Is there a way to add roles to the portal upon module installation (e.g. through manifest file)?

Alternatively, I would have to check whether ten different roles exist in the portal every time the page with module is opened. That would be fine on the initial module start, but kinda waste of resources after that. If I have to go this route, what is the function to check for the role presence?

Thanks,

Val

Thanks, William!

the reason I need multiple roles is that they could be added to certain users with a scheduler on a monthly basis so the user can access the page, update information and submit it, upon which the role is removed. Also there are multiple custom profiles that will be accessed based on assigned role. I do not see how I could accomplish that with the module permissions. But that's something I'll keep in mind since that might be a good solution in the future projects.

How would I define boolean flag in the Portal Settings? Should I check for the RolesInitialized, whether it exists, if not - create it, execute role creation function, and set RolesInitialized to true, if it exists then check whether it's true and proceed. I just need to figure out how to accomplish that.

In the meantime I came up with the folowing code to put in the main view page:

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (!IsPostBack)
            {
                //roles
                string strRole1 = "Role One";
                string strRole2 = "Role Two";
                string strRole3 = "Role Three";
                string strRole4 = "Role Four";
                string strRole5 = "Role Five";
                
                //check for roles existance and assign to bool
                bool bRole1 = Convert.ToBoolean(RoleProvider.Instance().GetRole(PortalId, strRole1));
                bool bRole2 = Convert.ToBoolean(RoleProvider.Instance().GetRole(PortalId, strRole2));
                bool bRole3 = Convert.ToBoolean(RoleProvider.Instance().GetRole(PortalId, strRole3));
                bool bRole4 = Convert.ToBoolean(RoleProvider.Instance().GetRole(PortalId, strRole4));
                bool bRole5 = Convert.ToBoolean(RoleProvider.Instance().GetRole(PortalId, strRole5));

                // If Roles do not exist, create and add them to the portal
                if (!bRole1)
                {
                    CreateRole(strRole1);
                }
                if (!bRole2)
                {
                    CreateRole(strRole2);
                }
                if (!bRole3)
                {
                    CreateRole(strRole3);
                }
                if (!bRole4)
                {
                    CreateRole(strRole4);
                }
                if (!bRole5)
                {
                    CreateRole(strRole5);
                }
            }
        }

        //Create a new role and add it to the portal
        protected void CreateRole(string strRoleName)
        {
            RoleController objDnnRoleController = new RoleController();
            RoleInfo objRole = new RoleInfo();
            objRole.AutoAssignment = false;
            objRole.IsPublic = false;
            objRole.PortalID = this.PortalId;
            objRole.RoleName = strRoleName;
            objRole.RoleGroupID = Null.NullInteger;
            objDnnRoleController.AddRole(objRole);
        }


Well, the previous code was faulty, this one works great:

protected void Page_Load(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            if (!IsPostBack)
            {
                AddRolesToPortal();
            }
        }

        //Add Roles to Portal
        private void AddRolesToPortal()
        {
            //role names
            string strRole1 = "Role One";
            string strRole2 = "Role Two";
            string strRole3 = "Role Three";
            string strRole4 = "Role Four";
            string strRole5 = "Role Five";

            CheckRole(strRole1);
            CheckRole(strRole2);
            CheckRole(strRole3);
            CheckRole(strRole4);
            CheckRole(strRole5);
        }

        //check role and create if not present
        protected void CheckRole(string strRoleName)
        {
            try
            {
                bool bExists = false;
                if (RoleProvider.Instance().GetRole(PortalId, strRoleName) != null)
                {
                    bExists = true;
                }

                if (!bExists)
                {
                    CreateRole(strRoleName);
                }
            }
            catch (System.Exception exc) //Something didn't work right
            {
                Exceptions.ProcessModuleLoadException(this, exc);
            }
        }

        //Create a new role and add it to the portal
        protected void CreateRole(string strRoleName)
        {
            RoleController objDnnRoleController = new RoleController();
            RoleInfo objRole = new RoleInfo();
            objRole.AutoAssignment = false;
            objRole.IsPublic = false;
            objRole.PortalID = this.PortalId;
            objRole.RoleName = strRoleName;
            objRole.RoleGroupID = Null.NullInteger;
            objDnnRoleController.AddRole(objRole);
        }

I'm sticking with this for now and move forward.