How BBTangCMS use cancan include (Role Based Authorization, Non RESTful Controllers Authorization, Admin Namespace Action Aliases, Abilities in Database)

ability.rb

class Ability
  include CanCan::Ability

  def initialize(user, controller_namespace)
    alias_action :index, :show, :to => :read
    alias_action :new, :to => :create
    alias_action :edit, :to => :update

    #destroy, update ,create
    @user = user || User.new # for guest

    case controller_namespace
      when 'auth'
        #can :manage, :all if self.limit_admin_group?
        can :read, :all if @user.limit_admin_group?
      else
        # rules for non-admin controllers here
    end

    case controller_namespace
      when 'admin'
        #can :manage, :all if self.limit_admin_group?
        can :read, :all if @user.limit_admin_group?
      else
        # rules for non-admin controllers here
    end

    # Checking Abilities from cms_roles
    @user.cms_roles.each { |role| send(role.name.downcase) if (role.present? and  self.respond_to? role.name.downcase) }
    
=begin
    @user.cms_roles.each do |cr|
      cr.cms_role_permits.each do |crp|
        send(crp.permit.name.downcase) if (crp.permit.present? and self.respond_to? crp.permit.name.downcase)
      end
    end

    @user.permits.each { |permit| send(permit.name.downcase) if (permit.present? and self.respond_to? permit.name.downcase) }
=end

    #@user.cms_permits_all.each { |permit| send(permit.name.downcase) if (permit.present? and self.respond_to? permit.name.downcase) }
    
    #if @user.cms_roles.size == 0
    if @user.cms_roles.empty?
      #can :read, :all #for guest without roles
      cannot :manage, :all
    else


      #FIXME Nested Resources canot soveld because many special date must been supplied
      # eg: http://localhost:3000/tag/identities/838/timelines/839/categories/840
      if controller_namespace.present?
        if %w(tag quiz_center).include? controller_namespace
          check_ability_from_all_permit(user)
        elsif controller_namespace.eql? "auth"
          #do nothing
        end
      else
        can do |action, subject_class, subject|
          #因为匿名 subject_class 的一些授权是没有存放在数据库的
          unless subject_class.name.eql? "Symbol"
            can_accessible = false
            #aliases_for_action(action) =>[:index, :read]

            aliase_action = aliases_for_action(action).last
            class_name = subject_class.name.underscore.gsub("/","_")
            
            #eg index_tag_identity
            permit_name = [aliase_action, class_name].collect{|item| item if item.present?}.compact.join("_")
            
            #eg index_identity
            permit_name_nonamespace = [aliase_action, class_name].collect{|item| item if item.present?}.join("_")
            
            #eg read_tag_identity
            permit_name_aliase_action = [action, controller_namespace, class_name].collect{|item| item if item.present?}.compact.join("_")
            
            #eg read_identity
            permit_name_aliase_action_nonamespace = [action, class_name].collect{|item| item if item.present?}.join("_")

            # check_abilit 
            if (can_accessible = user.has_permit?(permit_name))
              #check_ability_by_permit_name(@user, permit_name)
            elsif (can_accessible = user.has_permit?(permit_name_nonamespace))
              #check_ability_by_permit_name(@user, permit_name_nonamespace)
            elsif (can_accessible = user.has_permit?(permit_name_aliase_action))
              #check_ability_by_permit_name(@user, permit_name_aliase_action)
            elsif (can_accessible = user.has_permit?(permit_name_aliase_action_nonamespace))
              #check_ability_by_permit_name(@user, permit_name_aliase_action_nonamespace)
            end

            can_accessible
          end
        end
      end
    end
    
  end
  
  def check_ability_by_permit_name(user,permit_name)
    user ||= User.new
    if permit_name.present?
      permit = user.find_cms_permit_by_name(permit_name)
      #send(permit.name.downcase) if (permit.present? and self.respond_to? permit.name.downcase) 
      true if permit.present?
    else
      false
    end
  end
  
  def check_ability_from_all_permit(user)
    user ||= User.new
    user.cms_permits_all.each { |permit| send(permit.name.downcase) if (permit.present? and self.respond_to? permit.name.downcase) }
  end

##################create ##########################
  def create_profile
    can :create, Profile
  end

  def create_knowledge
    can :create, Knowledge
  end

  def create_news
    can :create, News
  end

  def create_category_base
    can :create, CategoryBase
  end

  def create_subject
    can :create, Subject
  end

  def create_attachment
    can :create, Attachment
  end

  def create_question
    can :create, Question
    can [:update_timelines, :update_categories] , Question
  end


  def create_question_answer
    can :create, Answer#, :question => Question.new
  end

  def create_tag_identity
    can :create, Identity
  end

  def create_tag_identities_timeline
    # can :manage, Category, :restaurant => {:user_id => user.id}
    can :create, Timeline
  end

  def create_tag_identities_timelines_category
    #debugger
    can :create, Category#, :identity => Identity.new, :timeline => Timeline.new
  end

  def create_recommend_recommend_app
    can :create, Recommend::RecommendApp
  end

  def create_recommend_recommend_event
    can :create, Recommend::RecommendEvent
  end

  def create_recommend_recommend_mtool
    can :create, Recommend::RecommendMtool
  end

  def create_recommend_recommend_product
    can :create, Recommend::RecommendProduct
  end

  def create_recommend_recommend_question
    can :create, Recommend::RecommendQuestion
  end

  def create_recommend_recommend_quiz
    can :create, Recommend::RecommendQuiz
  end

  def create_recommend_recommend_subject
    can :create, Recommend::RecommendSubject
  end

  def create_recommend_recommend_tag
    can :create, Recommend::RecommendTag
  end

