WP_Role

class WP_Role {
	/**
	 * Role name.
	 *
	 * @since 2.0.0
	 * @var string
	 */
	public $name;

	/**
	 * List of capabilities the role contains.
	 *
	 * @since 2.0.0
	 * @var bool[] Array of key/value pairs where keys represent a capability name and boolean values
	 *             represent whether the role has that capability.
	 */
	public $capabilities;

	/**
	 * Constructor - Set up object properties.
	 *
	 * The list of capabilities must have the key as the name of the capability
	 * and the value a boolean of whether it is granted to the role.
	 *
	 * @since 2.0.0
	 *
	 * @param string $role         Role name.
	 * @param bool[] $capabilities Array of key/value pairs where keys represent a capability name and boolean values
	 *                             represent whether the role has that capability.
	 */
	public function __construct( $role, $capabilities ) {
		$this->name         = $role;
		$this->capabilities = $capabilities;
	}

	/**
	 * Assign role a capability.
	 *
	 * @since 2.0.0
	 *
	 * @param string $cap   Capability name.
	 * @param bool   $grant Whether role has capability privilege.
	 */
	public function add_cap( $cap, $grant = true ) {
		$this->capabilities[ $cap ] = $grant;
		wp_roles()->add_cap( $this->name, $cap, $grant );
	}

	/**
	 * Removes a capability from a role.
	 *
	 * @since 2.0.0
	 *
	 * @param string $cap Capability name.
	 */
	public function remove_cap( $cap ) {
		unset( $this->capabilities[ $cap ] );
		wp_roles()->remove_cap( $this->name, $cap );
	}

	/**
	 * Determines whether the role has the given capability.
	 *
	 * @since 2.0.0
	 *
	 * @param string $cap Capability name.
	 * @return bool Whether the role has the given capability.
	 */
	public function has_cap( $cap ) {
		/**
		 * Filters which capabilities a role has.
		 *
		 * @since 2.0.0
		 *
		 * @param bool[] $capabilities Array of key/value pairs where keys represent a capability name and boolean values
		 *                             represent whether the role has that capability.
		 * @param string $cap          Capability name.
		 * @param string $name         Role name.
		 */
		$capabilities = apply_filters( 'role_has_cap', $this->capabilities, $cap, $this->name );

		if ( ! empty( $capabilities[ $cap ] ) ) {
			return $capabilities[ $cap ];
		} else {
			return false;
		}
	}

}