instance for structured logging.
-type DBHandler struct {
-	db     *gorm.DB
-	logger *logging.Logger
-}
-
-// NewDBHandler
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Creates a new database handler using the specified SQLite database file.
-//
-// Behavior:
-//  1. Opens a GORM connection to the database file at `dbPath`.
-//  2. Wraps it in a `DBHandler` struct with logging support.
-//
-// Parameters:
-//   - dbPath: Path to the SQLite database file.
-//   - logger: Logging instance to record DB operations.
-//
-// Returns:
-//   - dH:  A pointer to the initialized `DBHandler`.
-//   - err: Any error encountered during database connection.
-func NewDBHandler(dbPath string, logger *logging.Logger) (dH *DBHandler, err error) {
-	dH = &DBHandler{logger: logger}
-	logger.Debug("NewDBHandler", "open database "+dbPath)
-	dH.db, err = gorm.Open(sqlite.Open(dbPath), &gorm.Config{})
-	return
-}
-
-// addNewTable
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Uses GORM’s `AutoMigrate` to create or update the database schema
-//	for the provided model type.
-//
-// Parameters:
-//   - model: Struct type representing the database table schema.
-//
-// Returns:
-//   - error: Any migration error encountered.
-func (dH *DBHandler) addNewTable(model any) error {
-	return dH.db.AutoMigrate(&model)
-}
-
-// addNewColum
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Inserts a new record into the database table corresponding to `model`.
-//
-// Parameters:
-//   - model: Struct instance containing values to be inserted.
-//
-// Returns:
-//   - error: Any error encountered during record creation.
-func (dH *DBHandler) addNewColum(model any) error {
-	return dH.db.Create(model).Error
-}
-
-// getById
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Retrieves a record (or all records) from a table by numeric ID.
-//
-// Behavior:
-//   - If `id == 0`, returns all records in the table.
-//   - Otherwise, fetches the record matching the given ID.
-//
-// Parameters:
-//   - model: Pointer to a slice or struct to store the result.
-//   - id:    Numeric ID to query by.
-//
-// Returns:
-//   - error: Any query error or “not found” message.
-func (dH *DBHandler) getById(model any, id uint) error {
-	dH.logger.Debug("getById", "find id "+fmt.Sprint(id))
-
-	if id == 0 {
-		return dH.db.Find(model).Error
-	}
-
-	err := dH.db.First(model, id).Error
-	if errors.Is(err, gorm.ErrRecordNotFound) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("no record found for id: %v", id)
-	} else if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("query failed: %w", err)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// getByKey
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Retrieves one or more records matching a key/value pair.
-//
-// Behavior:
-//   - If `LikeSearch` is true, performs a SQL LIKE query.
-//   - Otherwise, performs an exact match query.
-//
-// Parameters:
-//   - model:      Pointer to a slice or struct to store results.
-//   - key:        Column name (e.g., "email").
-//   - value:      Value to match or partially match.
-//   - LikeSearch: If true, replaces '*' with '%' for wildcard matching.
-//
-// Returns:
-//   - error: Any database query error.
-func (dH *DBHandler) getByKey(model any, key string, value any, LikeSearch bool) error {
-	if LikeSearch {
-		value = strings.ReplaceAll(fmt.Sprint(value), "*", "%")
-		dH.logger.Debug("getByKey", "find like key "+key+" value "+fmt.Sprint(value))
-		return dH.db.Where(key+" LIKE ?", value).Find(model).Error
-	}
-
-	dH.logger.Debug("getByKey", "find equal key "+key+" value "+fmt.Sprint(value))
-	return dH.db.Find(model, key+" = ?", value).Error
-}
-
-// updateValuesById
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Updates record fields based on their unique ID.
-//
-// Behavior:
-//  1. Confirms that `model` is a pointer to a struct.
-//  2. Fetches the record by ID.
-//  3. Updates all non-zero fields using `gorm.Model.Updates`.
-//
-// Parameters:
-//   - model: Pointer to struct containing new values.
-//   - id:    Numeric ID of the record to update.
-//
-// Returns:
-//   - error: If the model is invalid or query/update fails.
-func (dH *DBHandler) updateValuesById(model any, id uint) error {
-	dH.logger.Debug("updateValuesById", "model"+fmt.Sprint(model))
