X-Git-Url: https://git.openstreetmap.org/rails.git/blobdiff_plain/311f7ddd6e6516232d3884e9765b966190814882..990f3eba4069f98a11d98f18b18d0e35bcf295f4:/app/controllers/application_controller.rb

diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 7aace7364..7043d8206 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -4,13 +4,6 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   protect_from_forgery
 
   if STATUS == :database_readonly or STATUS == :database_offline
-    after_filter :clear_session
-    wrap_parameters false
-
-    def clear_session
-      session.clear
-    end
-
     def self.cache_sweeper(*sweepers)
     end
   end
@@ -167,6 +160,18 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
     end 
   end 
 
+  ##
+  # to be used as a before_filter *after* authorize. this checks that
+  # the user is a moderator and, if not, returns a forbidden error.
+  #
+  def authorize_moderator(errormessage="Access restricted to moderators") 
+    # check user is a moderator
+    unless @user.moderator?
+      render :text => errormessage, :status => :forbidden
+      return false
+    end 
+  end 
+
   def check_database_readable(need_api = false)
     if STATUS == :database_offline or (need_api and STATUS == :api_offline)
       redirect_to :controller => 'site', :action => 'offline'