From: Andrew Hunt <andrew@aghstrategies.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 15:06:33 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: CRM-16201 permissions: add descriptions and make translatable
X-Git-Url: https://vcs.fsf.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=221b21b4af3f804ee1b07f7f4ca062f89bbd47ac;p=civicrm-core.git

CRM-16201 permissions: add descriptions and make translatable
---

diff --git a/CRM/Campaign/Info.php b/CRM/Campaign/Info.php
index 3cbaf481b3..688ce1676f 100644
--- a/CRM/Campaign/Info.php
+++ b/CRM/Campaign/Info.php
@@ -60,19 +60,49 @@ class CRM_Campaign_Info extends CRM_Core_Component_Info {
   /**
    * @inheritDoc
    * @param bool $getAllUnconditionally
+   * @param bool $descriptions
+   *   Whether to return permission descriptions
    *
    * @return array
    */
-  public function getPermissions($getAllUnconditionally = FALSE) {
-    return array(
-      'administer CiviCampaign',
-      'manage campaign',
-      'reserve campaign contacts',
-      'release campaign contacts',
-      'interview campaign contacts',
-      'gotv campaign contacts',
-      'sign CiviCRM Petition',
+  public function getPermissions($getAllUnconditionally = FALSE, $descriptions = FALSE) {
+    $permissions = array(
+      'administer CiviCampaign' => array(
+        ts('administer CiviCampaign'),
+        ts('Create new campaign, survey and petition types and their status'),
+      ),
+      'manage campaign' => array(
+        ts('manage campaign'),
+        ts('Create new campaigns, surveys and petitions, reserve respondents'),
+      ),
+      'reserve campaign contacts' => array(
+        ts('reserve campaign contacts'),
+        ts('Reserve campaign contacts for surveys and petitions'),
+      ),
+      'release campaign contacts' => array(
+        ts('release campaign contacts'),
+        ts('Release reserved campaign contacts for surveys and petitions'),
+      ),
+      'interview campaign contacts' => array(
+        ts('interview campaign contacts'),
+        ts('Record survey and petition responses from their reserved contacts'),
+      ),
+      'gotv campaign contacts' => array(
+        ts('GOTV campaign contacts'),
+        ts('Record that contacts voted'),
+      ),
+      'sign CiviCRM Petition' => array(
+        ts('sign CiviCRM Petition'),
+      ),
     );
+
+    if (!$descriptions) {
+      foreach ($permissions as $name => $attr) {
+        $permissions[$name] = array_shift($attr);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return $permissions;
   }
 
