lib/avo/concerns/checks_assoc_authorization.rb

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module Avo
  module Concerns
    module ChecksAssocAuthorization
      extend ActiveSupport::Concern

      # Ex: A Post has many Comments
      def authorize_association_for(policy_method)
        policy_result = true

        if @reflection.present?
          # Fetch the appropriate resource
          reflection_resource = field.resource
          # Fetch the record
          # Hydrate the resource with the record if we have one
          reflection_resource.hydrate(record: @parent_record) if @parent_record.present?
          # Use the related_name as the base of the association
          association_name = @reflection.name

          if association_name.present?
            method_name = :"#{policy_method}_#{association_name}?".to_sym

            # Use the policy methods from the parent (Post)
            service = reflection_resource.authorization

            if service.has_method?(method_name, raise_exception: false)
              # Some policy methods should get the parent record in order to have the necessary information to do the authorization
              # Example: Post->has_many->Comments
              #
              # When you want to authorize the creation/attaching of a Comment, you don't have the Comment instance.
              # But you do have the Post instance and you can get that in your policy to authorize against.
              parent_policy_methods = [:view, :create, :attach, :act_on]

              record = if parent_policy_methods.include?(policy_method)
                # Use the parent record (Post)
                reflection_resource.record
              else
                # Override the record with the child record (Comment)
                resource.record
              end
              policy_result = service.authorize_action(method_name, record: record, raise_exception: false)
            end
          end
        end

        policy_result
      end
    end
  end
end