-	modelType := reflect.TypeOf(model)
-	if modelType.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
-		return errors.New("model must be a pointer to struct")
-	}
-
-	lookUpModel := reflect.New(modelType.Elem()).Interface()
-	if err := dH.getById(lookUpModel, id); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return dH.db.Model(lookUpModel).Updates(model).Error
-}
-
-// updateValuesByKey
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Updates records based on a key/value match.
-//
-// Behavior:
-//  1. Confirms model type.
-//  2. Fetches the matching record(s) using `getByKey`.
-//  3. Updates all non-zero fields.
-//
-// Parameters:
-//   - model: Pointer to struct containing updated values.
-//   - key:   Column name to filter by.
-//   - value: Value to match.
-//
-// Returns:
-//   - error: Any query or update error.
-func (dH *DBHandler) updateValuesByKey(model any, key string, value any) error {
-	dH.logger.Debug("updateValuesByKey", "model"+fmt.Sprint(model))
-	modelType := reflect.TypeOf(model)
-	if modelType.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
-		return errors.New("model must be a pointer to struct")
-	}
-
-	lookUpModel := reflect.New(modelType.Elem()).Interface()
-	if err := dH.getByKey(lookUpModel, key, value, false); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return dH.db.Model(lookUpModel).Updates(model).Error
-}
-
-// deleteById
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Deletes records by their ID(s).
-//
-// Behavior:
-//   - If the first ID == 0, all records in the table are deleted.
-//   - Otherwise, deletes the provided IDs.
-//
-// Parameters:
-//   - model: Model struct type representing the table.
-//   - id:    Variadic list of IDs to delete.
-//
-// Returns:
-//   - error: Any deletion error.
-func (dH *DBHandler) deleteById(model any, id ...uint) error {
-	if id[0] == 0 {
-		dH.logger.Debug("deleteById", "delete all")
-		return dH.db.Where("1 = 1").Delete(model).Error
-	}
-
-	dH.logger.Debug("deleteById", "delete ids"+fmt.Sprint(id))
-	if err := dH.exists(model, "id", id, false); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return dH.db.Delete(model, id).Error
-}
-
-// deleteByKey
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Deletes records that match a key/value pair.
-//
-// Behavior:
-//   - Supports LIKE queries if `LikeSearch` is true.
-//
-// Parameters:
-//   - model:      Model struct type representing the table.
-//   - key:        Column name to filter by.
-//   - value:      Value to match.
-//   - LikeSearch: Whether to use wildcard search.
-//
-// Returns:
-//   - error: Any deletion error.
-func (dH *DBHandler) deleteByKey(model any, key string, value any, LikeSearch bool) error {
-	if LikeSearch {
-		value = strings.ReplaceAll(fmt.Sprint(value), "*", "%")
-		dH.logger.Debug("deleteByKey", "delete like key "+key+" value "+fmt.Sprint(value))
-		return dH.db.Where(key+" LIKE ?", value).Delete(model).Error
-	}
-
-	dH.logger.Debug("deleteByKey", "delete equal key "+key+" value "+fmt.Sprint(value))
-	return dH.db.Where(key+" = ?", value).Delete(model).Error
-}
-
-// exists
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Checks whether a record exists matching the specified key/value filter.
-//
-// Behavior:
-//   - Performs a `First` query on the database.
-//   - If `LikeSearch` is true, performs a LIKE query.
-//   - Returns an error if the record does not exist or query fails.
-//
-// Parameters:
-//   - model:      Model struct type to search.
-//   - key:        Column name to filter by.
-//   - value:      Value to match.
-//   - LikeSearch: Whether to use wildcard search.
-//
-// Returns:
-//   - error: “no record found” or DB error.
-func (dH *DBHandler) exists(model any, key string, value any, LikeSearch bool) (err error) {
-	if LikeSearch {
-		value = strings.ReplaceAll(fmt.Sprint(value), "*", "%")
-		key = key + " LIKE ?"
-	} else {
-		key = key + " = ?"
-	}
-
-	dH.logger.Debug("exists", "check if exists key "+key+" value "+fmt.Sprint(value))
-	err = dH.db.Where(key, value).First(model).Error
-	if errors.Is(err, gorm.ErrRecordNotFound) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("no record found for %s %v", key[:len(key)-1], value)
-	} else if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("query failed: %w", err)
-	}
-	return
-}