 
diff --git a/CRM/Case/Info.php b/CRM/Case/Info.php
index 4360ad4fae..655369006e 100644
--- a/CRM/Case/Info.php
+++ b/CRM/Case/Info.php
@@ -94,17 +94,38 @@ class CRM_Case_Info extends CRM_Core_Component_Info {
   /**
    * @inheritDoc
    * @param bool $getAllUnconditionally
+   * @param bool $descriptions
+   *   Whether to return permission descriptions
    *
    * @return array
    */
-  public function getPermissions($getAllUnconditionally = FALSE) {
-    return array(
-      'delete in CiviCase',
-      'administer CiviCase',
-      'access my cases and activities',
-      'access all cases and activities',
-      'add cases',
+  public function getPermissions($getAllUnconditionally = FALSE, $descriptions = FALSE) {
+    $permissions = array(
+      'delete in CiviCase' => array(
+        ts('delete in CiviCase'),
+        ts('Delete Cases'),
+      ),
+      'administer CiviCase' => array(
+        ts('administer CiviCase'),
+      ),
+      'access my cases and activities' => array(
+        ts('access my cases and activities'),
+      ),
+      'access all cases and activities' => array(
+        ts('access all cases and activities'),
+      ),
+      'add cases' => array(
+        ts('add cases'),
+      ),
     );
+
+    if (!$descriptions) {
+      foreach ($permissions as $name => $attr) {
+        $permissions[$name] = array_shift($attr);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return $permissions;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/CRM/Contribute/Info.php b/CRM/Contribute/Info.php
index 940c5ba381..7958d8b877 100644
--- a/CRM/Contribute/Info.php
+++ b/CRM/Contribute/Info.php
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ class CRM_Contribute_Info extends CRM_Core_Component_Info {
    * implementation of $getAllUnconditionally is required.
    *
    * @param bool $getAllUnconditionally
+   * @param bool $descriptions
+   *   Whether to return permission descriptions
    *
    * @return array|null
    *   collection of permissions, null if none
@@ -84,13 +86,32 @@ class CRM_Contribute_Info extends CRM_Core_Component_Info {
    *
    * @return array|null
    */
-  public function getPermissions($getAllUnconditionally = FALSE) {
-    return array(
-      'access CiviContribute',
-      'edit contributions',
-      'make online contributions',
-      'delete in CiviContribute',
+  public function getPermissions($getAllUnconditionally = FALSE, $descriptions = FALSE) {
+    $permissions = array(
+      'access CiviContribute' => array(
+        ts('access CiviContribute'),
+        ts('Record backend contributions (with edit contributions) and view all contributions (for visible contacts)'),
+      ),
+      'edit contributions' => array(
+        ts('edit contributions'),
+        ts('Record and update contributions'),
+      ),
+      'make online contributions' => array(
+        ts('make online contributions'),
+      ),
+      'delete in CiviContribute' => array(
+        ts('delete in CiviContribute'),
+        ts('Delete contributions'),
+      ),
     );
+
+    if (!$descriptions) {
+      foreach ($permissions as $name => $attr) {
+        $permissions[$name] = array_shift($attr);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return $permissions;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/CRM/Core/Permission.php b/CRM/Core/Permission.php
index 2b6ef9d5ef..b56d805b3d 100644
--- a/CRM/Core/Permission.php
+++ b/CRM/Core/Permission.php
@@ -547,43 +547,77 @@ class CRM_Core_Permission {
 
   /**
    * @param bool $all
+   * @param bool $descriptions
+   *   whether to return descriptions
    *
    * @return array
    */
-  public static function &basicPermissions($all = FALSE) {
-    static $permissions = NULL;
+  public static function &basicPermissions($all = FALSE, $descriptions = FALSE) {
+    if ($descriptions) {
+      static $permissionsDesc = NULL;
 
-    if (!$permissions) {
-      $config = CRM_Core_Config::singleton();
-      $prefix = ts('CiviCRM') . ': ';
-      $permissions = self::getCorePermissions();
-
-      if (self::isMultisiteEnabled()) {
-        $permissions['administer Multiple Organizations'] = $prefix . ts('administer Multiple Organizations');
+      if (!$permissionsDesc) {
+        $permissionsDesc = self::assembleBasicPermissions($all, $descriptions);
       }
 
-      if (!$all) {
-        $components = CRM_Core_Component::getEnabledComponents();
-      }
-      else {
-        $components = CRM_Core_Component::getComponents();
+      return $permissionsDesc;
+    }
+    else {
+      static $permissions = NULL;
+
+      if (!$permissions) {
+        $permissions = self::assembleBasicPermissions($all, $descriptions);
       }
 
