class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base protect_from_forgery helper_method :can_use_image_mode?, :user_is? def authenticate_user! # too lazy to change references to login_path redirect_to(login_path) unless user_signed_in? end def can_use_image_mode? user_signed_in? && current_user.image_mode_tester? end class AccessDenied < StandardError;end rescue_from AccessDenied, :with => :on_access_denied def on_access_denied render :file => 'public/403.html', :layout => false, :status => :forbidden end def redirect_back!(default=:back) redirect_to(params[:return_to] || default) end def user_is?(user) user_signed_in? && user == current_user end end