class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base protect_from_forgery protected def current_user @current_user ||= User.find(session[:user_id]) if session[:user_id] end helper_method :current_user def logged_in? !!current_user end helper_method :logged_in? def authorize access_denied unless logged_in? end def admin? current_user && current_user.is_admin? end helper_method :admin? def authorize_admin access_denied unless admin? end def access_denied redirect_to login_url, :alert => "Not authorized" end end