-      foreach ($components as $comp) {
-        $perm = $comp->getPermissions();
-        if ($perm) {
-          $info = $comp->getInfo();
+      return $permissions;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param bool $all
+   * @param bool $descriptions
+   *   whether to return descriptions
+   *
+   * @return array
+   */
+  public static function assembleBasicPermissions($all = FALSE, $descriptions = FALSE) {
+    $config = CRM_Core_Config::singleton();
+    $prefix = ts('CiviCRM') . ': ';
+    $permissions = self::getCorePermissions($descriptions);
+
+    if (self::isMultisiteEnabled()) {
+      $permissions['administer Multiple Organizations'] = $prefix . ts('administer Multiple Organizations');
+    }
+
+    if (!$all) {
+      $components = CRM_Core_Component::getEnabledComponents();
+    }
+    else {
+      $components = CRM_Core_Component::getComponents();
+    }
+
+    foreach ($components as $comp) {
+      $perm = $comp->getPermissions(FALSE, $descriptions);
+      if ($perm) {
+        $info = $comp->getInfo();
+        if ($descriptions) {
+          foreach ($perm as $p => $attr) {
+            $title = $info['translatedName'] . ': ' . array_shift($attr);
+            array_unshift($attr, $title);
+            $permissions[$p] = $attr;
+          }
+        }
+        else {
           foreach ($perm as $p) {
             $permissions[$p] = $info['translatedName'] . ': ' . $p;
           }
         }
       }
-
-      // Add any permissions defined in hook_civicrm_permission implementations.
-      $module_permissions = $config->userPermissionClass->getAllModulePermissions();
-      $permissions = array_merge($permissions, $module_permissions);
     }
 
+    // Add any permissions defined in hook_civicrm_permission implementations.
+    $module_permissions = $config->userPermissionClass->getAllModulePermissions();
+    $permissions = array_merge($permissions, $module_permissions);
     return $permissions;
   }
 
