Module: BigbluebuttonRails::ControllerMethods

Defined in:
lib/bigbluebutton_rails/controller_methods.rb

Overview

Module that is automatically included into all controllers.

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.included(base) ⇒ Object 



6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
 
# File 'lib/bigbluebutton_rails/controller_methods.rb', line 6

def self.included(base)
  base.class_eval do

    helper_method :bigbluebutton_user, :bigbluebutton_role

    # Method used to acquire the user for which the BigBlueButton actions are being
    # called (e.g. the user creating or joining the room).
    # Defaults to the user currently logged in, using the method current_user.
    # If your application has no method current_user or if you want
    # to change the behavior of this method, just redefine it in your
    # controller. You may want to do it in the ApplicationController to make it
    # available to all controllers. For example:
    #
    #   def bigbluebutton_user
    #     User.where(:bigbluebutton_admin => true).first
    #   end
    #
    # Note that BigbluebuttonRails assumes that the returned object has
    # a method called 'name' that returns the user's full name.
    def bigbluebutton_user
      current_user
    end

    # Returns the role that the current user has in the room 'room'. Return values:
    #   :moderator      # the user has attendee permissions
    #   :attendee       # the user has moderator permissions
    #   :password       # the user must enter a password that will define his role
    #   nil             # no role at all (the room is blocked to this user)
    #
    # Returning :moderator or :attendee means that the current user has access
    # to the room and has moderator or attendee privileges, respectively.
    # Returning :password indicates that the user must enter a password to define
    # his role in the room.
    # At last, returning nil means that the user cannot access access this room
    # at all. BigbluebuttonRails::RoomController will thrown an exception of the
    # class BigbluebuttonRails::RoomAccessDenied in this case. By default rails will
    # show an error page whenever an exception is thrown (and not catch). To show
    # a better-looking page, add in your ApplicationController a block to catch the
    # exception, such as:
    #
    #   rescue_from BigbluebuttonRails::RoomAccessDenied do |exception|
    #     flash[:error] = "You don't have permission to access this room!"
    #     redirect_to root_url
    #   end
    #
    # You may want to redefine this method in your application to define
    # real roles to the users. By default, if the room is not private and the user
    # is logged, he will have moderator permissions. Otherwise, he must enter
    # a password. Redefine it in your ApplicationController to make it available
    # to all controllers. For example:
    #
    #   def bigbluebutton_role(@room)
    #
    #     # the owner is the moderator
    #     if @room.owner == bigbluebutton_user
    #       :moderator
    #
    #     # only friends are allowed to enter
    #     elsif @room.owner.friends.include? bigbluebutton_user
    #       if @room.private
    #         :password # with password if the room is private
    #       else
    #         :attendee
    #       end
    #
    #     # not a friend? you're not allowed in
    #     else
    #       nil
    #     end
    #
    #   end
    #
    def bigbluebutton_role(room)
      if room.private or bigbluebutton_user.nil?
        :password # ask for a password
      else
        :moderator
      end
    end

  end
end