Bypass MSNF

This is fixed in 7.x-1.0.
Other modules may alter the step information by using hook_msnf_info_steps_alter(&$steps, $entity_type, $bundle).
This way you can create a module which allows users with proper permissions to do not use steps at all.

I'm sorry to say this but I do not find it quite useful to add this permission. Using hook_msnf_info_steps_alter() is more generic so you can hide or alter the steps in any way you like. Including allowing some users to not use the steps at all.

I've been searching for help as to how to implement hook_msnf_info_steps_alter(), I tried searching and IRC, to no avail. I'm not clear what I should be passing to the function. Any help would be appreciated.

Here's what I have so far for my own custom "lpub" module, and a custom role named "Manager" (I'm not making a dedicated permission just yet):

function lpub_msnf_info_steps_alter($steps_cached ){
  global $user;
  if (in_array('Manager', $user->roles)) {
# Unset steps here. How?
  $steps_cached	= FALSE;
  }                                                                                             
}

I'll post my solution to this issue, which is clearly not achieved via hook_msnf_info_steps_alter():

...
function msnf_field_attach_form($entity_type, $entity, &$form, &$form_state, $langcode) {
# My addition:
  global $user;
  if (in_array('Manager', $user->roles)) {
    return;
  }
...

It's not the correct Drupal way to check for perms, and it requires hacking the msnf module itself, but it was the method that worked for me.

Example to disable steps on node type "article":

<?php
function test_msnf_info_steps_alter(&$steps_cached, $entity_type, $bundle) {
  if ($entity_type == 'node' && $bundle == 'article') {
    $steps_cached[$entity_type][$bundle] = array();
  }
}
?>

Hiding steps for specific roles is as easy as the example above. Simply adjust the condition to your needs.

$steps_cached is a structured array of this form:

• [entity type]
  • [bundle]
    • step definition
    • step definition
  • [bundle]
    • step definition
    • step definition

Thanks.