  def create_recommend_recommend_user
    can :create, Recommend::RecommendUser
  end

  def create_recommend_recommend_hindex
    can :create, Recommend::RecommendHindex
  end
  def create_recommend_recommend_ptag
    can :create, Recommend::RecommendPtag
  end

  def create_recommend_expert_category
    can :create, Recommend::ExpertCategory
  end

  def create_recommend_vip_category
    can :create, Recommend::VipCategory
  end

  def create_recommend_recommend_other
    can :create, Recommend::RecommendOther
  end

  def create_recommend_other_column
    can :create, Recommend::OtherColumn
  end

  def create_quiz_center_quiz
    can :create, Quiz
  end

  def create_quiz_center_quiz_collection
    can :create, QuizCollection
  end

  def create_work_contact
    can :create, Contact
  end
##################update ##########################
  def update_profile
    can :update, Profile
  end

  def update_knowledge
    can :update, Knowledge
  end

  def update_news
    can :update, News
  end

  def update_category_base
    can :update, CategoryBase
  end

  def update_subject
    can :update, Subject
  end

  def update_attachment
    can :update, Attachment
  end

  def update_question
    can :update, Question
    can [:update_timelines, :update_categories] , Question
  end

  def update_note
    can :update, Note
  end

  def update_question_answer
    can :update, Answer#, :question => Question.new
  end

  def update_tag_identity
    can :update, Identity
  end

  def update_tag_identities_timeline
    can :update, Timeline => Identity#, :identity => Identity.new
  end

  def update_tag_identities_timelines_category
    can :update, Category#, :identity => Identity.new, :timeline => Timeline.new
  end

  def update_recommend_recommend_app
    can :update, Recommend::RecommendApp
  end

  def update_recommend_recommend_event
    can :update, Recommend::RecommendEvent
  end

  def update_recommend_recommend_mtool
    can :update, Recommend::RecommendMtool
  end

  def update_recommend_recommend_product
    can :update, Recommend::RecommendProduct
  end

  def update_recommend_recommend_question
    can :update, Recommend::RecommendQuestion
  end

  def update_recommend_recommend_quiz
    can :update, Recommend::RecommendQuiz
  end

  def update_recommend_recommend_subject
    can :update, Recommend::RecommendSubject
  end

  def update_recommend_recommend_tag
    can :update, Recommend::RecommendTag
  end

  def update_recommend_recommend_user
    can :update, Recommend::RecommendUser
  end

  def update_recommend_recommend_hindex
    can :update, Recommend::RecommendHindex
  end

  def update_recommend_recommend_ptag
    can :update, Recommend::RecommendPtag
  end

  def update_recommend_expert_category
    can :update, Recommend::ExpertCategory
  end

  def update_recommend_vip_category
    can :update, Recommend::VipCategory
  end

  def update_recommend_recommend_other
    can :update, Recommend::RecommendOther
  end

  def update_recommend_other_column
    can :update, Recommend::OtherColumn
  end

  def update_quiz_center_quiz
    can :update, Quiz
  end

  def update_quiz_center_quiz_collection
    can :update, QuizCollection
  end

  def update_work_contact
    can :update, Contact
  end
##################read ##########################
  def read_profile
    can :read, Profile
  end

  def read_knowledge
    can :read, Knowledge
  end

  def read_news
    can :read, News
  end

  def read_category_base
    can :read, CategoryBase
  end

  def read_subject
    can :read, Subject
  end

  def read_attachment
    can :read, Attachment
  end

  def read_question
    can :read, Question
  end

  def read_note
    can :read, Note
  end

  def read_question_answer
    can :read, Answer#, :question => Question.new
  end

  def read_tag_identity
    can :read, Identity
  end

  def read_tag_identities_timeline
    can :read, Timeline#, :identity => Identity.new
  end

  def read_tag_identities_timelines_category
    can :read, Category#, :identity => Identity.new, :timeline => Timeline.new
  end

  def read_recommend_recommend_app
    can :read, Recommend::RecommendApp
  end

  def read_recommend_recommend_mtool
    can :read, Recommend::RecommendMtool
  end

  def read_recommend_recommend_product
    can :read, Recommend::RecommendProduct
  end

  def read_recommend_recommend_question
    can :read, Recommend::RecommendQuestion
  end

  def read_recommend_recommend_quiz
    can :read, Recommend::RecommendQuiz
  end

  def read_recommend_recommend_subject
    can :read, Recommend::RecommendSubject
  end

  def read_recommend_recommend_tag
    can :read, Recommend::RecommendTag
  end

  def read_recommend_recommend_user
    can :read, Recommend::RecommendUser
  end

  def read_recommend_recommend_hindex
    can :read, Recommend::RecommendHindex
  end
  def read_recommend_recommend_ptag
    can :read, Recommend::RecommendPtag
  end

  def read_work_contact
    can :read, Contact
  end

  def read_recommend_expert_category
    can :read, Recommend::ExpertCategory
  end

  def read_recommend_vip_category
    can :read, Recommend::VipCategory
  end

  def read_recommend_recommend_other
    can :read, Recommend::RecommendOther
  end

  def read_recommend_other_column
    can :read, Recommend::OtherColumn
  end

  def read_quiz_center_quiz
    can :read, Quiz
  end

  def read_quiz_center_quiz_collection
    can :read, QuizCollection
  end
##################destroy ##########################
  def destroy_profile
    can :destroy, Profile
  end

