allow the user to allow comments or not on a page, blog post

app/controllers/admin/pages_controller.rb

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ def edit
   end 
 
   def update
+    @page.settings = params[:settings]
     if @page.update_attributes(params[:page])
       handle_publishing_workflow
       flash.now[:message] = 'Page Updated Successfully'
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ def new
 
   def create
     @page.name = @page.name.gsub(' ', '_')
+    @page.settings = params[:settings]
     if @page.save
       attach_page_plugins
       message = 'Page Added Successfully'

app/helpers/comments_helper.rb

@@ -1,21 +1,27 @@
 module CommentsHelper
   def show_comments_for(commentable)
-    render :partial => 'shared/comments', :locals => { :commentable => commentable }
+    if commentable.settings["allow_comments"]
+      render :partial => 'shared/comments', :locals => { :commentable => commentable }
+    end
   end
 
   def show_comment_form_for(commentable, options={})
     raise "No return path specified" unless options[:return_path]
-    comment = Comment.new
-    comment.commentable = commentable
-    render :partial => 'shared/comment_form', :locals => { :comment => comment, :commentable => commentable, :return_path => options[:return_path] }
+    if commentable.settings["allow_comments"]
+      comment = Comment.new
+      comment.commentable = commentable
+      render :partial => 'shared/comment_form', :locals => { :comment => comment, :commentable => commentable, :return_path => options[:return_path] }
+    end
   end
 
   def show_comment(comment)
     render :partial => 'shared/comment', :locals => { :comment => comment }
   end
 
   def show_comment_info_link_for(commentable, options={})
-    rause "No path specified" unless options[:path]
-    render :partial => 'shared/comment_info_link', :locals => { :commentable => commentable, :path => options[:path] }
+    raise "No path specified" unless options[:path]
+    if commentable.settings["allow_comments"]
+      render :partial => 'shared/comment_info_link', :locals => { :commentable => commentable, :path => options[:path] }
+    end
   end
 end

app/models/page.rb

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class Page < ActiveRecord::Base
   include AASM
   include ActionView::Helpers::DateHelper
   acts_as_commentable
+  has_settings
 
   named_scope :visible, :conditions => ["(expires_on > ? OR expires_on IS NULL) AND published = ? AND (publish_at <= ? OR publish_at IS NULL )", Time.now.getgm, true, Time.now.getgm]
   named_scope :self_and_siblings, lambda {|page| {:conditions => ["parent_id = ?", page.parent_id], :order => 'page_order'}}

app/views/admin/pages/_form.html.erb

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <%= form_row "Publish On", calendar_date_select_tag('page[publish_at]', Time.now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %I:%M %P"), :time => true, :minute_interval => 5) %>
     <%= form_row "Expires On", calendar_date_select_tag('page[expires_on]', @page.expires_on, :time => true, :minute_interval => 5) %>
     <%= form_row "Status", @page.status, :field_options => { :id => 'status' } %>
+    <%= form_row "Allow Comments", check_box_tag("settings[allow_comments]", "on", @page.settings["allow_comments"] == "on") %>
   </table>
   <div class="advanced_options">
     <% toggle_content_box "Advanced Options" do %>

vendor/plugins/ansuz_blog/app/controllers/admin/blog_posts_controller.rb

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ def new
   end
 
   def create
+    @blog_post.settings = params[:settings]
     if @blog_post.save
       flash[:notice] = "Blog Post was created successfully."
       redirect_to admin_blog_posts_path
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ def edit
   end
 
   def update
+    @blog_post.settings = params[:settings]
     if @blog_post.update_attributes(params[:blog_post])
       flash[:notice] = "Blog Post has been updated."
       redirect_to admin_blog_post_path(@blog_post)

vendor/plugins/ansuz_blog/app/models/ansuz/j_adams/blog_post.rb

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ class BlogPost < ActiveRecord::Base
       acts_as_url :title
       stampable
       acts_as_commentable
+      has_settings
 
       validates_uniqueness_of :url
 

vendor/plugins/ansuz_blog/app/views/admin/blog_posts/_form.html.erb

@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
 <%= form_heading "Post", fckeditor_textarea(:blog_post, :contents, :toolbarSet => 'Simple', :width => '100%', :height => '400px') -%>
 <br />
 <%= form_heading "Tags", f.text_field(:tag_list) -%>
+<%= form_heading "Allow Comments?", check_box_tag("settings[allow_comments]", "on", @blog_post.settings["allow_comments"] == "on") -%>
+<%= hidden_field_tag "settings[ignoreme]" %>
 <br />

vendor/plugins/has_settings/lib/has_settings.rb

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def has_settings
 
       define_method "settings" do |*args|
         @the_has_settings_setting ||= get_has_settings_setting
-        @the_has_settings_setting.settings
+        @the_has_settings_setting.settings || {}
       end
 
       define_method "settings=" do |the_settings|