+ unless @user.moderator?
+ flash[:error] = t('user_block.filter.not_a_moderator')
+ redirect_to :action => 'index'
+ end
+ end
+
+ ##
+ # ensure that there is a "this_user" instance variable
+ def lookup_this_user
+ @this_user = User.find_by_display_name(params[:display_name])
+ rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
+ redirect_to :controller => 'user', :action => 'view', :display_name => params[:display_name] unless @this_user
+ end
+
+ ##
+ # ensure that there is a "user_block" instance variable
+ def lookup_user_block
+ @user_block = UserBlock.find(params[:id])
+ rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
+ render :action => "not_found", :status => :not_found
+ end
+
+ ##
+ # check that the input parameters are valid, setting an instance
+ # variable if not. note that this doesn't do any redirection, as it's
+ # called before two different actions, each of which should redirect
+ # to a different place.
+ def require_valid_params
+ @block_period = params[:user_block_period].to_i
+ @valid_params = false
+
+ if !UserBlock::PERIODS.include?(@block_period)
+ flash[:error] = t('user_block.filter.block_period')
+
+ elsif @user_block and !@user_block.active?
+ flash[:error] = t('user_block.filter.block_expired')
+
+ else
+ @valid_params = true
+ end