@@ -617,56 +651,185 @@ class CRM_Core_Permission {
   }
 
   /**
+   * @param bool $descriptions
+   *   whether to return descriptions
+   *
    * @return array
    */
-  public static function getCorePermissions() {
+  public static function getCorePermissions($descriptions = FALSE) {
     $prefix = ts('CiviCRM') . ': ';
     $permissions = array(
-      'add contacts' => $prefix . ts('add contacts'),
-      'view all contacts' => $prefix . ts('view all contacts'),
-      'edit all contacts' => $prefix . ts('edit all contacts'),
-      'view my contact' => $prefix . ts('view my contact'),
-      'edit my contact' => $prefix . ts('edit my contact'),
-      'delete contacts' => $prefix . ts('delete contacts'),
-      'access deleted contacts' => $prefix . ts('access deleted contacts'),
-      'import contacts' => $prefix . ts('import contacts'),
-      'edit groups' => $prefix . ts('edit groups'),
-      'administer CiviCRM' => $prefix . ts('administer CiviCRM'),
-      'skip IDS check' => $prefix . ts('skip IDS check'),
-      'access uploaded files' => $prefix . ts('access uploaded files'),
-      'profile listings and forms' => $prefix . ts('profile listings and forms'),
-      'profile listings' => $prefix . ts('profile listings'),
-      'profile create' => $prefix . ts('profile create'),
-      'profile edit' => $prefix . ts('profile edit'),
-      'profile view' => $prefix . ts('profile view'),
-      'access all custom data' => $prefix . ts('access all custom data'),
-      'view all activities' => $prefix . ts('view all activities'),
-      'delete activities' => $prefix . ts('delete activities'),
-      'access CiviCRM' => $prefix . ts('access CiviCRM'),
-      'access Contact Dashboard' => $prefix . ts('access Contact Dashboard'),
-      'translate CiviCRM' => $prefix . ts('translate CiviCRM'),
-      'administer reserved groups' => $prefix . ts('administer reserved groups'),
-      'administer Tagsets' => $prefix . ts('administer Tagsets'),
-      'administer reserved tags' => $prefix . ts('administer reserved tags'),
-      'administer dedupe rules' => $prefix . ts('administer dedupe rules'),
-      'merge duplicate contacts' => $prefix . ts('merge duplicate contacts'),
-      'view debug output' => $prefix . ts('view debug output'),
-      'view all notes' => $prefix . ts('view all notes'),
-      'access AJAX API' => $prefix . ts('access AJAX API'),
-      'access contact reference fields' => $prefix . ts('access contact reference fields'),
-      'create manual batch' => $prefix . ts('create manual batch'),
-      'edit own manual batches' => $prefix . ts('edit own manual batches'),
-      'edit all manual batches' => $prefix . ts('edit all manual batches'),
-      'view own manual batches' => $prefix . ts('view own manual batches'),
-      'view all manual batches' => $prefix . ts('view all manual batches'),
-      'delete own manual batches' => $prefix . ts('delete own manual batches'),
-      'delete all manual batches' => $prefix . ts('delete all manual batches'),
-      'export own manual batches' => $prefix . ts('export own manual batches'),
-      'export all manual batches' => $prefix . ts('export all manual batches'),
-      'administer payment processors' => $prefix . ts('administer payment processors'),
-      'edit message templates' => $prefix . ts('edit message templates'),
+      'add contacts' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('add contacts'),
+        ts('Create a new contact record in CiviCRM'),
+      ),
+      'view all contacts' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('view all contacts'),
+        ts('View ANY CONTACT in the CiviCRM database, export contact info and perform activities such as Send Email, Phone Call, etc.'),
+      ),
+      'edit all contacts' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('edit all contacts'),
+        ts('View, Edit and Delete ANY CONTACT in the CiviCRM database; Create and edit relationships, tags and other info about the contacts'),
+      ),
+      'view my contact' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('view my contact'),
+      ),
+      'edit my contact' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('edit my contact'),
+      ),
+      'delete contacts' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('delete contacts'),
+      ),
+      'access deleted contacts' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('access deleted contacts'),
+        ts('Access contacts in the trash'),
+      ),
+      'import contacts' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('import contacts'),
+        ts('Import contacts and activities'),
+      ),
+      'edit groups' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('edit groups'),
+        ts('Create new groups, edit group settings (e.g. group name, visibility...), delete groups'),
+      ),
+      'administer CiviCRM' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('administer CiviCRM'),
+        ts('Perform all tasks in the Administer CiviCRM control panel and Import Contacts'),
+      ),
+      'skip IDS check' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('skip IDS check'),
+        ts('IDS system is bypassed for users with this permission. Prevents false errors for admin users.'),
+      ),
+      'access uploaded files' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('access uploaded files'),