  def destroy_knowledge
    can :destroy, Knowledge
  end

  def destroy_news
    can :destroy, News
  end

  def destroy_category_base
    can :destroy, CategoryBase
  end

  def destroy_subject
    can :destroy, Subject
  end

  def destroy_attachment
    can :destroy, Attachment
  end

  def destroy_question
    can :destroy, Question
  end

  def destroy_note
    can :destroy, Note
  end

  def destroy_question_answer
    can :destroy, Answer#, :question => Question.new
  end

  def destroy_tag_identity
    can :destroy, Identity
  end

  def destroy_tag_identities_timeline
    can :destroy, Timeline#, :identity => Identity.new
  end

  def destroy_tag_identities_timelines_category
    can :destroy, Category#, :identity => Identity.new, :timeline => Timeline.new
  end

  def destroy_recommend_recommend_app
    can :destroy, Recommend::RecommendApp
  end

  def destroy_recommend_recommend_mtool
    can :destroy, Recommend::RecommendMtool
  end

  def destroy_recommend_recommend_product
    can :destroy, Recommend::RecommendProduct
  end

  def destroy_recommend_recommend_question
    can :destroy, Recommend::RecommendQuestion
  end

  def destroy_recommend_recommend_quiz
    can :destroy, Recommend::RecommendQuiz
  end

  def destroy_recommend_recommend_subject
    can :destroy, Recommend::RecommendSubject
  end

  def destroy_recommend_recommend_tag
    can :destroy, Recommend::RecommendTag
  end

  def destroy_recommend_recommend_user
    can :destroy, Recommend::RecommendUser
  end

  def destroy_recommend_recommend_hindex
    can :destroy, Recommend::RecommendHindex
  end
  def destroy_recommend_recommend_ptag
    can :destroy, Recommend::RecommendPtag
  end

  def destroy_recommend_expert_category
    can :destroy, Recommend::ExpertCategory
  end

  def destroy_recommend_vip_category
    can :destroy, Recommend::VipCategory
  end

  def destroy_recommend_recommend_other
    can :destroy, Recommend::RecommendOther
  end

  def destroy_recommend_other_column
    can :destroy, Recommend::OtherColumn
  end

  def destroy_quiz_center_quiz
    can :destroy, Quiz
  end

  def destroy_quiz_center_quiz_collection
    can :destroy, QuizCollection
  end

  def destroy_work_contact
    can :destroy, Contact
  end
  ##############other permit

  def resetscore_question
    can :resetscore, Question
  end

##################other ##########################
  #def editor
  #  can :manage, Employee
  #end

  #def operatoradmin
  #  can :manage, Employee
  #end

  #def operator
  #  can :manage, Employee
  #end

  def admin
    #manager
    #include User,CmsRole
    can :manage, :all
  end

  def guest
    basic_ability
  end

  protected
  def basic_ability

    #can [:index,:destroy,:show] , User
    #can :index, Product
    #can :show, Product
    can :manage, :dashboard
    can :read , Version
    can [:index,:item_list,:search_tag], :archive
    can :index, :hot_tags
    # bellow is defining for "Tag::DashboardController " any it work as follow line(cancan 1.6.7)
    #and also shuld same with auth/dashboard but I filter, with another method
    can :show, :dashboard
    can :search, :common
    can :lastest_log, :common
  end

  #def initialize(user)
    # Define abilities for the passed in user here. For example:
    #
    #   user ||= User.new # guest user (not logged in)
    #   if user.admin?
    #     can :manage, :all
    #   else
    #     can :read, :all
    #   end
    #
    # The first argument to `can` is the action you are giving the user permission to do.
    # If you pass :manage it will apply to every action. Other common actions here are
    # :read, :create, :update and :destroy.
    #
    # The second argument is the resource the user can perform the action on. If you pass
    # :all it will apply to every resource. Otherwise pass a Ruby class of the resource.
    #
    # The third argument is an optional hash of conditions to further filter the objects.
    # For example, here the user can only update published articles.
    #
    #   can :update, Article, :published => true
    #
    # See the wiki for details: https://github.com/ryanb/cancan/wiki/Defining-Abilities
  #end
end

add_role_or_add_permit.markdown

route you can use

#routes.rb
BBTangCMS::Application.routes.draw do
  namespace :auth do
    resources :users
    resources :cms_roles
    resources :assign_permits
    root :to => 'dashboard#show', :as => :dashboard
  end
end

add role to user

#auth/users_controller.rb
class Auth::UsersController < Auth::AuthBaseController
  load_and_authorize_resource
  Model_class = User.new.class
  
  # PUT /auth/users/1
  # PUT /auth/users/1.json
  def update
    #@auth_user = Auth::User.find(params[:id])

    @auth_user = User.find(params[:id])
    @auth_user.update_user_permit(params[:user][:cms_role_ids]) if params[:user].key? :cms_role_ids
    respond_to do |format|
      if @auth_user.update_attributes(params[:user])

        format.html { redirect_to auth_user_path(@auth_user), notice: 'User was successfully updated.' }
        format.json { head :no_content }
      else
        format.html { render action: "edit" }
        format.json { render json: @auth_user.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
      end
    end
  end
end

#auth/users/edit.html.erb
<%- model_class = @auth_user.class -%>
<div class="page-header">
  <h1><%=t '.title', :default => t('helpers.titles.edit', :model => model_class.model_name.human,
                                   :default => "Edit #{model_class.model_name.human}") %></h1>
</div>

<%= simple_form_for([:auth,@auth_user]) do |f| %>
  <%= f.error_notification %>

  <div class="form-inputs">
    <%= f.input :username %>
    <%= f.input :email %>
    <!--%= f.input :password, :as => :password %-->
    <%= f.input :confirmation_now, :as => :boolean, :input_html => {:checked =>  @auth_user.confirmed? ? "checked" : ""} %>
    <%= f.association :cms_roles, :as => :check_boxes, :collection => CmsRole.all(:order => 'name'), :checked => ( @auth_user.cms_roles.map(&:id) if @auth_user.cms_roles.present?) %>

