src/app/_guards/role.guard.ts
            
Role guard implementation. Dictates access to routes depending on the user's role.
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constructor(router: Router)
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                                 Defined in src/app/_guards/role.guard.ts:17 
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                             Instantiates the role guard class. 
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canActivate(route: ActivatedRouteSnapshot, state: RouterStateSnapshot)
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                     Defined in src/app/_guards/role.guard.ts:35 
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                     Returns whether navigation to a specific route is acceptable. Checks if the user has the required role to access the route. 
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                        Returns :      
                    Observable | Promise | boolean | UrlTree
                    true - If the user's role matches with accepted roles.  | 
            
import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import {ActivatedRouteSnapshot, CanActivate, Router, RouterStateSnapshot, UrlTree} from '@angular/router';
// Third party imports
import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
/**
 * Role guard implementation.
 * Dictates access to routes depending on the user's role.
 *
 * @implements CanActivate
 */
@Injectable({
  providedIn: 'root'
})
export class RoleGuard implements CanActivate {
  /**
   * Instantiates the role guard class.
   *
   * @param router - A service that provides navigation among views and URL manipulation capabilities.
   */
  constructor(private router: Router) {}
  /**
   * Returns whether navigation to a specific route is acceptable.
   * Checks if the user has the required role to access the route.
   *
   * @param route - Contains the information about a route associated with a component loaded in an outlet at a particular moment in time.
   * ActivatedRouteSnapshot can also be used to traverse the router state tree.
   * @param state - Represents the state of the router at a moment in time.
   * @returns true - If the user's role matches with accepted roles.
   */
  canActivate(
    route: ActivatedRouteSnapshot,
    state: RouterStateSnapshot): Observable<boolean | UrlTree> | Promise<boolean | UrlTree> | boolean | UrlTree {
    const currentUser = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(atob('CICADA_USER')));
    if (currentUser) {
      if (route.data.roles && route.data.roles.indexOf(currentUser.role) === -1) {
        this.router.navigate(['/']);
        return false;
      }
      return true;
    }
    this.router.navigate(['/auth'], { queryParams: { returnUrl: state.url }});
    return false;
  }
}