Module: SocialStream::Controllers::Helpers

Extended by:
ActiveSupport::Concern
Defined in:
lib/social_stream/controllers/helpers.rb

Overview

Common methods added to ApplicationController

Defined Under Namespace

Modules: ClassMethods

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#current_ability ⇒ Object

Override Cancan#current_ability method to use #current_subject



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# File 'lib/social_stream/controllers/helpers.rb', line 91

def current_ability
  @current_ability ||=
    ::Ability.new(current_subject)
end

#current_actor ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/social_stream/controllers/helpers.rb', line 40

def current_actor
  current_subject.try(:actor)
end

#current_subject ⇒ Object

Current subject represented by the user. Defaults to the own user



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# File 'lib/social_stream/controllers/helpers.rb', line 25

def current_subject
  @current_subject ||=
    current_subject_from_params  ||
    current_subject_from_session ||
      current_user
end

#current_subject=(instance) ⇒ Object

Set represented subject



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# File 'lib/social_stream/controllers/helpers.rb', line 33

def current_subject= instance
  session[:subject_type] = instance.class.to_s
  session[:subject_id]   = instance.id

  @current_subject = instance
end

#profile_or_current_subject ⇒ Object

Returns the subject that is in the path, or the #current_subject if some User is logged in.

This method tries #profile_subject first and then #current_subject



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# File 'lib/social_stream/controllers/helpers.rb', line 75

def profile_or_current_subject
  profile_subject || current_subject
end

#profile_or_current_subject! ⇒ Object

This method tries #profile_or_current_subject but tries to authenticate if the user is not logged in



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# File 'lib/social_stream/controllers/helpers.rb', line 81

def profile_or_current_subject!
  profile_or_current_subject || warden.authenticate!
end

#profile_subject ⇒ Object

Returns the subject that is in the path, or nil if it is not provided

# /users/demo/posts
profile_subject #=> User demo

# /groups/test/posts
profile_subject #=> Group test

# /posts
profile_subject #=> nil



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# File 'lib/social_stream/controllers/helpers.rb', line 57

def profile_subject
  @profile_subject ||= find_profile_subject
end

#profile_subject! ⇒ Object

Raise error if #profile_subject is not provided



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# File 'lib/social_stream/controllers/helpers.rb', line 67

def profile_subject!
  profile_subject || warden.authenticate!
end

#profile_subject? ⇒ Boolean

Is #profile_subject provided?

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/social_stream/controllers/helpers.rb', line 62

def profile_subject?
  profile_subject.present?
end

#profile_subject_is_current? ⇒ Boolean

A User must be logged in and is equal to #profile_subject

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/social_stream/controllers/helpers.rb', line 86

def profile_subject_is_current?
  user_signed_in? && profile_subject == current_subject
end