  </div>

  <div class="form-actions">
    <%= f.button :submit, :class => 'btn-primary', :disable_with => 'loading...' %>
    <%= link_to t('.cancel', :default => t("helpers.links.cancel")),
                auth_users_path, :class => 'btn' %>
  </div>
<% end %>

add permit to cms_roles

#auth/cms_roles_controller.rb
class Auth::CmsRolesController < Auth::AuthBaseController
  load_and_authorize_resource
  Model_class = CmsRole.new.class
  # GET /auth/cms_roles
  # GET /auth/cms_roles.json
  def index
    @auth_cms_roles = CmsRole.paginate(:page => params[:page]).order('id DESC')

    breadcrumbs.add I18n.t("helpers.titles.#{current_action}", :model => Model_class.model_name.human), auth_cms_roles_path
    respond_to do |format|
      format.html # index.html.erb
      format.json { render json: @auth_cms_roles }
    end
  end

  # GET /auth/cms_roles/1
  # GET /auth/cms_roles/1.json
  def show
    @auth_cms_role = CmsRole.find(params[:id])

    breadcrumbs.add I18n.t("helpers.titles.#{current_action}", :model => Model_class.model_name.human), auth_cms_role_path(@auth_cms_role)
    respond_to do |format|
      format.html # show.html.erb
      format.json { render json: @auth_cms_role }
    end
  end

  # GET /auth/cms_roles/new
  # GET /auth/cms_roles/new.json
  def new
    @auth_cms_role = CmsRole.new

    breadcrumbs.add I18n.t("helpers.titles.#{current_action}", :model => Model_class.model_name.human), new_auth_cms_role_path

    respond_to do |format|
      format.html # new.html.erb
      format.json { render json: @auth_cms_role }
    end
  end

  # GET /auth/cms_roles/1/edit
  def edit
    @auth_cms_role = CmsRole.find(params[:id])

    breadcrumbs.add I18n.t("helpers.titles.#{current_action}", :model => Model_class.model_name.human), edit_auth_cms_role_path(@auth_cms_role)
  end

  # POST /auth/cms_roles
  # POST /auth/cms_roles.json
  def create
    @auth_cms_role = CmsRole.new(params[:cms_role])

    respond_to do |format|
      if @auth_cms_role.save
        format.html { redirect_to auth_cms_role_path(@auth_cms_role), notice: 'Cms role was successfully created.' }
        format.json { render json: @auth_cms_role, status: :created, location: @auth_cms_role }
      else
        format.html { render action: "new" }
        format.json { render json: @auth_cms_role.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
      end
    end
  end

  # PUT /auth/cms_roles/1
  # PUT /auth/cms_roles/1.json
  def update
    @auth_cms_role = CmsRole.find(params[:id])
    @auth_cms_role.set_cms_role_permits_list(params["cms_role"]["cms_role_permit_ids"]) if params["cms_role"]["cms_role_permit_ids"].present?
    @auth_cms_role.set_assign_permits_list(params["cms_role"]["assign_permit_ids"]) if params["cms_role"]["assign_permit_ids"].present?

    @auth_cms_role.name = params["cms_role"]["name"]

    respond_to do |format|
      if @auth_cms_role.save
        format.html { redirect_to auth_cms_role_path(@auth_cms_role), notice: 'Cms role was successfully updated.' }
        format.json { head :no_content }
      else
        format.html { render action: "edit" }
        format.json { render json: @auth_cms_role.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
      end
    end
  end

  # DELETE /auth/cms_roles/1
  # DELETE /auth/cms_roles/1.json
  def destroy
    @auth_cms_role = CmsRole.find(params[:id])
    @auth_cms_role.destroy

    respond_to do |format|
      format.html { redirect_to auth_cms_roles_url }
      format.json { head :no_content }
    end
  end
end

#auth/cms_roles/_form.html.erb
<%= simple_form_for([:auth,@auth_cms_role]) do |f| %>
  <%= f.error_notification %>

  <div class="form-inputs">
    <%= f.input :name %>

    <% assign_permits = @auth_cms_role.assign_permits.collect {|assign_permit| assign_permit.permit}.compact %>
    <% cms_role_permits = @auth_cms_role.cms_role_permits.collect {|cms_role_permit| cms_role_permit.permit}.compact %>

    <%= f.association :cms_role_permits, :as => :check_boxes, :collection => Permit.all(:order => 'name'),:checked => ( cms_role_permits.map(&:id) if cms_role_permits.present?), :prompt => "Choose a permit" %>
    <%= f.association :assign_permits, :as => :check_boxes, :collection => Permit.all(:order => 'name'), :checked => ( assign_permits.map(&:id) if assign_permits.present?), :prompt => "Choose a permit" %>
  </div>

  <div class="form-actions">
    <%= f.button :submit, :class => 'btn-primary', :disable_with => 'loading...' %>
    <%= link_to t('.cancel', :default => t("helpers.links.cancel")),
                auth_cms_roles_path, :class => 'btn' %>
  </div>
<% end %>

assign permit to some admin's owner users

#assign_permits_controller.rb
class Auth::AssignPermitsController < Auth::AuthBaseController
  authorize_resource :class => false
  Model_class = CuPermit.new.class
  # GET /auth/assign_permits
  # GET /auth/assign_permits.json
  def index
    if current_user.admin_group?
      @admin_user = current_user

      breadcrumbs.add I18n.t("helpers.titles.#{current_action}", :model => Model_class.model_name.human), auth_assign_permits_path
      respond_to do |format|
        format.html # index.html.erb
        format.json { render json: @admin_user }
      end
    end
  end