+        ts('View / download files including images and photos'),
+      ),
+      'profile listings and forms' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('profile listings and forms'),
+        ts('Access the profile Search form and listings'),
+      ),
+      'profile listings' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('profile listings'),
+      ),
+      'profile create' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('profile create'),
+        ts('Use profiles in Create mode'),
+      ),
+      'profile edit' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('profile edit'),
+        ts('Use profiles in Edit mode'),
+      ),
+      'profile view' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('profile view'),
+      ),
+      'access all custom data' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('access all custom data'),
+        ts('View all custom fields regardless of ACL rules'),
+      ),
+      'view all activities' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('view all activities'),
+        ts('View all activities (for visible contacts)'),
+      ),
+      'delete activities' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('Delete activities'),
+      ),
+      'access CiviCRM' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('access CiviCRM'),
+        ts('Master control for access to the main CiviCRM backend and API'),
+      ),
+      'access Contact Dashboard' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('access Contact Dashboard'),
+        ts('View Contact Dashboard (for themselves and visible contacts)'),
+      ),
+      'translate CiviCRM' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('translate CiviCRM'),
+        ts('Allow User to enable multilingual'),
+      ),
+      'administer reserved groups' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('administer reserved groups'),
+        ts('Edit and disable Reserved Groups (Needs Edit Groups)'),
+      ),
+      'administer Tagsets' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('administer Tagsets'),
+      ),
+      'administer reserved tags' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('administer reserved tags'),
+      ),
+      'administer dedupe rules' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('administer dedupe rules'),
+        ts('Create and edit rules, change the supervised and unsupervised rules'),
+      ),
+      'merge duplicate contacts' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('merge duplicate contacts'),
+        ts('Delete Contacts must also be granted in order for this to work.'),
+      ),
+      'view debug output' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('view debug output'),
+        ts('View results of debug and backtrace'),
+      ),
+      'view all notes' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('view all notes'),
+        ts("View notes (for visible contacts) even if they're marked admin only"),
+      ),
+      'access AJAX API' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('access AJAX API'),
+        ts('Allow API access even if Access CiviCRM is not granted'),
+      ),
+      'access contact reference fields' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('access contact reference fields'),
+        ts('Allow entering data into contact reference fields'),
+      ),
+      'create manual batch' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('create manual batch'),
+        ts('Create an accounting batch (with Access to CiviContribute and View Own/All Manual Batches)'),
+      ),
+      'edit own manual batches' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('edit own manual batches'),
+        ts('Edit accounting batches created by user'),
+      ),
+      'edit all manual batches' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('edit all manual batches'),
+        ts('Edit all accounting batches'),
+      ),
+      'view own manual batches' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('view own manual batches'),
+        ts('View accounting batches created by user (with Access to CiviContribute)'),
+      ),
+      'view all manual batches' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('view all manual batches'),
+        ts('View all accounting batches (with Access to CiviContribute)'),
+      ),
+      'delete own manual batches' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('delete own manual batches'),
+        ts('Delete accounting batches created by user'),
+      ),
+      'delete all manual batches' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('delete all manual batches'),
+        ts('Delete all accounting batches'),
+      ),
+      'export own manual batches' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('export own manual batches'),
+        ts('Export accounting batches created by user'),
+      ),
+      'export all manual batches' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('export all manual batches'),
+        ts('Export all accounting batches'),
+      ),
+      'administer payment processors' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('administer payment processors'),
+        ts('Add, Update, or Disable Payment Processors'),
+      ),
+      'edit message templates' => array(
+        $prefix . ts('edit message templates'),
+      ),
     );
 
