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Roles in Rails
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class User < ActiveRecord::Base | |
ROLES = [:admin, :basic] | |
scope :with_role, -> role { where("roles_mask & #{2**User::ROLES.index(role)} > 0") } | |
# Checks whether the roles passed in list are set for the instance. | |
# @param [Array<Symbol>] roles The list of role symbols to check. | |
def role?(*roles) | |
self.roles.any? { |role| roles.include? role } | |
end | |
# Returns list of roles for the User. | |
# @return [Array] The lost of role symbols currently set. | |
def roles | |
ROLES.reject do |r| | |
((roles_mask || 0) & 2**ROLES.index(r)).zero? | |
end | |
end | |
# Converts roles to their equivalent roles mask and sets to the instance. | |
# @note Watch out for splat implementations since the great splat disaster of 2011. | |
# @param [Array<Symbol>] roles The list of role symbols to set. | |
def roles=(roles) | |
roles = roles.is_a?(Array) ? (roles.collect { |r| r.to_sym }) : [roles.to_sym] | |
raise "You can't assign a role that doesn't exist" unless roles.all? {|role| ROLES.include? role} | |
self.roles_mask = (roles & ROLES).map { |r| 2**ROLES.index(r) }.sum | |
end | |
end |
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