  # GET /auth/assign_permits/1
  # GET /auth/assign_permits/1.json
  def show
    #@auth_assign_permit = Auth::AssignPermit.find(params[:id])
    @owner_user = User.find(params[:id])
    if params["admin_group"]
      if current_user.owner_users(params["admin_group"]).include? @owner_user
        breadcrumbs.add I18n.t("helpers.titles.#{current_action}", :model => Model_class.model_name.human), auth_assign_permit_path(@owner_user)
      end
    end

    respond_to do |format|
      format.html # show.html.erb
      format.json { render json: @owner_user }
    end
  end

  # GET /auth/assign_permits/new
  # GET /auth/assign_permits/new.json
  def new
    @auth_assign_permit = Auth::AssignPermit.new

    respond_to do |format|
      format.html # new.html.erb
      format.json { render json: @auth_assign_permit }
    end
  end

  # GET /auth/assign_permits/1/edit
  def edit
    #@auth_assign_permit = Auth::AssignPermit.find(params[:id])
    if current_user.admin_group?
      @admin_user = current_user
      @owner_user = User.find(params[:id])
      breadcrumbs.add I18n.t("helpers.titles.#{current_action}", :model => Model_class.model_name.human), edit_auth_assign_permit_path(@owner_user)
      respond_to do |format|
        format.html # index.html.erb
        format.json { render json: @admin_user }
      end
    end

  end

  # POST /auth/assign_permits
  # POST /auth/assign_permits.json
  def create
    @auth_assign_permit = Auth::AssignPermit.new(params[:auth_assign_permit])

    respond_to do |format|
      if @auth_assign_permit.save
        format.html { redirect_to @auth_assign_permit, notice: 'Assign permit was successfully created.' }
        format.json { render json: @auth_assign_permit, status: :created, location: @auth_assign_permit }
      else
        format.html { render action: "new" }
        format.json { render json: @auth_assign_permit.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
      end
    end
  end

  # PUT /auth/assign_permits/1
  # PUT /auth/assign_permits/1.json
  def update
    #@auth_assign_permit = Auth::AssignPermit.find(params[:id])
    if current_user.admin_group?
      @admin_user = current_user
      @owner_user = User.find(params[:id])

      respond_to do |format|
        if @owner_user.update_attributes(params[:user])
          format.html { redirect_to auth_assign_permit_path(@owner_user), notice: 'Assign permit was successfully updated.' }
          format.json { head :no_content }
        else
          format.html { render action: "edit" }
          format.json { render json: @auth_assign_permit.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
        end
      end
    end
  end

  # DELETE /auth/assign_permits/1
  # DELETE /auth/assign_permits/1.json
  def destroy
    if current_user.admin_group?
      @admin_user = current_user
      @owner_user = User.find(params[:id])
    #@auth_assign_permit = Auth::AssignPermit.find(params[:id])
    #@auth_assign_permit.destroy
      @owner_user.permits = []
      @owner_user.save
      respond_to do |format|
        format.html { redirect_to auth_assign_permits_url }
        format.json { head :no_content }
      end
    end
  end
end

#auth/assign_permits/index.html.erb
<%- model_class = CuPermit.new.class -%>
<%- admin_model_class = User.new.class -%>
<h1><%=t '.title', :default => model_class.model_name.human.pluralize %></h1>
<% if @admin_user.admin_group.present? %>
  <% @admin_user.admin_group.each do |admin| %>
    <h2><%= admin.name %></h2>
    <table class="table table-striped">
      <tr>
        <th><%= admin_model_class.human_attribute_name(:id) %></th>
        <th><%= admin_model_class.model_name.human %></th>
        <th><%= admin_model_class.human_attribute_name(:cms_roles) %></th>
        <!--th><%# admin_model_class.human_attribute_name(:permits) %></th-->
        <th><%=t '.actions', :default => t("helpers.actions") %></th>
      </tr>
      <%- indicates = true %>
      <% @admin_user.owner_users(admin.name.to_s).each do |owner_user| %>
        <tr class=<%= (indicates =!indicates) ? "success" : "info"%>>
        <td><%= link_to owner_user.id, auth_assign_permit_path(owner_user) %></td>
          <td><%= owner_user %></td>
          <td><%= owner_user.cms_roles.map(&:name) %></td>
          <!--td><%# owner_user.permits.map(&:name)%></td-->
          <td><%= link_to t('.show', :default => t("helpers.links.show", :model => model_class.model_name.human)), auth_assign_permit_path(owner_user), :class => 'btn' %>
              <%= link_to t('.edit', :default => t("helpers.links.edit", :model => model_class.model_name.human)), edit_auth_assign_permit_path(owner_user), :class => 'btn' %>
<!--%= link_to t('.destroy', :default => t("helpers.links.destroy", :model => model_class.model_name.human)), auth_assign_permit_path(owner_user,:admin_group => admin.name ),
              :method => 'delete',
              :confirm => t('.confirm',
              :default => t("helpers.links.confirm", :default => 'Are you sure?')),
              :class => 'btn btn-danger' %-->
              </td>
        </tr>
      <% end %>
    </table>
  <% end %>
<% end %>

#auth/assign_permits/_form.html.erb
<%= simple_form_for([:auth,@owner_user], :url =>auth_assign_permit_path(@owner_user), :html => { :class => ".form-horizontal" }) do |f| %>
  <%= f.error_notification %>
  <%= f.input :email do %>
    <%= @owner_user.email %>
  <% end %>

