# Filters added to this controller will be run for all controllers in the application.
# Likewise, all the methods added will be available for all controllers.
class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
-end
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+
+ def authorize_web
+ @user = User.find_by_token(session[:token])
+ end
+
+ def require_user
+ redirect_to :controller => 'user', :action => 'login' unless @user
+ end
+
+ def authorize(realm='Web Password', errormessage="Could't authenticate you") \r
+ username, passwd = get_auth_data # parse from headers\r
+ # authenticate per-scheme
+ if username.nil?\r
+ @user = nil # no authentication provided - perhaps first connect (client should retry after 401)\r
+ elsif username == 'token' \r
+ @user = User.authenticate_token(passwd) # preferred - random token for user from db, passed in basic auth\r
+ else\r
+ @user = User.authenticate(username, passwd) # basic auth\r
+ end\r
+ \r
+ # handle authenticate pass/fail\r
+ if @user
+ # user exists and password is correct ... horray!
+ if @user.methods.include? 'lastlogin' # note last login
+ @session['lastlogin'] = user.lastlogin
+ @user.last.login = Time.now
+ @user.save()
+ @session["User.id"] = @user.id
+ end
+ else
+ # no auth, the user does not exist or the password was wrong
+ response.headers["Status"] = "Unauthorized"
+ response.headers["WWW-Authenticate"] = "Basic realm=\"#{realm}\""
+ render_text(errormessage, 401) # :unauthorized
+ end
+ end
+
+ # extract authorisation credentials from headers, returns user = nil if none\r
+ private
+ def get_auth_data
+ if request.env.has_key? 'X-HTTP_AUTHORIZATION' # where mod_rewrite might have put it
+ authdata = request.env['X-HTTP_AUTHORIZATION'].to_s.split
+ elsif request.env.has_key? 'HTTP_AUTHORIZATION' # regular location
+ authdata = request.env['HTTP_AUTHORIZATION'].to_s.split
+ end
+ # only basic authentication supported
+ if authdata and authdata[0] == 'Basic'
+ user, pass = Base64.decode64(authdata[1]).split(':')[0..1]
+ end \r
+ return [user, pass]
+ end
+
+end