How to define controller methods in one place for ActiveAdmin

config_initializers_active_admin.rb

109 class ActiveAdmin::BaseController
110   def current_ability
111     @current_admin_ability ||= AdminAbility.new(current_admin_user)
112   end
113 
114   def user_for_paper_trail 
115     current_admin_user
116   end
117   
118   def info_for_paper_trail
119     {whodunnit_type: 'AdminUser'}
120   end
121 end

In normal ApplicationController I define a info_for_paper_trail with User being the resulting value. Then later on I can see if a User or AdminUser caused the change.

HTH
jack

gistfile1.txt

109 class ActiveAdmin::BaseController
110   def current_ability
111     @current_admin_ability ||= AdminAbility.new(current_admin_user)
112   end
113 
114   def user_for_paper_trail 
115     current_admin_user
116   end
117   
118   def info_for_paper_trail
119     {whodunnit_type: 'AdminUser'}
120   end
121 end

In normal ApplicationController I define a info_for_paper_trail with User being the resulting value. Then later on I can see if a User or AdminUser caused the change.

HTH
jack