osem/app/controllers/users_controller.rb

class UsersController < ApplicationController
  before_filter :verify_user
  load_and_authorize_resource

  # GET /users/1
  def show
    @events = @user.events.where(state: :confirmed)
  end

  # GET /users/1/edit
  def edit
  end

  # PATCH/PUT /users/1
  def update
    if @user.update(user_params)
      redirect_to @user, notice: 'User was successfully updated.'
    else
      flash[:error] = "A error prohibited your Profile from being saved: #{@user.errors.full_messages.join('. ')}."
      render :edit
    end
  end

  private

    # Only allow a trusted parameter "white list" through.
    def user_params
      params.require(:user).permit(:user_id, :name, :biography, :nickname, :affiliation)
    end
end