reactive 0.1.0

data/lib/controller/filters.rb

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+module Reactive::Controller #:nodoc:
+  module Filters #:nodoc:
+    def self.included(base)
+      base.class_eval do
+        extend ClassMethods
+        include Reactive::Controller::Filters::InstanceMethods
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Filters enable controllers to run shared pre- and post-processing code for its actions. These filters can be used to do
+    # authentication, caching, or auditing before the intended action is performed. Or to do localization or output
+    # compression after the action has been performed. Filters have access to the request, response, and all the instance
+    # variables set by other filters in the chain or by the action (in the case of after filters).
+    #
+    # == Filter inheritance
+    #
+    # Controller inheritance hierarchies share filters downwards, but subclasses can also add or skip filters without
+    # affecting the superclass. For example:
+    #
+    #   class BankController < Reactive::Controller::Base
+    #     before_filter :audit
+    #
+    #     private
+    #       def audit
+    #         # record the action and parameters in an audit log
+    #       end
+    #   end
+    #
+    #   class VaultController < BankController
+    #     before_filter :verify_credentials
+    #
+    #     private
+    #       def verify_credentials
+    #         # make sure the user is allowed into the vault
+    #       end
+    #   end
+    #
+    # Now any actions performed on the BankController will have the audit method called before. On the VaultController,
+    # first the audit method is called, then the verify_credentials method. If the audit method renders or redirects, then
+    # verify_credentials and the intended action are never called.
+    #
+    # == Filter types
+    #
+    # A filter can take one of three forms: method reference (symbol), external class, or inline method (proc). The first
+    # is the most common and works by referencing a protected or private method somewhere in the inheritance hierarchy of
+    # the controller by use of a symbol. In the bank example above, both BankController and VaultController use this form.
+    #
+    # Using an external class makes for more easily reused generic filters, such as output compression. External filter classes
+    # are implemented by having a static +filter+ method on any class and then passing this class to the filter method. Example:
+    #
+    #   class OutputCompressionFilter
+    #     def self.filter(controller)
+    #       controller.response.body = compress(controller.response.body)
+    #     end
+    #   end
+    #
+    #   class NewspaperController < Reactive::Controller::Base
+    #     after_filter OutputCompressionFilter
+    #   end
+    #
+    # The filter method is passed the controller instance and is hence granted access to all aspects of the controller and can
+    # manipulate them as it sees fit.
+    #
+    # The inline method (using a proc) can be used to quickly do something small that doesn't require a lot of explanation.
+    # Or just as a quick test. It works like this:
+    #
+    #   class WeblogController < Reactive::Controller::Base
+    #     before_filter { |controller| head(400) if controller.params["stop_action"] }
+    #   end
+    #
+    # As you can see, the block expects to be passed the controller after it has assigned the request to the internal variables.
+    # This means that the block has access to both the request and response objects complete with convenience methods for params,
+    # session, template, and assigns. Note: The inline method doesn't strictly have to be a block; any object that responds to call
+    # and returns 1 or -1 on arity will do (such as a Proc or an Method object).
+    #
+    # Please note that around_filters function a little differently than the normal before and after filters with regard to filter
+    # types. Please see the section dedicated to around_filters below.
+    #
+    # == Filter chain ordering
+    #
+    # Using <tt>before_filter</tt> and <tt>after_filter</tt> appends the specified filters to the existing chain. That's usually
+    # just fine, but some times you care more about the order in which the filters are executed. When that's the case, you
+    # can use <tt>prepend_before_filter</tt> and <tt>prepend_after_filter</tt>. Filters added by these methods will be put at the
+    # beginning of their respective chain and executed before the rest. For example:
+    #
+    #   class ShoppingController < Reactive::Controller::Base
+    #     before_filter :verify_open_shop
+    #
+    #   class CheckoutController < ShoppingController
+    #     prepend_before_filter :ensure_items_in_cart, :ensure_items_in_stock
+    #
+    # The filter chain for the CheckoutController is now <tt>:ensure_items_in_cart, :ensure_items_in_stock,</tt>
+    # <tt>:verify_open_shop</tt>. So if either of the ensure filters renders or redirects, we'll never get around to see if the shop
+    # is open or not.
+    #
+    # You may pass multiple filter arguments of each type as well as a filter block.
+    # If a block is given, it is treated as the last argument.
