module CanCan # This module is designed to be included into an Ability class. This will # provide the "can" methods for defining and checking abilities. # # class Ability # include CanCan::Ability # # def initialize(user) # if user.admin? # can :manage, :all # else # can :read, :all # end # end # end # module Ability # Check if the user has permission to perform a given action on an object. # # can? :destroy, @project # # You can also pass the class instead of an instance (if you don't have one handy). # # can? :create, Project # # Nested resources can be passed through a hash, this way conditions which are # dependent upon the association will work when using a class. # # can? :create, @category => Project # # Any additional arguments will be passed into the "can" block definition. This # can be used to pass more information about the user's request for example. # # can? :create, Project, request.remote_ip # # can :create Project do |project, remote_ip| # # ... # end # # Not only can you use the can? method in the controller and view (see ControllerAdditions), # but you can also call it directly on an ability instance. # # ability.can? :destroy, @project # # This makes testing a user's abilities very easy. # # def test "user can only destroy projects which he owns" # user = User.new # ability = Ability.new(user) # assert ability.can?(:destroy, Project.new(:user => user)) # assert ability.cannot?(:destroy, Project.new) # end # # Also see the RSpec Matchers to aid in testing. def can?(action, subject, *extra_args) match = relevant_rules_for_match(action, subject).detect do |rule| rule.matches_conditions?(action, subject, extra_args) end match ? match.base_behavior : false end # Convenience method which works the same as "can?" but returns the opposite value. # # cannot? :destroy, @project # def cannot?(*args) !can?(*args) end def cant?(*args) !can?(*args) end # Defines which abilities are allowed using two arguments. The first one is the action # you're setting the permission for, the second one is the class of object you're setting it on. # # can :update, Article # # You can pass an array for either of these parameters to match any one. # Here the user has the ability to update or destroy both articles and comments. # # can [:update, :destroy], [Article, Comment] # # You can pass :all to match any object and :manage to match any action. Here are some examples. # # can :manage, :all # can :update, :all # can :manage, Project # # You can pass a hash of conditions as the third argument. Here the user can only see active projects which he owns. # # can :read, Project, :active => true, :user_id => user.id # # See ActiveRecordAdditions#accessible_by for how to use this in database queries. These conditions # are also used for initial attributes when building a record in ControllerAdditions#load_resource. # # If the conditions hash does not give you enough control over defining abilities, you can use a block # along with any Ruby code you want. # # can :update, Project do |project| # project.groups.include?(user.group) # end # # If the block returns true then the user has that :update ability for that project, otherwise he # will be denied access. The downside to using a block is that it cannot be used to generate # conditions for database queries. # # You can pass custom objects into this "can" method, this is usually done with a symbol # and is useful if a class isn't available to define permissions on. # # can :read, :stats # can? :read, :stats # => true # # IMPORTANT: Neither a hash of conditions or a block will be used when checking permission on a class. # # can :update, Project, :priority => 3 # can? :update, Project # => true # # If you pass no arguments to +can+, the action, class, and object will be passed to the block and the # block will always be executed. This allows you to override the full behavior if the permissions are # defined in an external source such as the database. # # can do |action, object_class, object| # # check the database and return true/false # end # def can(action = nil, subject = nil, conditions = nil, &block) rules << Rule.new(true, action, subject, conditions, block) end # Defines an ability which cannot be done. Accepts the same arguments as "can". # # can :read, :all # cannot :read, Comment # # A block can be passed just like "can", however if the logic is complex it is recommended # to use the "can" method. # # cannot :read, Product do |product| # product.invisible? # end # def cannot(action = nil, subject = nil, conditions = nil, &block) rules << Rule.new(false, action, subject, conditions, block) end # Alias one or