handlers/login.go

@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@ package handlers
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
-	"gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/AccessHandler/models"
-	"gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/AccessHandler/utils"
+	"gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/access-handler/internal/utils"
+	"gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/access-handler/models"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5"
@@ -53,7 +52,8 @@ func (aH *AccessHandler) Login(c *gin.Context) {
 	}
 
 	// Fetch user record from DB
-	dbRecord, err := aH.GetUserByKey("user_name", user.Name, false)
+	var dbRecord []models.User
+	err := aH.dbHandler.GetByKey(&dbRecord, "user_name", user.Name, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		aH.logger.Error("Login", err)
 		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, models.NewJsonErrorResponse(err))
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ func (aH *AccessHandler) Login(c *gin.Context) {
 	}
 
 	if len(dbRecord) > 1 {
-		log.Println("multiple users found")
 		aH.logger.Error("Login", "more than one record found")
 		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, models.NewJsonMessageResponse("internal error"))
 		return

handlers/middleware.go

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package handlers
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 
+	"gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/access-handler/models"
 	"gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/tecamino-logger/logging"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5"
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ import (
 //
 // Usage:
 //
-//	handlers.SetMiddlewareLogger(router, logger)
-func SetMiddlewareLogger(r *gin.Engine, logger *logging.Logger) {
+//	SetMiddlewareLogger(router, logger)
+func (aH *AccessHandler) SetMiddlewareLogger(r *gin.Engine) {
 	// Add middleware that injects logger into context
 	r.Use(func(c *gin.Context) {
-		c.Set("logger", logger)
+		c.Set("logger", aH.logger)
 		c.Next()
 	})
 }
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ func SetMiddlewareLogger(r *gin.Engine, logger *logging.Logger) {
 //
 // Usage:
 //
-//	r.Use(handlers.AuthMiddleware())
-func AuthMiddleware() gin.HandlerFunc {
+//	r.Use(AuthMiddleware())
+func (aH *AccessHandler) AuthMiddleware() gin.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(c *gin.Context) {
 		// Retrieve logger from Gin context
 		middlewareLogger, ok := c.Get("logger")
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ func (aH *AccessHandler) AuthorizeRole(suffix string) gin.HandlerFunc {
 		}
 
 		// Fetch roles and associated permissions from the database or store
-		roles, err := aH.GetRoleByKey("role", role, false)
+		var roles []models.Role
+		err := aH.dbHandler.GetByKey(&roles, "role", role, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			aH.logger.Error("AuthorizeRole", err)
 			c.AbortWithStatusJSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"message": http.StatusInternalServerError})
@@ -139,8 +140,7 @@ func (aH *AccessHandler) AuthorizeRole(suffix string) gin.HandlerFunc {
 
 		// Validate that a role was found
 		if len(roles) == 0 {
-			log.Println("not logged in")
-			aH.logger.Error("AuthorizeRole", "no logged in")
+			aH.logger.Error("AuthorizeRole", "not logged in")
 			c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, http.StatusUnauthorized)
 			return
 		} else if len(roles) > 1 {
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ func (aH *AccessHandler) AuthorizeRole(suffix string) gin.HandlerFunc {
 
 		// Check permissions
 		for _, permission := range roles[0].Permissions {
-			fmt.Println(100, permissionPath, permission.Name)
 			if permission.Name == permissionPath {
 				c.Next()
 				return

handlers/role.go

@@ -2,50 +2,22 @@ package handlers
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
 
-	"gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/AccessHandler/models"
+	"gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/access-handler/models"
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 )
 
-// AddRoleTable
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Creates a new database table for storing role definitions if it does not already exist.
-//
-// Behavior:
-//   - Uses the DBHandler to add a table based on the `models.Role` struct.
-//   - Returns an error if table creation fails.
-//
-// Returns:
-//   - error: Any database error encountered.
 func (aH *AccessHandler) AddRoleTable() error {
-	return aH.dbHandler.addNewTable(models.Role{})
+	return aH.dbHandler.AddNewTable(models.Role{})
 }
 