+    #
+    # == Around filters
+    #
+    # Around filters wrap an action, executing code both before and after.
+    # They may be declared as method references, blocks, or objects responding
+    # to #filter or to both #before and #after.
+    #
+    # To use a method as an around_filter, pass a symbol naming the Ruby method.
+    # Yield (or block.call) within the method to run the action.
+    #
+    #   around_filter :catch_exceptions
+    #
+    #   private
+    #     def catch_exceptions
+    #       yield
+    #     rescue => exception
+    #       logger.debug "Caught exception! #{exception}"
+    #       raise
+    #     end
+    #
+    # To use a block as an around_filter, pass a block taking as args both
+    # the controller and the action block. You can't call yield directly from
+    # an around_filter block; explicitly call the action block instead:
+    #
+    #   around_filter do |controller, action|
+    #     logger.debug "before #{controller.action_name}"
+    #     action.call
+    #     logger.debug "after #{controller.action_name}"
+    #   end
+    #
+    # To use a filter object with around_filter, pass an object responding
+    # to :filter or both :before and :after. With a filter method, yield to
+    # the block as above:
+    #
+    #   around_filter BenchmarkingFilter
+    #
+    #   class BenchmarkingFilter
+    #     def self.filter(controller, &block)
+    #       Benchmark.measure(&block)
+    #     end
+    #   end
+    #
+    # With before and after methods:
+    #
+    #   around_filter Authorizer.new
+    #
+    #   class Authorizer
+    #     # This will run before the action. Redirecting aborts the action.
+    #     def before(controller)
+    #       unless user.authorized?
+    #         redirect_to(login_url)
+    #       end
+    #     end
+    #
+    #     # This will run after the action if and only if before did not render or redirect.
+    #     def after(controller)
+    #     end
+    #   end
+    #
+    # If the filter has before and after methods, the before method will be
+    # called before the action. If before renders or redirects, the filter chain is
+    # halted and after will not be run. See Filter Chain Halting below for
+    # an example.
+    #
+    # == Filter chain skipping
+    #
+    # Declaring a filter on a base class conveniently applies to its subclasses,
+    # but sometimes a subclass should skip some of its superclass' filters:
+    #
+    #   class ApplicationController < Reactive::Controller::Base
+    #     before_filter :authenticate
+    #     around_filter :catch_exceptions
+    #   end
+    #
+    #   class WeblogController < ApplicationController
+    #     # Will run the :authenticate and :catch_exceptions filters.
+    #   end
+    #
+    #   class SignupController < ApplicationController
+    #     # Skip :authenticate, run :catch_exceptions.
+    #     skip_before_filter :authenticate
+    #   end
+    #
+    #   class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
+    #     # Skip :catch_exceptions, run :authenticate.
+    #     skip_filter :catch_exceptions
+    #   end
+    #
+    #   class ClientsController < ApplicationController
+    #     # Skip :catch_exceptions and :authenticate unless action is index.
+    #     skip_filter :catch_exceptions, :authenticate, :except => :index
+    #   end
+    #
+    # == Filter conditions
+    #
+    # Filters may be limited to specific actions by declaring the actions to
+    # include or exclude. Both options accept single actions (:only => :index)
+    # or arrays of actions (:except => [:foo, :bar]).
+    #
+    #   class Journal < Reactive::Controller::Base
+    #     # Require authentication for edit and delete.
+    #     before_filter :authorize, :only => [:edit, :delete]
+    #
+    #     # Passing options to a filter with a block.
+    #     around_filter(:except => :index) do |controller, action_block|
+    #       results = Profiler.run(&action_block)
+    #       controller.response.sub! "</body>", "#{results}</body>"
+    #     end
+    #
+    #     private
+    #       def authorize
+    #         # Redirect to login unless authenticated.
+    #       end
+    #   end
+    #
+    # == Filter Chain Halting
+    #
+    # <tt>before_filter</tt> and <tt>around_filter</tt> may halt the request
+    # before a controller action is run. This is useful, for example, to deny
+    # access to unauthenticated users or to redirect from http to https.
+    # Simply call render or redirect. After filters will not be executed if the filter 
+    # chain is halted.
+    #
+    # Around filters halt the request unless the action block is called.
+    # Given these filters
+    #   after_filter :after
+    #   around_filter :around
+    #   before_filter :before
+    #
+    # The filter chain will look like:
+    #
+    #   ...