more actions into another one. # # alias_action :update, :destroy, :to => :modify # can :modify, Comment # # Then :modify permission will apply to both :update and :destroy requests. # # can? :update, Comment # => true # can? :destroy, Comment # => true # # This only works in one direction. Passing the aliased action into the "can?" call # will not work because aliases are meant to generate more generic actions. # # alias_action :update, :destroy, :to => :modify # can :update, Comment # can? :modify, Comment # => false # # Unless that exact alias is used. # # can :modify, Comment # can? :modify, Comment # => true # # The following aliases are added by default for conveniently mapping common controller actions. # # alias_action :index, :show, :to => :read # alias_action :new, :to => :create # alias_action :edit, :to => :update # # This way one can use params[:action] in the controller to determine the permission. def alias_action(*args) target = args.pop[:to] aliased_actions[target] ||= [] aliased_actions[target] += args end # Returns a hash of aliased actions. The key is the target and the value is an array of actions aliasing the key. def aliased_actions @aliased_actions ||= default_alias_actions end # Removes previously aliased actions including the defaults. def clear_aliased_actions @aliased_actions = {} end def model_adapter(model_class, action) adapter_class = ModelAdapters::AbstractAdapter.adapter_class(model_class) adapter_class.new(model_class, relevant_rules_for_query(action, model_class)) end # See ControllerAdditions#authorize! for documentation. def authorize!(action, subject, *args) message = nil if args.last.kind_of?(Hash) && args.last.has_key?(:message) message = args.pop[:message] end if cannot?(action, subject, *args) message ||= unauthorized_message(action, subject) raise AccessDenied.new(message, action, subject) end subject end def unauthorized_message(action, subject) keys = unauthorized_message_keys(action, subject) variables = {:action => action.to_s} variables[:subject] = (subject.class == Class ? subject : subject.class).to_s.underscore.humanize.downcase message = I18n.translate(nil, variables.merge(:scope => :unauthorized, :default => keys + [""])) message.blank? ? nil : message end def attributes_for(action, subject) attributes = {} relevant_rules(action, subject).map do |rule| attributes.merge!(rule.attributes_from_conditions) if rule.base_behavior end attributes end def has_block?(action, subject) relevant_rules(action, subject).any?(&:only_block?) end def has_raw_sql?(action, subject) relevant_rules(action, subject).any?(&:only_raw_sql?) end private def unauthorized_message_keys(action, subject) subject = (subject.class == Class ? subject : subject.class).name.underscore unless subject.kind_of? Symbol [subject, :all].map do |try_subject| [aliases_for_action(action), :manage].flatten.map do |try_action| :"#{try_action}.#{try_subject}" end end.flatten end # Accepts an array of actions and returns an array of actions which match. # This should be called before "matches?" and other checking methods since they # rely on the actions to be expanded. def expand_actions(actions) actions.map do |action| aliased_actions[action] ? [action, *expand_actions(aliased_actions[action])] : action end.flatten end # Given an action, it will try to find all of the actions which are aliased to it. # This does the opposite kind of lookup as expand_actions. def aliases_for_action(action) results = [action] aliased_actions.each do |aliased_action, actions| results += aliases_for_action(aliased_action) if actions.include? action end results end def rules @rules ||= [] end # Returns an array of Rule instances which match the action and subject # This does not take into consideration any hash conditions or block statements def relevant_rules(action, subject) rules.reverse.select do |rule| rule.expanded_actions = expand_actions(rule.actions) rule.relevant? action, subject end end def relevant_rules_for_match(action, subject) relevant_rules(action, subject).each do |rule| if rule.only_raw_sql? raise Error, "The can? and cannot? call cannot be used with a raw sql 'can' definition. The checking code cannot be determined for #{action.inspect} #{subject.inspect}" end end end def relevant_rules_for_query(action, subject) relevant_rules(action, subject).each do |rule| if rule.only_block? raise Error, "The accessible_by call cannot be used with a block 'can' definition. The SQL cannot be determined for #{action.inspect} #{subject.inspect}" end end end def default_alias_actions { :read => [:index, :show], :create => [:new], :update => [:edit], } end end end