# 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 authorize(realm='Web Password', errormessage="Could't authenticate you")
+ username, passwd = get_auth_data
+ # check if authorized
+ # try to get user
+ if @user = User.authenticate(username, passwd)
+ # 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
+ # 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)
+ end
+ end
+
+ private
+ def get_auth_data
+ user, pass = '', ''
+ # extract authorisation credentials
+ if request.env.has_key? 'X-HTTP_AUTHORIZATION'
+ # try to get it where mod_rewrite might have put it
+ authdata = @request.env['X-HTTP_AUTHORIZATION'].to_s.split
+ elsif request.env.has_key? 'HTTP_AUTHORIZATION'
+ # this is the regular location
+ authdata = @request.env['HTTP_AUTHORIZATION'].to_s.split
+ end
+
+ # at the moment we only support basic authentication
+ if authdata and authdata[0] == 'Basic'
+ user, pass = Base64.decode64(authdata[1]).split(':')[0..1]
+ end
+ return [user, pass]
+ end
+
+end