-// AddDefaultRole
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Ensures that a default administrative role exists in the database.
-//	If a role named "admin" is already present, it logs and skips creation.
-//
-// Behavior:
-//  1. Checks for an existing "admin" role.
-//  2. If not found, initializes default permissions using
-//     `models.Permissions.DefaultPermissions()`.
-//  3. Creates a new role record with those permissions.
-//
-// Default Role:
-//   - Role: "admin"
-//   - Permissions: all default permissions defined in `models.Permissions`.
-//
-// Returns:
-//   - error: Any database or creation error encountered.
 func (aH *AccessHandler) AddDefaultRole() (err error) {
 	role := "admin"
 
 	// Check if a role with this name already exists
-	if err := aH.dbHandler.exists(&models.Role{}, "role", role, false); err == nil {
+	if aH.dbHandler.Exists(&models.Role{}, "role", role, false) {
 		// Found a role → skip creation
 		aH.logger.Debug("AddDefaultRole", "role "+role+" exists already")
 		return nil
@@ -57,141 +29,142 @@ func (aH *AccessHandler) AddDefaultRole() (err error) {
 	permissions.DefaultPermissions()
 
 	// Create the default admin role
-	aH.dbHandler.addNewColum(&models.Role{
+	aH.dbHandler.AddNewColum(&models.Role{
 		Role:        role,
 		Permissions: permissions,
 	})
 	return
 }
 
-// AddNewRole
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Adds a new role with a specific set of permissions to the database.
-//
-// Behavior:
-//  1. Checks whether a role with the same name already exists.
-//  2. If it does not exist, creates a new role record.
-//
-// Parameters:
-//   - role:        The role name (e.g., "manager", "viewer").
-//   - permissions: A `models.Permissions` struct defining allowed actions.
-//
-// Returns:
-//   - error: If the role already exists or insertion fails.
-func (aH *AccessHandler) AddNewRole(role string, permissions models.Permissions) (err error) {
+func (aH *AccessHandler) AddRole(c *gin.Context) {
+	var role models.Role
+	err := c.BindJSON(&role)
+	if err != nil {
+		aH.logger.Error("AddRole", err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, models.NewJsonErrorResponse(err))
+		return
+	}
+
+	if !role.IsValid() {
+		aH.logger.Error("AddRole", "user empty")
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, models.NewJsonMessageResponse("user empty"))
+		return
+	}
+
 	// Check if a role with this name already exists
-	if err := aH.dbHandler.exists(&models.Role{}, "role", role, false); err == nil {
-		// Found a role → skip creation
-		return fmt.Errorf("role with name %s already exists", role)
+	if aH.dbHandler.Exists(&models.Role{}, "role", role.Role, false) {
+		aH.logger.Error("AddRole", fmt.Sprintf("role with name %s already exists", role.Role))
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, models.NewJsonMessageResponse(fmt.Sprintf("role with name %s already exists", role.Role)))
 	}
 
 	// Insert new role with provided permissions
-	aH.dbHandler.addNewColum(&models.Role{
-		Role:        role,
-		Permissions: permissions,
+	aH.dbHandler.AddNewColum(&models.Role{
+		Role:        role.Role,
+		Permissions: role.Permissions,
+	})
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{
+		"message": fmt.Sprintf("role '%s' successfully added", role.Role),
 	})
-	return
 }
 
-// GetRoleById
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Retrieves a role record from the database by its numeric ID.
-//
-// Parameters:
-//   - id: The unique ID of the role.
-//
-// Returns:
-//   - roles: A slice containing the matched role (usually length 1).
-//   - err:   Any database error encountered.
-func (aH *AccessHandler) GetRoleById(id uint) (roles []models.Role, err error) {
-	err = aH.dbHandler.getById(&roles, id)
-	return
+func (aH *AccessHandler) GetRole(c *gin.Context) {
+	var i int
+	var err error
+	var roles []models.Role
+
+	role := c.Query("role")
+	id := c.Query("id")
+
+	if role != "" {
+		err = aH.dbHandler.GetByKey(&roles, "role", role, false)
+	} else if id != "" {
+		i, err = strconv.Atoi(id)
+		if err != nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{
+				"message": err.Error(),
+			})
+			return
+		}
+		err = aH.dbHandler.GetById(&roles, uint(i))
+	} else {
+		err = aH.dbHandler.GetById(&roles, 0)
+
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		aH.logger.Error("GetRole", err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, nil)
+		return
+	}
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, roles)
 }
 
