module AuthenticatedSystem
protected
# Returns true or false if the person is logged in.
# Preloads @current_person with the person model if they're logged in.
def logged_in?
current_person != :false
end
# Accesses the current person from the session. Set it to :false if login fails
# so that future calls do not hit the database.
def current_person
@current_person ||= (login_from_session || login_from_basic_auth || login_from_cookie || :false)
end
# Store the given person id in the session.
def current_person=(new_person)
session[:person_id] = (new_person.nil? || new_person.is_a?(Symbol)) ? nil : new_person.id
@current_person = new_person || :false
end
# Check if the person is authorized
#
# Override this method in your controllers if you want to restrict access
# to only a few actions or if you want to check if the person
# has the correct rights.
#
# Example:
#
# # only allow nonbobs
# def authorized?
# current_person.login != "bob"
# end
def authorized?
logged_in?
end
# Filter method to enforce a login requirement.
#
# To require logins for all actions, use this in your controllers:
#
# before_filter :login_required
#
# To require logins for specific actions, use this in your controllers:
#
# before_filter :login_required, :only => [ :edit, :update ]
#
# To skip this in a subclassed controller:
#
# skip_before_filter :login_required
#
def login_required
authorized? || access_denied
end
# Redirect as appropriate when an access request fails.
#
# The default action is to redirect to the login screen.
#
# Override this method in your controllers if you want to have special
# behavior in case the person is not authorized
# to access the requested action. For example, a popup window might
# simply close itself.
def access_denied
respond_to do |format|
format.html do
store_location
flash[:error] = "You must log in to access this page."
redirect_to login_url
end
format.any do
request_http_basic_authentication 'Web Password'
end
end
end
# Store the URI of the current request in the session.
#
# We can return to this location by calling #redirect_back_or_default.
def store_location
session[:return_to] = request.request_uri
end
# Redirect to the URI stored by the most recent store_location call or
# to the passed default.
def redirect_back_or_default(default)
redirect_to(session[:return_to] || default)
session[:return_to] = nil
end
# Inclusion hook to make #current_person and #logged_in?
# available as ActionView helper methods.
def self.included(base)
base.send :helper_method, :current_person, :logged_in?
end
# Called from #current_person. First attempt to login by the person id stored in the session.
def login_from_session
self.current_person = Person.find(session[:person_id]) if session[:person_id]
end
# Called from #current_person. Now, attempt to login by basic authentication information.
def login_from_basic_auth
authenticate_with_http_basic do |username, password|
self.current_person = Person.authenticate(username, password)
end
end
# Called from #current_person. Finaly, attempt to login by an expiring token in the cookie.
def login_from_cookie
person = cookies[:auth_token] && Person.find_by_remember_token(cookies[:auth_token])
if person && person.remember_token?
person.remember_me
cookies[:auth_token] = { :value => person.remember_token, :expires => person.remember_token_expires_at }
self.current_person = person
end
end
end