+    #   . \
+    #   .  #around (code before yield)
+    #   .  .  \
+    #   .  .  #before (actual filter code is run)
+    #   .  .  .  \
+    #   .  .  .  execute controller action
+    #   .  .  .  /
+    #   .  .  ...
+    #   .  .  /
+    #   .  #around (code after yield)
+    #   . /
+    #   #after (actual filter code is run, unless the around filter does not yield)
+    #
+    # If #around returns before yielding, #after will still not be run. The #before
+    # filter and controller action will not be run. If #before renders or redirects,
+    # the second half of #around and will still run but #after and the
+    # action will not. If #around fails to yield, #after will not be run.
+    module ClassMethods
+      # The passed <tt>filters</tt> will be appended to the filter_chain and
+      # will execute before the action on this controller is performed.
+      def append_before_filter(*filters, &block)
+        append_filter_to_chain(filters, :before, &block)
+      end
+
+      # The passed <tt>filters</tt> will be prepended to the filter_chain and
+      # will execute before the action on this controller is performed.
+      def prepend_before_filter(*filters, &block)
+        prepend_filter_to_chain(filters, :before, &block)
+      end
+
+      # Shorthand for append_before_filter since it's the most common.
+      alias :before_filter :append_before_filter
+
+      # The passed <tt>filters</tt> will be appended to the array of filters
+      # that run _after_ actions on this controller are performed.
+      def append_after_filter(*filters, &block)
+        append_filter_to_chain(filters, :after, &block)
+      end
+
+      # The passed <tt>filters</tt> will be prepended to the array of filters
+      # that run _after_ actions on this controller are performed.
+      def prepend_after_filter(*filters, &block)
+        prepend_filter_to_chain(filters, :after, &block)
+      end
+
+      # Shorthand for append_after_filter since it's the most common.
+      alias :after_filter :append_after_filter
+
+
+      # If you append_around_filter A.new, B.new, the filter chain looks like
+      #
+      #   B#before
+      #     A#before
+      #       # run the action
+      #     A#after
+      #   B#after
+      #
+      # With around filters which yield to the action block, #before and #after
+      # are the code before and after the yield.
+      def append_around_filter(*filters, &block)
+        filters, conditions = extract_conditions(filters, &block)
+        filters.map { |f| proxy_before_and_after_filter(f) }.each do |filter|
+          append_filter_to_chain([filter, conditions])
+        end
+      end
+
+      # If you prepend_around_filter A.new, B.new, the filter chain looks like:
+      #
+      #   A#before
+      #     B#before
+      #       # run the action
+      #     B#after
+      #   A#after
+      #
+      # With around filters which yield to the action block, #before and #after
+      # are the code before and after the yield.
+      def prepend_around_filter(*filters, &block)
+        filters, conditions = extract_conditions(filters, &block)
+        filters.map { |f| proxy_before_and_after_filter(f) }.each do |filter|
+          prepend_filter_to_chain([filter, conditions])
+        end
+      end
+
+      # Shorthand for append_around_filter since it's the most common.
+      alias :around_filter :append_around_filter
+
+      # Removes the specified filters from the +before+ filter chain. Note that this only works for skipping method-reference
+      # filters, not procs. This is especially useful for managing the chain in inheritance hierarchies where only one out
+      # of many sub-controllers need a different hierarchy.
+      #
+      # You can control the actions to skip the filter for with the <tt>:only</tt> and <tt>:except</tt> options,
+      # just like when you apply the filters.
+      def skip_before_filter(*filters)
+        skip_filter_in_chain(*filters, &:before?)
+      end
+
+      # Removes the specified filters from the +after+ filter chain. Note that this only works for skipping method-reference
+      # filters, not procs. This is especially useful for managing the chain in inheritance hierarchies where only one out
+      # of many sub-controllers need a different hierarchy.
+      #
+      # You can control the actions to skip the filter for with the <tt>:only</tt> and <tt>:except</tt> options,
+      # just like when you apply the filters.
+      def skip_after_filter(*filters)
+        skip_filter_in_chain(*filters, &:after?)
+      end
+
+      # Removes the specified filters from the filter chain. This only works for method reference (symbol)
+      # filters, not procs. This method is different from skip_after_filter and skip_before_filter in that
+      # it will match any before, after or yielding around filter.