  <div class="form-inputs">
    <%= f.association :permits do %>
      <% if @admin_user.present? %>
        <% @admin_user.cms_roles.each do |cms_role| %>
          <%= cms_role%>
          <%= f.association :permits, :as => :check_boxes, :collection => @admin_user.admin_assign_permits(cms_role),:checked => ( @owner_user.permits.map(&:id) if  @owner_user.permits.present?) %>
        <% end %>
      <% end %>
    <% end %>
  </div>


  <div class="form-actions">
    <%= f.button :submit, :class => 'btn-primary', :disable_with => 'loading...' %>
    <%= link_to t('.cancel', :default => t("helpers.links.cancel")),
                auth_assign_permits_path, :class => 'btn' %>
  </div>
<% end %>

#auth/assign_permits/show.html.erb
<%- model_class = CuPermit.new.class -%>
<%= show_for @owner_user do |s| %>
  <%= s.attribute :username %>
  <%= s.attribute :email %>
  <!--%= s.attribute :password %-->
  <%= s.association :cms_roles, :collection_tag => :ol do |cms_role| %>
    <li><%= cms_role.name if cms_role %></li>
  <% end %>
  <%= s.association :cms_roles, :collection_tag => :ol do |cms_role| %>
    <%= cms_role.name %>
    <% cms_role.cms_role_permits.each do |cms_role_permit| %>
      <li><%= cms_role_permit.permit.name if cms_role_permit.permit %></li>
    <% end %>
  <% end %>
  <%= s.association :permits, :collection_tag => :ol do |permit| %>
    <li><%= permit if permit.present? %></li>
  <% end %>
  <%= s.attribute :sign_in_count %>
  <%= s.attribute :last_sign_in_at %>
<% end %>

<%= link_to t('.edit', :default => t("helpers.links.edit", :model => model_class.model_name.human)), edit_auth_assign_permit_path(@owner_user), :class => 'btn' %> |
<%= link_to t('.back', :default => t("helpers.links.back", :model => model_class.model_name.human)), auth_assign_permits_path, :class => 'btn' %> |
<%= link_to t('.destroy', :default => t("helpers.links.destroy", :model => model_class.model_name.human)), auth_assign_permit_path(@owner_user,:admin_group => params["admin_group"] ),
              :method => 'delete',
              :confirm => t('.confirm',
              :default => t("helpers.links.confirm", :default => 'Are you sure?')),
              :class => 'btn btn-danger' %>

add permit

#config/permits.yml
permit:
  create_profile: create_profile
  create_knowledge: create_knowledge
  create_news: create_news
  #create_category_base: create_category_base
  create_subject: create_subject
  create_attachment: create_attachment
  create_question: create_question
  
  ...

#cms_roles.yml
#encoding: utf-8
roles: ['admin','editoradmin','editor','operatoradmin','operator','guest']

#db/seeds.rb
##################default cms_roles
=begin
BBTangCMS::Config.cms_roles[:roles].each do |r|
  if r.present?
    CmsRole.find_or_create_by_name(r)
  end
end
=end
=begin
admin = CmsRole.find_by_name("admin")
editoradmin = CmsRole.find_by_name("editoradmin")
editor = CmsRole.find_by_name("editor")
operatoradmin = CmsRole.find_by_name("operatoradmin")
operator = CmsRole.find_by_name("operator")
UserRoles :Admin
user1 = User.find_by_email("[email protected]")
user1.cms_roles << admin
user2 = User.find_by_email("[email protected]")
user2.cms_roles << admin
=end
#################setting permits the first you should makesure you do it in cancan Ability
if BBTangCMS::Config.permits.has_key? :permit
  BBTangCMS::Config.permits[:permit].each do |kv|
    Permit.find_or_create_by_name(kv[0]) if kv.present?
  end
end

application_controller.erb

# encoding: utf-8
class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
  #check_authorization :unless => :do_not_check_authorization?
  #check_authorization :unless => :devise_controller?
  check_authorization :unless => :do_not_check_authorization?

  rescue_from CanCan::AccessDenied do |exception|
    if current_user
      if current_user.has_cms_role? :guest
        redirect_to root_url, :alert => exception.message
      else
        #render :file => "#{Rails.root}/public/403.html", :status => 403
        sign_out current_user
        redirect_to "http://bbtang.com"
      end
    end
  end

  def default_url_options(options = {})
    options.merge! :host => "cms.bbtang.com" if Rails.env.production?
    options.merge! :page => session[:old_page]# if session[:old_page].present?# and !(params[:page].eql? session[:old_page])
    options

    #if Rails.env.production?
    #  { :host => "cms.bbtang.com",
    #    #:locale => I18n.locale
    #  }
    #else
    #  {}
    #end
  end

  def bbtangcms_config
    @@bbtangcms_config = BBTangCMS::Config.default
  end

  private
  def do_not_check_authorization?
    respond_to?(:devise_controller?) or skip_rails_kindeditor? or skip_messages?
    #condition_two?
    #respond_to?(:devise_controller?)# or respond_to?(:dashboard_controller?)
    #debugger
  end

  def skip_rails_kindeditor?
    true if params[:controller] == "kindeditor/assets"
  end

  def skip_messages?
    true if params[:controller] == "messages"
  end

  def current_ability
    # I am sure there is a slicker way to capture the controller namespace
    controller_name_segments = params[:controller].split('/')
    controller_name_segments.pop
    controller_namespace = controller_name_segments.join('/')
    Ability.new(current_user, controller_namespace)
  end
end

load_config.rb

#In summary:

