Module: Authorization

Defined in:
lib/declarative_authorization/helper.rb,
lib/declarative_authorization/reader.rb,
lib/declarative_authorization/in_model.rb,
lib/declarative_authorization/maintenance.rb,
lib/declarative_authorization/authorization.rb,
lib/declarative_authorization/in_controller.rb,
lib/declarative_authorization/obligation_scope.rb,
lib/declarative_authorization/development_support/analyzer.rb,
lib/declarative_authorization/development_support/change_analyzer.rb,
lib/declarative_authorization/development_support/change_supporter.rb,
lib/declarative_authorization/development_support/development_support.rb

Defined Under Namespace

Modules: AuthorizationHelper, AuthorizationInController, AuthorizationInModel, DevelopmentSupport, Maintenance, Reader, TestHelper Classes: Attribute, AttributeAuthorizationError, AttributeWithPermission, AuthorizationError, AuthorizationRule, AuthorizationUsageError, ControllerPermission, Engine, GuestUser, NilAttributeValueError, NotAuthorized, ObligationScope

Constant Summary collapse

AUTH_DSL_FILES = 
["#{Rails.root}/config/authorization_rules.rb"]
@@dot_path = 
"dot"

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.activate_authorization_rules_browser? ⇒ Boolean

:nodoc:

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/declarative_authorization/authorization.rb', line 47

def self.activate_authorization_rules_browser? # :nodoc:
  ::Rails.env.development?
end

.current_user ⇒ Object

Controller-independent method for retrieving the current user. Needed for model security where the current controller is not available.



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# File 'lib/declarative_authorization/authorization.rb', line 32

def self.current_user
  Thread.current["current_user"] || GuestUser.new
end

.current_user=(user) ⇒ Object

Controller-independent method for setting the current user.



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# File 'lib/declarative_authorization/authorization.rb', line 37

def self.current_user=(user)
  Thread.current["current_user"] = user
end

.dot_path ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/declarative_authorization/authorization.rb', line 52

def self.dot_path
  @@dot_path
end

.dot_path=(path) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/declarative_authorization/authorization.rb', line 56

def self.dot_path= (path)
  @@dot_path = path
end

.ignore_access_control(state = nil) ⇒ Object

For use in test cases only



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# File 'lib/declarative_authorization/authorization.rb', line 42

def self.ignore_access_control (state = nil) # :nodoc:
  Thread.current["ignore_access_control"] = state unless state.nil?
  Thread.current["ignore_access_control"] || false
end