class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base include ApplicationHelper protect_from_forgery def verify_user :authenticate_user! if (current_user.nil?) redirect_to new_user_session_path return false end @conference = Conference.find_all_by_short_title(params[:conference_id]).first true end def organizer_or_admin? has_role?(current_user, 'admin') || has_role?(current_user, 'organizer') end def verify_organizer if !verify_user return end ## Todo simplify this redirect_to root_path unless has_role?(current_user, 'admin') || has_role?(current_user, 'organizer') end def verify_admin if !verify_user return end redirect_to root_path unless has_role?(current_user, 'admin') end def current_ability @current_ability ||= AdminAbility.new(current_user) end rescue_from CanCan::AccessDenied do |exception| Rails.logger.debug("Access denied!") redirect_to root_path, :alert => exception.message end end