# config/initializers/load_config.rb
#APP_CONFIG = YAML.load_file("#{RAILS_ROOT}/config/config.yml")[RAILS_ENV]

# application.rb
#if APP_CONFIG['perform_authentication']
  # Do stuff
#end

require 'delegate'

module BBTangCMS
  class Config < SimpleDelegator
    def initialize(file_name)
      super(symbolize_keys( YAML.load_file(file_name)[Rails.env] || YAML.load_file(file_name)))
    end

    def [](*path)
      path.inject(__getobj__()) {|config, item|
        config[item]
      }
    end

    #def author_open_ids
    #  [self[:author, :open_id]].flatten.map {|uri| URI.parse(uri)}
    #end

    def self.default
      BBTangCMS::Config.new(default_location)
    end

    def self.default_location
      "#{Rails.root}/config/bbtangcms.yml"
    end

    def self.sina
      BBTangCMS::Config.new(sina_location)
    end

    def self.sina_location
      "#{Rails.root}/config/oauth/sina.yml"
    end

    def self.qq
      BBTangCMS::Config.new(qq_location)
    end

    def self.qq_location
      "#{Rails.root}/config/oauth/qq.yml"
    end

    def self.tag
      BBTangCMS::Config.new(tag_location)
    end

    def self.tag_location
      "#{Rails.root}/config/tag.yml"
    end

    def self.cms_roles
      BBTangCMS::Config.new(cms_roles_location)
    end

    def self.cms_roles_location
      "#{Rails.root}/config/cms_roles.yml"
    end

    def self.permits
      BBTangCMS::Config.new(permits_location)
    end

    def self.permits_location
      "#{Rails.root}/config/permits.yml"
    end

    private

    def symbolize_keys(hash)
      hash.inject({}) do |options, (key, value)|
        options[(key.to_sym rescue key) || key] = value.is_a?(Hash) ? symbolize_keys(value) : value
        options
      end
    end
  end
end

migrate_and_schema.markdown

schema

###schema
ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 20121203030140) do
  create_table "assignments", :force => true do |t|
    t.integer  "user_id",     :null => false
    t.integer  "cms_role_id", :null => false
    t.datetime "created_at",  :null => false
    t.datetime "updated_at",  :null => false
  end

create_table "cms_roles", :force => true do |t|
    t.string   "name",       :null => false
    t.datetime "created_at", :null => false
    t.datetime "updated_at", :null => false
  end

  create_table "cu_permits", :force => true do |t|
    t.integer  "user_id"
    t.integer  "permit_id"
    t.datetime "created_at", :null => false
    t.datetime "updated_at", :null => false
  end
  
  create_table "permits", :force => true do |t|
    t.string   "name"
    t.datetime "created_at", :null => false
    t.datetime "updated_at", :null => false
  end
end

migrate

#20120627111828_create_assignments.rb
class CreateAssignments < ActiveRecord::Migration
  def change
    create_table :assignments do |t|
      t.integer :user_id, :null => false
      t.integer :cms_role_id, :null => false

      t.timestamps
    end

    add_index :assignments, [:user_id, :cms_role_id]
  end

  def down
    #drop_table :user_roles
    drop_table :assignments
  end
end

#20120627113928_create_cms_roles.rb
class CreateCmsRoles < ActiveRecord::Migration
  def change
    create_table :cms_roles do |t|
      t.string :name, :null => false
      t.timestamps
    end
  end
end

#20120628084209_create_cr_permits.rb
class CreateCrPermits < ActiveRecord::Migration
  def change
    create_table :cr_permits do |t|
      t.integer :cms_role_id
      t.integer :permit_id
      t.string :type

      t.timestamps
    end
  end
end

#20120628084849_create_permits.rb
class CreatePermits < ActiveRecord::Migration
  def change
    create_table :permits do |t|
      t.string :name

      t.timestamps
    end
  end
end

#20120629113431_create_cu_permits.rb
class CreateCuPermits < ActiveRecord::Migration
  def change
    create_table :cu_permits do |t|
      t.integer :user_id
      t.integer :permit_id

      t.timestamps
    end
  end
end

model.markdown

#user.rb
# encoding: utf-8
class User < ActiveRecord::Base


  has_many :assignments, :dependent => :destroy, :uniq => true
  has_many :cms_roles, :through => :assignments

  has_many :cu_permits, :dependent => :destroy, :uniq => true
  has_many :permits, :through => :cu_permits # :token_authenticatable, :encryptable, :confirmable, :lockable, :timeoutable and :omniauthable
  devise :database_authenticatable, :confirmable, :lockable, :recoverable,
         :rememberable, :registerable, :trackable, :timeoutable, :validatable,
         :token_authenticatable
         
  ###########method for cancan authorization################
  def has_cms_role?(cms_role_sym)
    cms_roles.any? { |r| r.name.underscore.to_sym == cms_role_sym }
  end
  
  def admin_group
    self.cms_roles.collect {|cms_role| cms_role if cms_role.admin? }.compact
  end

  def admin_group?
    tmp = false
    if self.cms_roles.present?
      self.cms_roles.each do |cms_role|
        if cms_role.name.to_s.include? "admin"
          tmp = true
        end
      end
    end
    tmp
  end

  def limit_admin_group
    self.cms_roles.collect {|cms_role| cms_role if cms_role.admin? and !cms_role.supper_admin? }.compact
  end

  def limit_admin_group?
    tmp = false
    if self.cms_roles.present?
      self.cms_roles.each do |cms_role|
        if cms_role.name.to_s.include? "admin" and not cms_role.supper_admin?
          tmp = true
        end
      end
    end
    tmp
  end

