+ unless @user.administrator?
+ flash[:error] = t'user_role.filter.not_an_administrator'
+ redirect_to :controller => 'user', :action => 'view', :display_name => @this_user.display_name
+ end
+ end
+
+ ##
+ # ensure that there is a "this_user" instance variable
+ def lookup_this_user
+ @this_user = User.find_by_display_name(params[:display_name])
+ rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
+ redirect_to :controller => 'user', :action => 'view', :display_name => params[:display_name] unless @this_user
+ end
+
+ ##
+ # the random nonce here which isn't predictable, making an CSRF
+ # procedure much, much more difficult. setup the nonce. if the given
+ # nonce matches the session nonce then yield into the actual method.
+ # otherwise, just sets up the nonce for the form.
+ def setup_nonce
+ if params[:nonce] and params[:nonce] == session[:nonce]
+ @nonce = params[:nonce]
+ yield
+ else
+ @nonce = OAuth::Helper.generate_nonce
+ session[:nonce] = @nonce
+ render
+ end
+ end
+
+ ##
+ # require that the given role is valid. the role is a URL
+ # parameter, so should always be present.
+ def require_valid_role
+ @role = params[:role]
+ unless UserRole::ALL_ROLES.include?(@role)
+ flash[:error] = t('user_role.filter.not_a_role', :role => @role)
+ redirect_to :controller => 'user', :action => 'view', :display_name => @this_user.display_name
+ end