Simple Auth
===========

SimpleAuth is an authentication library to be used when Authlogic & Devise are just too complicated.

This library only supports in-site authentication and won't implement OpenID, Facebook Connect and like.

Installation
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As plugin:

	script/plugin install git://github.com/fnando/simple_auth.git

As gem:

	sudo gem install simple_auth

Then run `script/generate simple_auth` to copy the initializer file.

Usage
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Your user model should have the attributes `password_hash` and `password_salt`. The credential field can be anything you want, but SimpleAuth uses `[:email, :login]` by default.

	class CreateUsers < ActiveRecord::Migration
	  def self.up
	    create_table :users do |t|
	      t.string :email
	      t.string :login
	      t.string :password_hash
	      t.string :password_salt

	      t.timestamps
	    end

		add_index :users, :email
		add_index :users, :login
		add_index :users, [:email, :login]
	  end

	  def self.down
	    drop_table :users
	  end
	end

If your user model is other than `User`, you have to set it in your `config/initializer/simple_auth.rb` initializer file.
You can also set up the credentials attributes.

	SimpleAuth.setup do |config|
	  config.model = :account
	  config.credentials = [:username]
	end

On your model, call the method `has_authentication`.

	class User < ActiveRecord::Base
	  has_authentication
	end

This will add some callbacks and password validations.

After you set up the model, you can go the controller.

	class SessionsController < ApplicationController
	  def new
	    @user_session = SimpleAuth::Session.new
	  end

	  def create
	    @user_session = SimpleAuth::Session.new(params[:session])

	    if @user_session.save
	      redirect_to dashboard_path
	    else
	      flash[:warning] = "Invalid username or password"
	      render :new
	    end
	  end

	  def destroy
	    current_session.destroy if logged_in?
	    redirect_to root_path
	  end
	end

There are some helpers:

	logged_in?				# controller & views
	current_user			# controller & views
	current_session         # controller & views
	when_logged(&block)		# views

Troubleshooting
---------------

You may receive strange errors related to `can't dup NilClass` or `You have a nil object when you didn't expect it!`. This will occur only on development mode and is an ActiveRecord bug that hasn't been fixed. Open the ActiveRecord file  `activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active_record/base.rb` and comment the lines 411-412:

	klass.instance_variables.each { |var| klass.send(:remove_instance_variable, var) }
	klass.instance_methods(false).each { |m| klass.send :undef_method, m }

Dirty, but it works. Here's the ticket for this issue: [LINK TO LIGHTHOUSE TICKET]

To-Do
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* Write README

Maintainer
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* Nando Vieira (<http://simplesideias.com.br>)

License:
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