UserModel::getPermissions PHP Method

    public function getPermissions($userID)
    {
        $permissions = new Vanilla\Permissions();
        $permissionsKey = '';
        if (Gdn::cache()->activeEnabled()) {
            $permissionsIncrement = $this->getPermissionsIncrement();
            $permissionsKey = formatString(self::USERPERMISSIONS_KEY, ['UserID' => $userID, 'PermissionsIncrement' => $permissionsIncrement]);
            $cachedPermissions = Gdn::cache()->get($permissionsKey);
            if ($cachedPermissions !== Gdn_Cache::CACHEOP_FAILURE) {
                $permissions->setPermissions($cachedPermissions);
                return $permissions;
            }
        }
        $data = Gdn::permissionModel()->cachePermissions($userID);
        $permissions->compileAndLoad($data);
        $this->EventArguments['UserID'] = $userID;
        $this->EventArguments['Permissions'] = $permissions;
        $this->fireEvent('loadPermissions');
        if (Gdn::cache()->activeEnabled()) {
            Gdn::cache()->store($permissionsKey, $permissions->getPermissions());
        } else {
            // Save the permissions to the user table
            if ($userID > 0) {
                $this->SQL->put('User', ['Permissions' => dbencode($permissions->getPermissions())], ['UserID' => $userID]);
            }
        }
        return $permissions;
    }