+      #
+      # You can control the actions to skip the filter for with the <tt>:only</tt> and <tt>:except</tt> options,
+      # just like when you apply the filters.
+      def skip_filter(*filters)
+        skip_filter_in_chain(*filters)
+      end
+
+      # Returns an array of Filter objects for this controller.
+      def filter_chain
+        read_inheritable_attribute("filter_chain") || []
+      end
+
+      # Returns all the before filters for this class and all its ancestors.
+      # This method returns the actual filter that was assigned in the controller to maintain existing functionality.
+      def before_filters #:nodoc:
+        filter_chain.select(&:before?).map(&:filter)
+      end
+
+      # Returns all the after filters for this class and all its ancestors.
+      # This method returns the actual filter that was assigned in the controller to maintain existing functionality.
+      def after_filters #:nodoc:
+        filter_chain.select(&:after?).map(&:filter)
+      end
+
+      # Returns a mapping between filters and the actions that may run them.
+      def included_actions #:nodoc:
+        @included_actions ||= read_inheritable_attribute("included_actions") || {}
+      end
+
+      # Returns a mapping between filters and actions that may not run them.
+      def excluded_actions #:nodoc:
+        @excluded_actions ||= read_inheritable_attribute("excluded_actions") || {}
+      end
+
+      # Find a filter in the filter_chain where the filter method matches the _filter_ param
+      # and (optionally) the passed block evaluates to true (mostly used for testing before?
+      # and after? on the filter). Useful for symbol filters.
+      #
+      # The object of type Filter is passed to the block when yielded, not the filter itself.
+      def find_filter(filter, &block) #:nodoc:
+        filter_chain.select { |f| f.filter == filter && (!block_given? || yield(f)) }.first
+      end
+
+      # Returns true if the filter is excluded from the given action
+      def filter_excluded_from_action?(filter,action) #:nodoc:
+        case
+        when ia = included_actions[filter]
+          !ia.include?(action)
+        when ea = excluded_actions[filter]
+          ea.include?(action)
+        end
+      end
+
+      # Filter class is an abstract base class for all filters. Handles all of the included/excluded actions but
+      # contains no logic for calling the actual filters.
+      class Filter #:nodoc:
+        attr_reader :filter, :included_actions, :excluded_actions
+
+        def initialize(filter)
+          @filter = filter
+        end
+
+        def type
+          :around
+        end
+
+        def before?
+          type == :before
+        end
+
+        def after?
+          type == :after
+        end
+
+        def around?
+          type == :around
+        end
+
+        def run(controller)
+          raise Reactive::Controller::Error, 'No filter type: Nothing to do here.'
+        end
+
+        def call(controller, &block)
+          run(controller)
+        end
+      end
+
+      # Abstract base class for filter proxies. FilterProxy objects are meant to mimic the behaviour of the old
+      # before_filter and after_filter by moving the logic into the filter itself.
+      class FilterProxy < Filter #:nodoc:
+        def filter
+          @filter.filter
+        end
+      end
+
+      class BeforeFilterProxy < FilterProxy #:nodoc:
+        def type
+          :before
+        end
+
+        def run(controller)
+          # only filters returning false are halted.
+          @filter.call(controller)
+          if controller.send!(:performed?)
+            controller.send!(:halt_filter_chain, @filter, :rendered_or_redirected)
+          end
+        end
+
+        def call(controller)
+          yield unless run(controller)
+        end
+      end
+
+      class AfterFilterProxy < FilterProxy #:nodoc:
+        def type
+          :after
+        end
+
+        def run(controller)
+          @filter.call(controller)
+        end
+
+        def call(controller)
+          yield
+          run(controller)
+        end
+      end
+
+      class SymbolFilter < Filter #:nodoc:
+        def call(controller, &block)
+          controller.send!(@filter, &block)
+        end
+      end
+
+      class ProcFilter < Filter #:nodoc:
+        def call(controller)
+          @filter.call(controller)
+        rescue LocalJumpError # a yield from a proc... no no bad dog.
+          raise(Reactive::Controller::Error, 'Cannot yield from a Proc type filter. The Proc must take two arguments and execute #call on the second argument.')
+        end
+      end
+
+      class ProcWithCallFilter < Filter #:nodoc:
+        def call(controller, &block)
+          @filter.call(controller, block)
+        rescue LocalJumpError # a yield from a proc... no no bad dog.
