gistfile1.rbx

## Routes

map.add_person '/add_person', :controller => 'people', :action => 'new_unclaimed_person'
map.add '/add', :controller => 'people', :action => 'create_unclaimed_person'


## People Controller

def new_unclaimed_person
  @person = Person.new
end

def create_unclaimed_person
  logout_keeping_session!
  @person = Person.create(params[:person])
  @person.add! if @person && @person.valid?
  success = @person && @person.valid?
  if success && @person.errors.empty?
          redirect_back_or_default('/')
    flash[:notice] = "moo"
  else
    flash[:error]  = "moo"
    render :action => 'new_unclaimed_person'
  end
end

## PersonObserver

#so we don't try to send an email to an unclaimed user
def after_create(person)
  PersonMailer.deliver_signup_notification(person) if person.email
end


## stateful_roles.rb

# I think we can put this in the Person model so we don't have to muck with the plugin

#setting initial state to passive messes up creating a new real user.
acts_as_state_machine :initial => :passive
state :unclaimed

event :add do
  transitions :from => :passive, :to => :unclaimed 
end

# the state can be changed to pending when the user registers fresh or from claiming an existing user => [:passive, :unclaimed]
event :register do
  transitions :from => [:passive, :unclaimed], :to => :pending, :guard => Proc.new {|u| !(u.crypted_password.blank? && u.password.blank?) }
end

new_unclaimed_person

<h1>Add Person</h1>
<%= debug @person %>

<%= error_messages_for :person %>
<% form_for :person, :url => add_path do |f| -%>
<p><label for="name">Name</label><br/>
<%= f.text_field :name %></p>

<p><label for="position">Position</label><br/>
<%= f.text_field :position %></p>
<!-- this was trying to hard set the state --!>
<%= f.hidden_field(:state, :value => "unclaimed") %>

<p><%= submit_tag 'Add' %></p>
<% end -%>