+    if (!$descriptions) {
+      foreach ($permissions as $name => $attr) {
+        $permissions[$name] = array_shift($attr);
+      }
+    }
+
     return $permissions;
   }
 
diff --git a/CRM/Event/Info.php b/CRM/Event/Info.php
index 756e8f662e..398e3fc72a 100644
--- a/CRM/Event/Info.php
+++ b/CRM/Event/Info.php
@@ -59,19 +59,49 @@ class CRM_Event_Info extends CRM_Core_Component_Info {
   /**
    * @inheritDoc
    * @param bool $getAllUnconditionally
+   * @param bool $descriptions
+   *   Whether to return permission descriptions
    *
    * @return array
    */
-  public function getPermissions($getAllUnconditionally = FALSE) {
-    return array(
-      'access CiviEvent',
-      'edit event participants',
-      'edit all events',
-      'register for events',
-      'view event info',
-      'view event participants',
-      'delete in CiviEvent',
+  public function getPermissions($getAllUnconditionally = FALSE, $descriptions = FALSE) {
+    $permissions = array(
+      'access CiviEvent' => array(
+        ts('access CiviEvent'),
+        ts('Create events, view all events, and view participant records (for visible contacts)'),
+      ),
+      'edit event participants' => array(
+        ts('edit event participants'),
+        ts('Record and update backend event registrations'),
+      ),
+      'edit all events' => array(
+        ts('edit all events'),
+        ts('Edit events even without specific ACL granted'),
+      ),
+      'register for events' => array(
+        ts('register for events'),
+        ts('Register for events online'),
+      ),
+      'view event info' => array(
+        ts('view event info'),
+        ts('View online event information pages'),
+      ),
+      'view event participants' => array(
+        ts('view event participants'),
+      ),
+      'delete in CiviEvent' => array(
+        ts('delete in CiviEvent'),
+        ts('Delete participants and events that you can edit'),
+      ),
     );
+
+    if (!$descriptions) {
+      foreach ($permissions as $name => $attr) {
+        $permissions[$name] = array_shift($attr);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return $permissions;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/CRM/Grant/Info.php b/CRM/Grant/Info.php
index 45d93e6b26..6c97555e17 100644
--- a/CRM/Grant/Info.php
+++ b/CRM/Grant/Info.php
@@ -61,15 +61,34 @@ class CRM_Grant_Info extends CRM_Core_Component_Info {
   /**
    * @inheritDoc
    * @param bool $getAllUnconditionally
+   * @param bool $descriptions
+   *   Whether to return permission descriptions
    *
    * @return array
    */
-  public function getPermissions($getAllUnconditionally = FALSE) {
-    return array(
-      'access CiviGrant',
-      'edit grants',
-      'delete in CiviGrant',
+  public function getPermissions($getAllUnconditionally = FALSE, $descriptions = FALSE) {
+    $permissions = array(
+      'access CiviGrant' => array(
+        ts('access CiviGrant'),
+        ts('View all grants'),
+      ),
+      'edit grants' => array(
+        ts('edit grants'),
+        ts('Create and update grants'),
+      ),
+      'delete in CiviGrant' => array(
+        ts('delete in CiviGrant'),
+        ts('Delete grants'),
+      ),
     );
+
+    if (!$descriptions) {
+      foreach ($permissions as $name => $attr) {
+        $permissions[$name] = array_shift($attr);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return $permissions;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/CRM/Mailing/Info.php b/CRM/Mailing/Info.php
index b3eef8170d..9fdcf6c615 100644
--- a/CRM/Mailing/Info.php
+++ b/CRM/Mailing/Info.php
@@ -210,21 +210,51 @@ class CRM_Mailing_Info extends CRM_Core_Component_Info {
   /**
    * @inheritDoc
    * @param bool $getAllUnconditionally
+   * @param bool $descriptions
+   *   Whether to return permission descriptions
    *
    * @return array
    */
-  public function getPermissions($getAllUnconditionally = FALSE) {
+  public function getPermissions($getAllUnconditionally = FALSE, $descriptions = FALSE) {
     $permissions = array(
-      'access CiviMail',
-      'access CiviMail subscribe/unsubscribe pages',
-      'delete in CiviMail',
-      'view public CiviMail content',
+      'access CiviMail' => array(
+        ts('access CiviMail'),
+      ),
+      'access CiviMail subscribe/unsubscribe pages' => array(
+        ts('access CiviMail subscribe/unsubscribe pages'),
+        ts('Subscribe/unsubscribe from mailing list group'),
+      ),
+      'delete in CiviMail' => array(
+        ts('delete in CiviMail'),
+        ts('Delete Mailing'),
+      ),
+      'view public CiviMail content' => array(
+        ts('view public CiviMail content'),
+      ),
     );
 
     if (self::workflowEnabled() || $getAllUnconditionally) {
-      $permissions[] = 'create mailings';
-      $permissions[] = 'schedule mailings';
-      $permissions[] = 'approve mailings';
+      $permissions[] = array(
+        'create mailings' => array(
+          ts('create mailings'),
+        ),
+      );
+      $permissions[] = array(
+        'schedule mailings' => array(
+          ts('schedule mailings'),
+        ),
+      );
+      $permissions[] = array(
+        'approve mailings' => array(
+          ts('approve mailings'),
+        ),
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (!$descriptions) {
+      foreach ($permissions as $name => $attr) {
+        $permissions[$name] = array_shift($attr);
+      }
     }
 
