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module AuthenticatedSystem
  protected
    # Returns true or false if the user is logged in.
    def logged_in?
      !!current_user
    end

    # Accesses the current user from the session.
    # Future calls avoid the database because nil is not equal to false.
    def current_visitor
      current_user || User.anonymous
    end

    # Redirect as appropriate when an access request fails.
    #
    # The default action is to redirect to the login screen.
    #
    # Override this method in your controllers if you want to have special
    # behavior in case the user is not authorized
    # to access the requested action.  For example, a popup window might
    # simply close itself.
    def access_denied
      respond_to do |format|
        format.html do
          # this is the warden way of failing a log in
          throw(:warden)
        end
        # format.any doesn't work in rails version < http://dev.rubyonrails.org/changeset/8987
        # you may want to change format.any to e.g. format.any(:js, :xml)
        format.any do
          request_http_basic_authentication 'Web Password'
        end
      end
    end

    # Store the URI of the current request in the session.
    #
    # We can return to this location by calling #redirect_back_or_default.
    def store_location
      session[:return_to] = request.fullpath
    end

    # Redirect to the URI stored by the most recent store_location call or
    # to the passed default.  Set an appropriately modified
    #   after_filter :store_location, :only => [:index, :new, :show, :edit]
    # for any controller you want to be bounce-backable.
    def redirect_back_or_default(default)
      redirect_to(session[:return_to] || default)
      session[:return_to] = nil
    end

    # Inclusion hook to make #current_visitor and #logged_in?
    # available as ActionView helper methods.
    def self.included(base)
      base.send :helper_method, :current_visitor, :logged_in? if base.respond_to? :helper_method
    end





    

    #
    # Logout
    #



    # This is ususally what you want; resetting the session willy-nilly wreaks
    # havoc with forgery protection, and is only strictly necessary on login.
    # However, **all session state variables should be unset here**.
    def logout_keeping_session!
      # when passed a specific scope, devise keeps the session
      sign_out(:user)
      # explicitly kill any other session variables you set
    end

    # The session should only be reset at the tail end of a form POST --
    # otherwise the request forgery protection fails. It's only really necessary
    # when you cross quarantine (logged-out to logged-in).
    def logout_killing_session!
      logout_keeping_session!
      reset_session
    end

end