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README

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+Dashboard Location
+============================----version 1 beta
+by Zach Inglis // zachinglis.com
+
+I was wanting to implement Basecamp-like urls to a project I was working on and found that account_location was only half of my soloution while dashboard_location was 
+only 3 quarters. Attached is a project-agnostic(no setting variables, do not worry) library for Rails.
+
+It is not the cleanest of libraries yet but I intend on improving it. It is only 1 day old so far.
+
+  In controllers such as sessions_controller where you want people to be using the subdomain, use:
+    before_filter :should_add_subdomain_for_home_if_logged_in
+    before_filter :protect_controller_if_no_dashboard
+
+  For controllers that should not be accessed through a subdomain, such as content controllers, use:
+    before_filter :redirect_dashboard_calls
+
+  That is it! Just use methods like logged_in anywhere you like and it will work as you hope.
+
+Credits:
+
+  While I hacked the hell out of it, credits are still due.
+
+  David Heinemeier Hansson - for account_location - http://dev.rubyonrails.org/svn/rails/plugins/account_location/
+  Derek Haynes - for his modifications - http://cleanair.highgroove.com/articles/2006/08/14/simplied-subdomain-authentication-in-ruby-on-rails
+
+Installation:
+
+  Drag the dashboard_location.rb to your lib folder in your Rails directory.
+
+  Perform: ruby ./script/generate model Home permalink:string name:string
+
+  I use this in conjunction with Technoweenies permalink_fu to automatically generate the permalink. If you want to add the following code, else skip it:
+    has_permalink :name
+
+  Add this to your signup process. Ryan address how to do similiar things here: http://railscasts.com/episodes/75
+
+Cheers, hope your coding time is easier. Any suggestions or code changes you want to suggest, please email me by going to zachinglis.com/contact!
+
+Released under the MIT License as is account_dashboard

lib/dashboard_location.rb

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+module DashboardLocation
+  def self.included(controller)
+    controller.helper_method(:dashboard_domain, :dashboard_subdomain, 
+                             :dashboard_host, :dashboard_url, 
+                             :current_dashboard, :current_subscription,
+                             :clean_root_url, :clean_dashboard_url)
+  end
+
+protected
+  def default_dashboard_subdomain
+   current_dashboard.permalink if current_dashboard
+  end
+
+  def home_url(dashboard_subdomain = default_dashboard_subdomain, use_ssl = request.ssl?)
+    (use_ssl ? "https://" : "http://") + dashboard_host(dashboard_subdomain)
+  end
+
+  def dashboard_host(dashboard_subdomain = default_dashboard_subdomain)
+    dashboard_subdomain + "." + dashboard_domain
+  end
+
+  def dashboard_domain
+    dashboard_domain = ""
+    dashboard_domain << request.subdomains[1..-1].join(".") + "." if request.subdomains.size > 1
+    dashboard_domain << request.domain + request.port_string
+    dashboard_domain
+  end
+
+  def dashboard_subdomain
+    request.subdomains.first
+  end
+
+  def current_dashboard
+    Home.find_by_permalink(dashboard_subdomain)
+  end
+
+  def ensure_current_dashboard
+    return true if current_dashboard
+    flash[:notice] = "Sorry, but that is an invalid home."
+    redirect_to root_url and return false
+  end
+
+  def should_add_subdomain_for_home_if_logged_in
+    redirect_to clean_dashboard_url if request.subdomains.empty? && logged_in?
+  end
+
+  def should_redirect_if_no_subdomain
+    return unless request.subdomains.empty?
+    redirect_to logged_in? ? clean_dashboard_url : root_url
+  end
+
+  def redirect_dashboard_calls
+    return if request.subdomains.empty?
+    if !logged_in? && !dashboard_subdomain.nil? && !current_dashboard.nil?      
+      flash[:notice] = "Please login to access your account"
+      redirect_to login_url
+    elsif logged_in? && current_user.home.permalink != dashboard_subdomain
+      flash[:notice] = "Please only access your own home panel."
+      redirect_to clean_dashboard_url(current_user.home.permalink)
+    elsif dashboard_subdomain && current_dashboard.nil?
+      flash[:notice] = "We can't find where you are looking for."
+      redirect_to clean_root_url
+    elsif logged_in? && (request.path.nil? || request.path == "/")
+      redirect_to_dashboard_if_logged_in
+    end
+  end
+
+  def redirect_to_dashboard_if_logged_in
+    redirect_to dashboard_url if logged_in?
+  end
+
+  def protect_controller_if_no_dashboard
+    redirect_to clean_dashboard_url if dashboard_subdomain.nil?
+  end
+
+  def account_domain
+    account_domain = ""
+    account_domain << request.subdomains[1..-1].join(".") + "." if request.subdomains.size > 1
+    account_domain << request.domain + request.port_string
+  end  
+
+  def clean_dashboard_url(permalink=nil)
+    home_permalink = request.subdomains.empty? ? current_user.home.permalink : request.subdomains.first
+    home_permalink = permalink unless permalink.nil? # overwrite fu
+    "#{protocol}#{home_permalink}.#{account_domain}"
+  end
+
+  def clean_root_url
+    "#{protocol}#{account_domain}"
+  end
+
+  def protocol
+    request.ssl? ? "https://" : "http://"
+  end
+end