     return $permissions;
diff --git a/CRM/Member/Info.php b/CRM/Member/Info.php
index 76bc4f4c23..96c7fbcf06 100644
--- a/CRM/Member/Info.php
+++ b/CRM/Member/Info.php
@@ -75,21 +75,35 @@ class CRM_Member_Info extends CRM_Core_Component_Info {
    * implementation of $getAllUnconditionally is required.
    *
    * @param bool $getAllUnconditionally
+   * @param bool $descriptions
+   *   Whether to return permission descriptions
    *
    * @return array|null
    *   collection of permissions, null if none
    */
-  /**
-   * @param bool $getAllUnconditionally
-   *
-   * @return array|null
-   */
-  public function getPermissions($getAllUnconditionally = FALSE) {
-    return array(
-      'access CiviMember',
-      'edit memberships',
-      'delete in CiviMember',
+  public function getPermissions($getAllUnconditionally = FALSE, $descriptions = FALSE) {
+    $permissions = array(
+      'access CiviMember' => array(
+        ts('access CiviMember'),
+        ts('View memberships'),
+      ),
+      'edit memberships' => array(
+        ts('edit memberships'),
+        ts('Create and update memberships'),
+      ),
+      'delete in CiviMember' => array(
+        ts('delete in CiviMember'),
+        ts('Delete memberships'),
+      ),
     );
+
+    if (!$descriptions) {
+      foreach ($permissions as $name => $attr) {
+        $permissions[$name] = array_shift($attr);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return $permissions;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/CRM/Pledge/Info.php b/CRM/Pledge/Info.php
index 2d6ea2103c..3aff707b18 100644
--- a/CRM/Pledge/Info.php
+++ b/CRM/Pledge/Info.php
@@ -71,21 +71,35 @@ class CRM_Pledge_Info extends CRM_Core_Component_Info {
    * implementation of $getAllUnconditionally is required.
    *
    * @param bool $getAllUnconditionally
+   * @param bool $descriptions
+   *   Whether to return permission descriptions
    *
    * @return array|null
    *   collection of permissions, null if none
    */
-  /**
-   * @param bool $getAllUnconditionally
-   *
-   * @return array|null
-   */
-  public function getPermissions($getAllUnconditionally = FALSE) {
-    return array(
-      'access CiviPledge',
-      'edit pledges',
-      'delete in CiviPledge',
+  public function getPermissions($getAllUnconditionally = FALSE, $descriptions = FALSE) {
+    $permissions = array(
+      'access CiviPledge' => array(
+        ts('access CiviPledge'),
+        ts('View pledges'),
+      ),
+      'edit pledges' => array(
+        ts('edit pledges'),
+        ts('Create and update pledges'),
+      ),
+      'delete in CiviPledge' => array(
+        ts('delete in CiviPledge'),
+        ts('Delete pledges'),
+      ),
     );
+
+    if (!$descriptions) {
+      foreach ($permissions as $name => $attr) {
+        $permissions[$name] = array_shift($attr);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return $permissions;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/CRM/Report/Info.php b/CRM/Report/Info.php
index d79d779f0e..e19da69d1a 100644
--- a/CRM/Report/Info.php
+++ b/CRM/Report/Info.php
@@ -75,17 +75,39 @@ class CRM_Report_Info extends CRM_Core_Component_Info {
    * implementation of $getAllUnconditionally is required.
    *
    * @param bool $getAllUnconditionally
+   * @param bool $descriptions
+   *   Whether to return permission descriptions
    *
    * @return array|null
    *   collection of permissions, null if none
    */
-  /**
-   * @param bool $getAllUnconditionally
-   *
-   * @return array|null
-   */
-  public function getPermissions($getAllUnconditionally = FALSE) {
-    return array('access CiviReport', 'access Report Criteria', 'administer reserved reports', 'administer Reports');
+  public function getPermissions($getAllUnconditionally = FALSE, $descriptions = FALSE) {
+    $permissions = array(
+      'access CiviReport' => array(
+        ts('access CiviReport'),
+        ts('View reports'),
+      ),
+      'access Report Criteria' => array(
+        ts('access Report Criteria'),
+        ts('Change report search criteria'),
+      ),
+      'administer reserved reports' => array(
+        ts('administer reserved reports'),
+        ts('Edit all reports that have been marked as reserved'),
+      ),
+      'administer Reports' => array(
+        ts('administer Reports'),
+        ts('Manage report templates'),
+      ),
+    );
+
+    if (!$descriptions) {
+      foreach ($permissions as $name => $attr) {
+        $permissions[$name] = array_shift($attr);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return $permissions;
   }