+          raise(Reactive::Controller::Error, 'Cannot yield from a Proc type filter. The Proc must take two arguments and execute #call on the second argument.')
+        end
+      end
+
+      class MethodFilter < Filter #:nodoc:
+        def call(controller, &block)
+          @filter.call(controller, &block)
+        end
+      end
+
+      class ClassFilter < Filter #:nodoc:
+        def call(controller, &block)
+          @filter.filter(controller, &block)
+        end
+      end
+
+      class ClassBeforeFilter < Filter #:nodoc:
+        def call(controller, &block)
+          @filter.before(controller)
+        end
+      end
+
+      class ClassAfterFilter < Filter #:nodoc:
+        def call(controller, &block)
+          @filter.after(controller)
+        end
+      end
+
+      protected
+        def append_filter_to_chain(filters, filter_type = :around, &block)
+          pos = find_filter_append_position(filters, filter_type)
+          update_filter_chain(filters, filter_type, pos, &block)
+        end
+
+        def prepend_filter_to_chain(filters, filter_type = :around, &block)
+          pos = find_filter_prepend_position(filters, filter_type)
+          update_filter_chain(filters, filter_type, pos, &block)
+        end
+
+        def update_filter_chain(filters, filter_type, pos, &block)
+          new_filters = create_filters(filters, filter_type, &block)
+          new_chain = filter_chain.insert(pos, new_filters).flatten
+          write_inheritable_attribute('filter_chain', new_chain)
+        end
+
+        def find_filter_append_position(filters, filter_type)
+          # appending an after filter puts it at the end of the call chain
+          # before and around filters go before the first after filter in the chain
+          unless filter_type == :after
+            filter_chain.each_with_index do |f,i|
+              return i if f.after?
+            end
+          end
+          return -1
+        end
+
+        def find_filter_prepend_position(filters, filter_type)
+          # prepending a before or around filter puts it at the front of the call chain
+          # after filters go before the first after filter in the chain
+          if filter_type == :after
+            filter_chain.each_with_index do |f,i|
+              return i if f.after?
+            end
+            return -1
+          end
+          return 0
+        end
+
+        def create_filters(filters, filter_type, &block) #:nodoc:
+          filters, conditions = extract_conditions(filters, &block)
+          filters.map! { |filter| find_or_create_filter(filter, filter_type) }
+          update_conditions(filters, conditions)
+          filters
+        end
+
+        def find_or_create_filter(filter, filter_type)
+          if found_filter = find_filter(filter) { |f| f.type == filter_type }
+            found_filter
+          else
+            f = class_for_filter(filter, filter_type).new(filter)
+            # apply proxy to filter if necessary
+            case filter_type
+            when :before
+              BeforeFilterProxy.new(f)
+            when :after
+              AfterFilterProxy.new(f)
+            else
+              f
+            end
+          end
+        end
+
+        # The determination of the filter type was once done at run time.
+        # This method is here to extract as much logic from the filter run time as possible
+        def class_for_filter(filter, filter_type) #:nodoc:
+          case
+          when filter.is_a?(Symbol)
+            SymbolFilter
+          when filter.respond_to?(:call)
+            if filter.is_a?(Method)
+              MethodFilter
+            elsif filter.arity == 1
+              ProcFilter
+            else
+              ProcWithCallFilter
+            end
+          when filter.respond_to?(:filter)
+            ClassFilter
+          when filter.respond_to?(:before) && filter_type == :before
+            ClassBeforeFilter
+          when filter.respond_to?(:after) && filter_type == :after
+            ClassAfterFilter
+          else
+            raise(Reactive::Controller::Error, 'A filter must be a Symbol, Proc, Method, or object responding to filter, after or before.')
+          end
+        end
+
+        def extract_conditions(*filters, &block) #:nodoc:
+          filters.flatten!
+          conditions = filters.extract_options!
+          filters << block if block_given?
+          return filters, conditions
+        end
+
+        def update_conditions(filters, conditions)
+          return if conditions.empty?
+          if conditions[:only]
+            write_inheritable_hash('included_actions', condition_hash(filters, conditions[:only]))
+          elsif conditions[:except]
+            write_inheritable_hash('excluded_actions', condition_hash(filters, conditions[:except]))
+          end
+        end
+
+        def condition_hash(filters, *actions)
+          actions = actions.flatten.map(&:to_s)
+          filters.inject({}) { |h,f| h.update( f => (actions.blank? ? nil : actions)) }
+        end
+
+        def skip_filter_in_chain(*filters, &test) #:nodoc:
+          filters, conditions = extract_conditions(filters)
+          filters.map! { |f| block_given? ? find_filter(f, &test) : find_filter(f) }
+          filters.compact!
