authority 2.6.0 → 2.7.0

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data/CHANGELOG.markdown

@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@
 
 Authority does its best to use [semantic versioning](http://semver.org).
 
+## 2.7.0
+
+Allows setting authorizer by class (`authorizer = FooAuthorizer`) as well as by name (`authorizer_name = 'FooAuthorizer'`), thanks to [mguymon](https://github.com/mguymon)
+
 ## v2.6.0
 
-- Now dependent on ActiveSupport, not all of Rails, as a step toward easier use with other frameworks
-- Testing with Rails 4.0
+- Now dependent on ActiveSupport, not all of Rails, as a step toward easier use with other frameworks. Thanks to [christhekeele](https://github.com/christhekeele)
+- Testing with Rails 4.0, thanks to [sanemat](https://github.com/sanemat)
 - Clearer backtraces in certain situations
 
 ## v2.5.0
@@ -44,7 +48,7 @@ Controller method `authorize_actions_for` can now be given a method name to dyna
 
 ## v2.2.0
 
-Allow passing options hash to `authorize_action_for`, like `authorize_action_for(@llama, :sporting => @hat_style)`.
+Allow passing options hash to `authorize_action_for`, like `authorize_action_for(@llama, :sporting => @hat_style)`. Thanks to [MP211](https://github.com/MP211).
 
 ## v2.1.0
 
@@ -61,7 +65,7 @@ Documentation and test cleanup.
 
 ## v1.1.0
 
-- Added `Authority::Authorizer.default` class method which is called before the `default_strategy` proc and delegates to that proc. This can be overridden per authorizer.
+- Added `Authority::Authorizer.default` class method which is called before the `default_strategy` proc and delegates to that proc. This can be overridden per authorizer. Thanks to [kevmoo](https://github.com/kevmoo)
 
 ## v1.0.0
 

data/README.markdown

@@ -71,7 +71,12 @@ All you have to do is define the methods you need on your authorizers. You have
 
 Authority encapsulates all authorization logic in `Authorizer` classes. Want to do something with a model? **Ask its authorizer**.
 
-You can specify a model's authorizer using the class method `authorizer_name=`. If you don't specify it, it will:
+You can specify a model's authorizer one of two ways:
+
+- specify the class itself: `authorizer = SomeAuthorizer`
+- specify the class's name: `authorizer_name = 'SomeAuthorizer'` (useful if the constant isn't yet loaded)
+
+If you don't specify an authorizer, the model will:
 
 - Look for an authorizer with its name. Eg, `Comment` will look for `CommentAuthorizer`.
 - If that's not found, it will use `ApplicationAuthorizer`.

data/lib/authority/abilities.rb

@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@ module Authority
       # - Look for an authorizer named like the model inside the model's namespace.
       # - If there is none, use 'ApplicationAuthorizer'
       self.authorizer_name = begin
-                               "#{base.name}Authorizer".constantize.name
-                             rescue NameError => e
-                               "ApplicationAuthorizer"
-                             end
+        "#{base.name}Authorizer".constantize.name
+      rescue NameError => e
+        "ApplicationAuthorizer"
+      end
     end
 
+
     def authorizer
       self.class.authorizer.new(self) # instantiate on every check, in case model has changed
     end
@@ -40,16 +41,21 @@ module Authority
     module ClassMethods
       include Definitions
 
+      def authorizer=(authorizer_class)
+        @authorizer          = authorizer_class
+        self.authorizer_name = @authorizer.name
+      end
+
       # @return [Class] of the designated authorizer
       def authorizer
         @authorizer ||= authorizer_name.constantize # Get an actual reference to the authorizer class
       rescue NameError
         raise Authority::NoAuthorizerError.new(
-          "#{authorizer_name} is set as the authorizer for #{self}, but the constant is missing"
-        )
+                  "#{authorizer_name} is set as the authorizer for #{self}, but the constant is missing"
+              )
       end
 
     end
 
   end
-end
+end

data/lib/authority/version.rb

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Authority
-  VERSION = "2.6.0"
+  VERSION = "2.7.0"
 end

data/spec/authority/abilities_spec.rb

@@ -46,6 +46,27 @@ describe Authority::Abilities do
 
     end
 
+    describe "authorizer=" do
+
+      let(:test_class)  { Class.new {include Authority::Abilities} }
+
+      it "has a class attribute setter" do
+        expect(test_class).to respond_to(:authorizer=)
+      end
+
+      it "sets authorizer" do
+        test_class.authorizer = ExampleResourceAuthorizer
+        expect(test_class.authorizer).to eq(ExampleResourceAuthorizer)
+      end
+
+      it "also sets authorizer_name" do
+        test_class.authorizer_name = 'FooAuthorizer'
+        test_class.authorizer      = ExampleResourceAuthorizer
+        expect(test_class.authorizer_name).to eq("ExampleResourceAuthorizer")
+      end
+
+    end
+
     describe "authorizer" do
 
       it "constantizes the authorizer name as the authorizer" do

metadata

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 --- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
 name: authority
 version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
-  version: 2.6.0
+  version: 2.7.0
 platform: ruby
 authors:
 - Nathan Long
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ authors:
 autorequire: 
 bindir: bin
 cert_chain: []
-date: 2013-06-24 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+date: 2013-07-10 00:00:00.000000000 Z
 dependencies:
 - !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
   name: activesupport