  def owner_users(name = nil)
    if self.admin_group? and name.present?
      owner_name = name.gsub("admin",'')
      User.joins(:cms_roles).where('cms_roles.name =?',owner_name)
    else
      []
    end
  end

  def supper_admin?
    tmp = false
    self.cms_roles.each do |cms_role|
      tmp = true if cms_role.to_s.eql? "admin"
    end
    tmp
  end

  def admin_assign_permits(cms_role = nil)
    admin_assign_permits = []
    if cms_role.present? and self.cms_roles.include? cms_role and cms_role.admin?
      cms_role.assign_permits.each do |assign_permit|
        admin_assign_permits.append assign_permit.permit if assign_permit.permit.present?
      end
      admin_assign_permits
    else
      admin_assign_permits
    end
  end

  def update_user_permit(new_cms_role_ids = [])

    new_cms_role_ids.collect!{|new_cms_role_id| new_cms_role_id.to_i if new_cms_role_id.present?}.compact!

    if self.cms_role_ids.sort != new_cms_role_ids.sort
      self.permits = []
    end
  end

  def is_cms_user?
    tmp = false
    if self.cms_roles.present?
      self.cms_roles.each do |cms_role|
        if cms_role.name.to_s.include? "guest" or CmsRole.all.include? cms_role
          tmp = true
        end
      end
    end
    return tmp
  end

  def cms_permits_all
    (permits.to_a.clone << cms_roles.collect{|cr| cr.cms_role_permits.collect{|crp| crp.permit}}).uniq.flatten
  end
  
  def find_cms_permit_by_name(name="")
    if self.present? and name.present?
      #find permit by name from user's permit cu_permits association
      permit = Permit.joins(:cu_permits).where("cu_permits.user_id= ? and permits.name = ?",self.id,name).limit(1).first
      #find permit by name from user's cms_role's cms_role_permits permit association
      if permit.nil?
        # this will find permit by name from user's all(cu_permits, cms_role's cms_role_permits, assign_permits) permit association
        #permit = Permit.joins(:users).where("users.id = 36 and permits.name = ?",self.id,name).limit(1)
        #因为 cms_role_permits 对应于 cms_role 是 一对多关系所以 cms_role 是单数，而反之却是多对一关系 CmsRole.joins(:cms_role_permit)，同理 CmsRolePermit.joins(:cms_role)
        permit = Permit.joins(:cms_role_permits => {:cms_role=> :assignments}).where("assignments.user_id = ? and permits.name = ?",self.id,name).limit(1).first
      end

      permit
    end
  end
  
  def has_permit?(name = "")
    if name.present?
      find_cms_permit_by_name(name).present? ? true : false
    else
      false
    end
  end
  #########################################################
end

#assignment.rb
#assign role to user
class Assignment < ActiveRecord::Base
  belongs_to :user
  belongs_to :cms_role
  validates_uniqueness_of [:user_id, :cms_role_id]
end

#cms_role.rb
#define cms_role
class CmsRole < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_many :assignments
  has_many :users, :through => :assignments
  has_many :assign_permits, :dependent => :destroy, :uniq => true
  has_many :cms_role_permits, :dependent => :destroy, :uniq => true
  #has_many :permits, :through => :assign_permits
  before_save :set_limit_role

  validates :name, :presence => true, :uniqueness => true

  def set_assign_permits_list (assign_permit_list = [])
    if assign_permit_list.present? and assign_permit_list != [""]
      self.assign_permits.destroy_all
      assign_permit_list.each do |permit_id|
        self.assign_permits.create( permit_id: permit_id) if Permit.exists? permit_id
      end
    else
      self.assign_permits = []
    end
  end
  def set_cms_role_permits_list (cms_role_permits = [])

    if cms_role_permits.present? and cms_role_permits != [""]
      self.cms_role_permits.destroy_all
      cms_role_permits.each do |permit_id|
        self.cms_role_permits.create(permit_id: permit_id) if Permit.exists? permit_id
      end
    else
      self.cms_role_permits = []
    end
  end
  
  #limit user ["guest","editor","operator"]
  def set_limit_role
    if ["guest","editor","operator"].include? self.name
      self.assign_permits = []
    end
  end

  def admin?
    true if self.name.to_s.include? "admin"
  end


  def supper_admin?
    true if self.name.to_s == "admin"
  end

  def to_s
    self.name if self.name.present?
  end

end

#cu_permit.rb
#relationship table of user and permit
class CuPermit < ActiveRecord::Base
  belongs_to :user
  belongs_to :permit
  validates  :user_id, :permit_id, :presence => true
  validates_uniqueness_of [:user_id, :permit_id]
end

#cr_permit.rb
#relationship table of cms_role and permit
class CrPermit < ActiveRecord::Base
  belongs_to :cms_role
  belongs_to :permit
  validates :cms_role_id, :permit_id, :presence => true
  #这是单表继承的父类 唯一就放到 子类里面去做了
  #validates_uniqueness_of [:cms_role_id, :permit_id]
end

#cms_role_permit.rb
#relationship table of cms_role and (**exec** permit)
class CmsRolePermit < CrPermit
  validates_uniqueness_of [:cms_role_id, :permit_id]
end

#assign_permit.rb
#relationship table of cms_role and (can **assgin** permit)
class AssignPermit < CrPermit
  validates_uniqueness_of [:cms_role_id, :permit_id]
end

#permit.rb
class Permit < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_many :cu_permits
  has_many :cr_permits
  has_many :assign_permits
  has_many :cms_role_permits
  has_many :users, :through => :cu_permits
  validates :name, :presence => true, :uniqueness => true

  def to_s
    self.name if self.name.present?
  end
end