class UcbRails::User < ActiveRecord::Base self.table_name = 'users' attr_accessible :uid, :first_name, :last_name, :inactive before_validation :set_first_last_name # Overridden by application def roles [] end def has_role?(role) admin? || roles.include?(role) end def active? !inactive? end def admin!(_admin=true) update_attribute(:admin, _admin) end def inactive!(_inactive=true) update_attribute(:inactive, _inactive) end def self.active where(inactive: false) end def self.admin where(admin: true) end private def set_first_last_name self.first_last_name = [first_name, last_name] .select { |n| n.present? } .join(' ') .presence end end