-// GetRoleByKey
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Retrieves one or more roles based on a key/value query.
-//
-// Parameters:
-//   - key:        The column name to search by (e.g., "role").
-//   - value:      The value to match (e.g., "admin").
-//   - likeSearch: Whether to use SQL LIKE for partial matches.
-//
-// Returns:
-//   - roles: A list of matched roles.
-//   - err:   Any database error encountered.
-func (aH *AccessHandler) GetRoleByKey(key string, value any, likeSearch bool) (roles []models.Role, err error) {
-	err = aH.dbHandler.getByKey(&roles, key, value, likeSearch)
-	return
+func (aH *AccessHandler) UpdateRole(c *gin.Context) {
+	var role models.Role
+	if err := c.BindJSON(&role); err != nil {
+		aH.logger.Error("UpdateRole", err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, nil)
+		return
+	}
+	err := aH.dbHandler.UpdateValuesById(&role, role.Id)
+	if err != nil {
+		aH.logger.Error("UpdateRole", err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, nil)
+		return
+	}
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, models.NewJsonMessageResponse("successfully updated role '"+role.Role+"'"))
 }
 
-// UpdateRoleById
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Updates a role record identified by its numeric ID.
-//
-// Parameters:
-//   - id:   The ID of the role to update.
-//   - role: A struct containing updated role data.
-//
-// Returns:
-//   - error: Any database error encountered.
-func (aH *AccessHandler) UpdateRoleById(id uint, role models.Role) error {
-	return aH.dbHandler.updateValuesById(&role, id)
-}
+func (aH *AccessHandler) DeleteRole(c *gin.Context) {
+	queryRole := c.Query("role")
+	if queryRole == "" || queryRole == "null" || queryRole == "undefined" {
+		aH.logger.Error("DeleteRole", "id query missing or wrong value: "+queryRole)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, nil)
+		return
+	}
 
-// UpdateRoleByKey
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Updates a role record using a column key/value lookup.
-//
-// Parameters:
-//   - role:  The updated role data.
-//   - key:   The column name to search by.
-//   - value: The value to match against the key column.
-//
-// Returns:
-//   - error: Any database error encountered.
-func (aH *AccessHandler) UpdateRoleByKey(role models.Role, key string, value any) error {
-	return aH.dbHandler.updateValuesByKey(&role, key, value)
-}
+	var request struct {
+		Roles []string `json:"roles"`
+	}
 
-// DeleteRoleById
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Deletes a role record from the database by its numeric ID.
-//
-// Parameters:
-//   - id: The ID of the role to delete.
-//
-// Returns:
-//   - error: Any database error encountered during deletion.
-func (aH *AccessHandler) DeleteRoleById(id uint) (err error) {
-	return aH.dbHandler.deleteById(&models.Role{}, id)
-}
+	err := c.BindJSON(&request)
+	if err != nil {
+		aH.logger.Error("DeleteRole", err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, nil)
+		return
+	}
 
-// DeleteRoleByKey
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Deletes one or more roles from the database matching a given key/value pair.
-//
-// Parameters:
-//   - key:        The column name used for filtering (e.g., "role").
-//   - value:      The matching value (e.g., "admin").
-//   - likeSearch: If true, performs a LIKE (partial) match.
-//
-// Returns:
-//   - error: Any database error encountered.
-func (aH *AccessHandler) DeleteRoleByKey(key string, value any, likeSearch bool) (err error) {
-	return aH.dbHandler.deleteByKey(&models.Role{}, key, value, likeSearch)
+	if len(request.Roles) == 0 {
+		aH.logger.Error("DeleteRole", "no ids given to be deleted")
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, models.NewJsonMessageResponse("no roles given to be deleted"))
+		return
+	}
+
+	var ownRole string
+
+	for _, role := range request.Roles {
+		if queryRole == role {
+			ownRole = role
+			continue
+		}
+		err = aH.dbHandler.DeleteByKey(&models.Role{}, "role", role, false)
+		if err != nil {
+			aH.logger.Error("DeleteRole", err)
+			c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, nil)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	if ownRole != "" {
+		aH.logger.Error("DeleteRole", "can not delete logged in role id: "+ownRole)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{
+			"message": "can not delete logged in role id: " + ownRole,
+			"role":    ownRole,
+		})
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{
+		"message": "role(s) deleted",
+	})
 }

handlers/user.go

@@ -1,55 +1,27 @@
 package handlers
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
 
