app/models/group.rb in browsercms-3.0.2 vs app/models/group.rb in browsercms-3.0.3

@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
+#
+# A group represents a collection of permissions. Each User can be assigned to one or more groups, and the sum of
+# their permissions from all groups combined represents what they can do.
+#
 class Group < ActiveRecord::Base
-  
+
+  GUEST_CODE = "guest"
+
   has_many :user_group_memberships
   has_many :users, :through => :user_group_memberships
   
   has_many :group_permissions
   has_many :permissions, :through => :group_permissions
@@ -24,7 +30,12 @@
   end
   
   def cms_access?
     group_type && group_type.cms_access?
   end
-  
+
+  # Finds the guest group, which is a special group that represents public non-logged in users.
+  def self.guest
+    with_code(GUEST_CODE).first
+  end
+
 end