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+package mstdn
+
+import (
+	"sourcecode.social/reiver/go-opt"
+	"sourcecode.social/reiver/go-jsonint"
+)
+
+// Role represents a Mastodon API "Role".
+//
+// See:
+// https://docs.joinmastodon.org/entities/Role/
+type Role struct {
+	ID          opt.Optional[jsonint.Int] `json:"id"`
+	Name        opt.Optional[string]      `json:"name"`
+	Color       opt.Optional[string]      `json:"color"`
+	Permissions opt.Optional[jsonint.Int] `json:"permissions"`
+	Highlighted opt.Optional[bool]        `json:"color"`
+}