-	"gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/AccessHandler/models"
-	"gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/AccessHandler/utils"
+	"gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/access-handler/internal/utils"
+	"gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/access-handler/models"
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 )
 
-// AddUserTable
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Creates a new database table for storing user records if it does not already exist.
-//
-// Behavior:
-//   - Uses the DBHandler to add a table based on the `models.User` struct.
-//   - Returns any error encountered during table creation.
-//
-// Returns:
-//   - error: Any database error that occurs while creating the table.
 func (aH *AccessHandler) AddUserTable() error {
-	return aH.dbHandler.addNewTable(models.User{})
+	return aH.dbHandler.AddNewTable(models.User{})
 }
 
-// AddDefaultUser
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Ensures a default administrative user exists in the database.
-//	If a user with the predefined email already exists, the function logs
-//	a debug message and exits without making changes.
-//
-// Behavior:
-//  1. Checks if the default user (admin) already exists by email.
-//  2. If not found, creates default Quasar UI settings and adds the user.
-//
-// Default User:
-//   - Name:  "admin"
-//   - Role:  "admin"
-//   - Email: "zuercher@tecamino.ch"
-//   - Password: (empty or hashed later)
-//
-// Returns:
-//   - error: Any database or creation error encountered.
 func (aH *AccessHandler) AddDefaultUser() (err error) {
 	name := "admin"
 	role := "admin"
 	email := "zuercher@tecamino.ch"
 
 	// Check if a user with this email already exists
-	if err := aH.dbHandler.exists(&models.User{}, "email", email, false); err == nil {
+	if aH.dbHandler.Exists(&models.User{}, "email", email, false) {
 		aH.logger.Debug("AddDefaultUser", "user email "+email+" exists already")
 		// Found a user → skip create
 		return nil
@@ -61,7 +33,7 @@ func (aH *AccessHandler) AddDefaultUser() (err error) {
 	settings.DefaultQuasarSettings()
 
 	// Insert default admin user into the database
-	aH.dbHandler.addNewColum(&models.User{
+	aH.dbHandler.AddNewColum(&models.User{
 		Name:     name,
 		Role:     role,
 		Email:    email,
@@ -71,148 +43,161 @@ func (aH *AccessHandler) AddDefaultUser() (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-// AddNewUser
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Adds a new user record to the database with a hashed password.
-//
-// Behavior:
-//  1. Verifies that the email does not already exist.
-//  2. Hashes the password using utils.HashPassword().
-//  3. Inserts the new user record into the database.
-//
-// Parameters:
-//   - userName: The user's display name.
-//   - email:    The user's unique email address.
-//   - password: The user's raw password (will be hashed).
-//   - role:     The role assigned to the user.
-//
-// Returns:
-//   - error: If the user already exists or if hashing/insertion fails.
-func (aH *AccessHandler) AddNewUser(userName, email, password, role string) (err error) {
+func (aH *AccessHandler) AddUser(c *gin.Context) {
+	var user models.User
+	err := c.BindJSON(&user)
+	if err != nil {
+		aH.logger.Error("AddUser", err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, models.NewJsonErrorResponse(err))
+		return
+	}
+
+	if !user.IsValid() {
+		aH.logger.Error("AddUser", "user empty")
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, models.NewJsonMessageResponse("user empty"))
+		return
+	}
+
 	// Check if a user with this email already exists
-	if err := aH.dbHandler.exists(&models.User{}, "email", email, false); err == nil {
+	if aH.dbHandler.Exists(&models.User{}, "email", user.Email, false) {
 		// Found a user → skip create
-		aH.logger.Error("AddNewUser", "user with email "+email+" already exists")
-		return fmt.Errorf("user with email %s already exists", email)
+		aH.logger.Error("AddUser", "user with email "+user.Email+" already exists")
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, models.NewJsonMessageResponse(fmt.Sprintf("user with email %s already exists", user.Email)))
+		return
+	}
+
+	if !utils.IsValidEmail(user.Email) {
+		aH.logger.Error("AddUser", "not valid email address")
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, models.NewJsonErrorResponse(errors.New("not valid email address")))
+		return
 	}
 