+
+          if conditions.empty?
+            delete_filters_in_chain(filters)
+          else
+            remove_actions_from_included_actions!(filters,conditions[:only] || [])
+            conditions[:only], conditions[:except] = conditions[:except], conditions[:only]
+            update_conditions(filters,conditions)
+          end
+        end
+
+        def remove_actions_from_included_actions!(filters,*actions)
+          actions = actions.flatten.map(&:to_s)
+          updated_hash = filters.inject(read_inheritable_attribute('included_actions')||{}) do |hash,filter|
+            ia = (hash[filter] || []) - actions
+            ia.empty? ? hash.delete(filter) : hash[filter] = ia
+            hash
+          end
+          write_inheritable_attribute('included_actions', updated_hash)
+        end
+
+        def delete_filters_in_chain(filters) #:nodoc:
+          write_inheritable_attribute('filter_chain', filter_chain.reject { |f| filters.include?(f) })
+        end
+
+        def filter_responds_to_before_and_after(filter) #:nodoc:
+          filter.respond_to?(:before) && filter.respond_to?(:after)
+        end
+
+        def proxy_before_and_after_filter(filter) #:nodoc:
+          return filter unless filter_responds_to_before_and_after(filter)
+          Proc.new do |controller, action|
+            filter.before(controller)
+
+            if controller.send!(:performed?)
+              controller.send!(:halt_filter_chain, filter, :rendered_or_redirected)
+            else
+              begin
+                action.call
+              ensure
+                filter.after(controller)
+              end
+            end
+          end
+        end
+    end
+
+    module InstanceMethods # :nodoc:
+      def self.included(base)
+        base.class_eval do
+          alias_method_chain :perform_action, :filters
+          alias_method_chain :process, :filters
+        end
+      end
+
+      protected
+
+      def process_with_filters(request, response, method = :perform_action, *arguments) #:nodoc:
+        @before_filter_chain_aborted = false
+        process_without_filters(request, response, method, *arguments)
+      end
+
+      def perform_action_with_filters
+        call_filters(self.class.filter_chain, 0, 0)
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      def call_filters(chain, index, nesting)
+        index = run_before_filters(chain, index, nesting)
+        aborted = @before_filter_chain_aborted
+        perform_action_without_filters unless performed? || aborted
+        return index if nesting != 0 || aborted
+        run_after_filters(chain, index)
+      end
+
+      def skip_excluded_filters(chain, index)
+        while (filter = chain[index]) && self.class.filter_excluded_from_action?(filter, action_name)
+          index = index.next
+        end
+        [filter, index]
+      end
+
+      def run_before_filters(chain, index, nesting)
+        while chain[index]
+          filter, index = skip_excluded_filters(chain, index)
+          break unless filter # end of call chain reached
+
+          case filter.type
+          when :before
+            filter.run(self)  # invoke before filter
+            index = index.next
+            break if @before_filter_chain_aborted
+          when :around
+            yielded = false
+
+            filter.call(self) do
+              yielded = true
+              # all remaining before and around filters will be run in this call
+              index = call_filters(chain, index.next, nesting.next)
+            end
+
+            halt_filter_chain(filter, :did_not_yield) unless yielded
+
+            break
+          else
+            break  # no before or around filters left
+          end
+        end
+
+        index
+      end
+
+      def run_after_filters(chain, index)
+        seen_after_filter = false
+
+        while chain[index]
+          filter, index = skip_excluded_filters(chain, index)
+          break unless filter # end of call chain reached
+
+          case filter.type
+          when :after
+            seen_after_filter = true
+            filter.run(self)  # invoke after filter
+          else
+            # implementation error or someone has mucked with the filter chain
+            raise Reactive::Controller::Error, "filter #{filter.inspect} was in the wrong place!" if seen_after_filter
+          end
+
+          index = index.next
+        end
+
+        index.next
+      end
+
+      def halt_filter_chain(filter, reason)
+        @before_filter_chain_aborted = true
+        logger.info "Filter chain halted as [#{filter.inspect}] #{reason}." if logger
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end