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+var api = function(dbot) {
+    return {
+        'getUrl': function(path) {
+            if(path.charAt(0) == '/') path = path.substr(1);
+            if(this.config.externalPath) {
+                return this.config.externalPath + '/' + path;
+            } else {
+                return 'http://' + this.config.webHost + ':' + this.config.webPort + '/' + path;
+            }
+        },
+
+        'addIndexLink': function(route, title) {
+            this.indexLinks[route] = title;
+        },
+
+        'getWebUser': function(id, callback) {
+            this.db.read('web_users', id, function(err, webUser) {
+                callback(webUser);
+            }); 
+        },
+
+        'hasAccess': function(req, res, next) {
+            var path = req.route.path,
+                module = dbot.pages[path].module,
+                mConfig = dbot.config.modules[module];
+
+            if(mConfig.requireWebLogin == true) {
+                if(req.isAuthenticated()) {
+                    var accessNeeded = 'regular';
+                    if(_.has(mConfig, 'pageAccess') && _.has(mConfig.pageAccess, path)) {
+                        accessNeeded = mConfig.pageAccess[path];
+                    } else if(!_.isUndefined(mConfig.webAccess)) {
+                        accessNeeded = mConfig.webAccess; 
+                    }
+
+                    if(accessNeeded != 'regular') {
+                        var allowedUsers = dbot.config.admins;
+                        if(mConfig.webAccess == 'moderators') {
+                            allowedUsers = _.union(allowedUsers, dbot.config.moderators);
+                        }
+                        if(mConfig.webAccess == 'power_users') {
+                            allowedUsers = _.union(allowedUsers, dbot.config.moderators);
+                            allowedUsers = _.union(allowedUsers, dbot.config.power_users);
+                        }
+
+                        if(_.include(allowedUsers, req.user.primaryNick)) {
+                            return next();
+                        } else {
+                            res.redirect('/');
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        return next();
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    res.render('login', {
+                        'message': 'You need to log in to access this module.',
+                        'redirect': req.originalUrl
+                    });
+                }
+            } else {
+                return next();
+            }
+        }
+    };
+};
+
+exports.fetch = function(dbot) {
+    return api(dbot);
+};