 	// Hash the provided password before saving
-	hash, err := utils.HashPassword(password)
+	hash, err := utils.HashPassword(user.Password)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		aH.logger.Error("AddUser", err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, nil)
+		return
 	}
 
-	aH.logger.Debug("AddNewUser", "add new user "+userName+" with role "+role)
+	aH.logger.Debug("AddUser", "add default quasar user setting ")
+	user.Settings.DefaultQuasarSettings()
+
+	aH.logger.Debug("AddUser", "add new user "+user.Name+" with role "+user.Role)
 
 	// Insert the new user record
-	aH.dbHandler.addNewColum(&models.User{
-		Name:     userName,
-		Role:     role,
-		Email:    email,
+	aH.dbHandler.AddNewColum(&models.User{
+		Name:     user.Name,
+		Role:     user.Role,
+		Email:    user.Email,
 		Password: hash,
+		Settings: user.Settings,
+	})
+
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{
+		"message": fmt.Sprintf("user '%s' successfully added", user.Name),
 	})
-	return
 }
 
-// GetUserById
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Retrieves user(s) from the database by their unique ID.
-//
-// Parameters:
-//   - id: The numeric user ID.
-//
-// Returns:
-//   - users: A slice containing the matched user (usually length 1).
-//   - err:   Any database error encountered.
-func (aH *AccessHandler) GetUserById(id uint) (users []models.User, err error) {
-	err = aH.dbHandler.getById(&users, id)
-	return
+func (aH *AccessHandler) GetUser(c *gin.Context) {
+	var i int
+	var err error
+
+	id := c.Query("id")
+	if id == "undefined" || id == "null" || id == "" {
+		i = 0
+	} else {
+		i, err = strconv.Atoi(id)
+		if err != nil {
+			aH.logger.Error("GetUser", err)
+			c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, nil)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	var users []models.User
+	err = aH.dbHandler.GetById(&users, uint(i))
+	if err != nil {
+		aH.logger.Error("GetUser", err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, nil)
+		return
+	}
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, users)
 }
 
-// GetUserByKey
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Queries users based on a given column key and value.
-//
-// Parameters:
-//   - key:        The column name to search by (e.g., "email").
-//   - value:      The value to match.
-//   - likeSearch: If true, performs a LIKE (partial) search.
-//
-// Returns:
-//   - users: A list of users that match the search criteria.
-//   - err:   Any database error encountered.
-func (aH *AccessHandler) GetUserByKey(key string, value any, likeSearch bool) (users []models.User, err error) {
-	err = aH.dbHandler.getByKey(&users, key, value, likeSearch)
-	return
+func (aH *AccessHandler) UpdateUser(c *gin.Context) {
+	var user models.User
+	if err := c.BindJSON(&user); err != nil {
+		aH.logger.Error("UpdateUser", err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, nil)
+		return
+	}
+	err := aH.dbHandler.UpdateValuesById(&user, user.Id)
+	if err != nil {
+		aH.logger.Error("UpdateUser", err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, nil)
+		return
+	}
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, models.NewJsonMessageResponse("successfully updated user '"+user.Email+"'"))
 }
 
-// UpdateUserById
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Updates an existing user record identified by its numeric ID.
-//
-// Parameters:
-//   - id:   The user ID to update.
-//   - user: A struct containing updated field values.
-//
-// Returns:
-//   - error: Any error encountered during the update.
-func (aH *AccessHandler) UpdateUserById(id uint, user models.User) error {
-	return aH.dbHandler.updateValuesById(&user, id)
-}
+func (aH *AccessHandler) DeleteUser(c *gin.Context) {
+	queryId := c.Query("id")
 
-// UpdateUserByKey
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Updates a user record based on a specified column key and value.
-//
-// Parameters:
-//   - user:       The updated user data.
-//   - key:        The column name used for lookup.
-//   - value:      The value to match against the key column.
-//
-// Returns:
-//   - error: Any error encountered during the update.
-func (aH *AccessHandler) UpdateUserByKey(user models.User, key string, value any) error {
-	return aH.dbHandler.updateValuesByKey(&user, key, value)
-}
+	if queryId == "" || queryId == "null" || queryId == "undefined" {
+		aH.logger.Error("DeleteUser", "id query missing or wrong value: "+queryId)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{
+			"message": "id query missing or wrong value: " + queryId,
+		})
+		return
+	}
 
