require 'active_record/mass_assignment_security/permission_set'
module ActiveRecord
# = Active Record Mass-Assignment Security
module MassAssignmentSecurity
extend ActiveSupport::Concern
included do
class_attribute :_accessible_attributes
class_attribute :_protected_attributes
class_attribute :_active_authorizer
end
# Mass assignment security provides an interface for protecting attributes
# from end-user assignment. For more complex permissions, mass assignment security
# may be handled outside the model by extending a non-ActiveRecord class,
# such as a controller, with this behavior.
#
# For example, a logged in user may need to assign additional attributes depending
# on their role:
#
# class AccountsController < ApplicationController
# include ActiveRecord::MassAssignmentSecurity
#
# attr_accessible :first_name, :last_name
#
# def self.admin_accessible_attributes
# accessible_attributes + [ :plan_id ]
# end
#
# def update
# ...
# @account.update_attributes(account_params)
# ...
# end
#
# protected
#
# def account_params
# sanitize_for_mass_assignment(params[:account])
# end
#
# def mass_assignment_authorizer
# admin ? admin_accessible_attributes : super
# end
#
# end
#
module ClassMethods
# Attributes named in this macro are protected from mass-assignment,
# such as new(attributes),
# update_attributes(attributes), or
# attributes=(attributes).
#
# Mass-assignment to these attributes will simply be ignored, to assign
# to them you can use direct writer methods. This is meant to protect
# sensitive attributes from being overwritten by malicious users
# tampering with URLs or forms.
#
# class Customer < ActiveRecord::Base
# attr_protected :credit_rating
# end
#
# customer = Customer.new("name" => David, "credit_rating" => "Excellent")
# customer.credit_rating # => nil
# customer.attributes = { "description" => "Jolly fellow", "credit_rating" => "Superb" }
# customer.credit_rating # => nil
#
# customer.credit_rating = "Average"
# customer.credit_rating # => "Average"
#
# To start from an all-closed default and enable attributes as needed,
# have a look at +attr_accessible+.
#
# Note that using Hash#except or Hash#slice in place of +attr_protected+
# to sanitize attributes won't provide sufficient protection.
def attr_protected(*names)
self._protected_attributes = self.protected_attributes + names
self._active_authorizer = self._protected_attributes
end
# Specifies a white list of model attributes that can be set via
# mass-assignment, such as new(attributes),
# update_attributes(attributes), or
# attributes=(attributes)
#
# This is the opposite of the +attr_protected+ macro: Mass-assignment
# will only set attributes in this list, to assign to the rest of
# attributes you can use direct writer methods. This is meant to protect
# sensitive attributes from being overwritten by malicious users
# tampering with URLs or forms. If you'd rather start from an all-open
# default and restrict attributes as needed, have a look at
# +attr_protected+.
#
# class Customer < ActiveRecord::Base
# attr_accessible :name, :nickname
# end
#
# customer = Customer.new(:name => "David", :nickname => "Dave", :credit_rating => "Excellent")
# customer.credit_rating # => nil
# customer.attributes = { :name => "Jolly fellow", :credit_rating => "Superb" }
# customer.credit_rating # => nil
#
# customer.credit_rating = "Average"
# customer.credit_rating # => "Average"
#
# Note that using Hash#except or Hash#slice in place of +attr_accessible+
# to sanitize attributes won't provide sufficient protection.
def attr_accessible(*names)
self._accessible_attributes = self.accessible_attributes + names
self._active_authorizer = self._accessible_attributes
end
def protected_attributes
self._protected_attributes ||= BlackList.new(attributes_protected_by_default).tap { |w| w.logger = logger }
end
def accessible_attributes
self._accessible_attributes ||= WhiteList.new.tap { |w| w.logger = logger }
end
def active_authorizer
self._active_authorizer ||= protected_attributes
end
def attributes_protected_by_default
[]
end
end
protected
def sanitize_for_mass_assignment(attributes)
mass_assignment_authorizer.sanitize(attributes)
end
def mass_assignment_authorizer
self.class.active_authorizer
end
end
end