-// DeleteUserById
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Deletes a user from the database using their numeric ID.
-//
-// Parameters:
-//   - id: The ID of the user to delete.
-//
-// Returns:
-//   - error: Any database error encountered during deletion.
-func (aH *AccessHandler) DeleteUserById(id uint) (err error) {
-	return aH.dbHandler.deleteById(&models.User{}, id)
-}
+	var request struct {
+		Ids []int `json:"ids"`
+	}
 
-// DeleteUserByKey
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Deletes users matching a specific key/value pair from the database.
-//
-// Parameters:
-//   - key:        The column name to search by.
-//   - value:      The value to match.
-//   - likeSearch: Whether to use a partial match (LIKE).
-//
-// Returns:
-//   - error: Any database error encountered during deletion.
-func (aH *AccessHandler) DeleteUserByKey(key string, value any, likeSearch bool) (err error) {
-	return aH.dbHandler.deleteByKey(&models.User{}, key, value, likeSearch)
+	err := c.BindJSON(&request)
+	if err != nil {
+		aH.logger.Error("DeleteUser", err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, nil)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if len(request.Ids) == 0 {
+		aH.logger.Error("DeleteUser", "no ids given to be deleted")
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{
+			"message": "no ids given to be deleted",
+		})
+		return
+	}
+
+	var ownId string
+	removeIds := make([]uint, len(request.Ids))
+	for i, id := range request.Ids {
+		if queryId == fmt.Sprint(id) {
+			ownId = queryId
+			continue
+		}
+		removeIds[i] = uint(id)
+	}
+
+	if ownId != "" {
+		aH.logger.Error("DeleteUser", "can not delete logged in member id: "+queryId)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{
+			"message": "can not delete logged in member id: " + queryId,
+			"id":      queryId,
+		})
+		return
+	}
+
+	err = aH.dbHandler.DeleteById(&models.User{}, removeIds...)
+	if err != nil {
+		aH.logger.Error("DeleteUser", err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, nil)
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{
+		"message": "member(s) deleted",
+	})
 }

internal/utils/utils.go

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package utils
+
+import "regexp"
+
+func IsValidEmail(email string) bool {
+	re := regexp.MustCompile(`^[a-zA-Z0-9._%+\-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.\-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}$`)
+	return re.MatchString(email)
+}

models/permission.go

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ func (r *Permissions) DefaultPermissions() {
 		Permission{Name: "userSettings", Permission: 7},
 		Permission{Name: "members", Permission: 7},
 		Permission{Name: "events", Permission: 7},
+		Permission{Name: "responsible", Permission: 7},
 	)
 }
 

models/role.go

@@ -5,3 +5,7 @@ type Role struct {
 	Role        string      `gorm:"column:role" json:"role"`
 	Permissions Permissions `gorm:"type:json" json:"permissions"`
 }
+
+func (r *Role) IsValid() bool {
+	return r.Role != ""
+}

models/user.go

@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 package models
 
+import "time"
+
 type User struct {
-	Id       uint     `gorm:"primaryKey" json:"id"`
-	Name     string   `gorm:"column:user_name" json:"user"`
-	Email    string   `gorm:"column:email" json:"email"`
-	Role     string   `gorm:"column:role" json:"role"`
-	Password string   `gorm:"column:password" json:"password"`
-	Settings Settings `gorm:"type:json" json:"settings"`
+	Id         uint       `gorm:"primaryKey" json:"id"`
+	Name       string     `gorm:"column:user_name" json:"user"`
+	Email      string     `gorm:"column:email" json:"email"`
+	Role       string     `gorm:"column:role" json:"role,omitempty"`
+	Password   string     `gorm:"column:password" json:"password"`
+	Expiration *time.Time `gorm:"column:expiration" json:"expiration,omitempty"`
+	Settings   Settings   `gorm:"type:json" json:"settings"`
 }
 
 func (u *User) IsValid() bool {