minnestar / sessionizer

class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base

  helper :all # include all helpers, all the time

  helper :layout

  helper_method :current_participant

  helper_method :logged_in?

  protect_from_forgery # See ActionController::RequestForgeryProtection for details

  def current_participant

    @current_participant ||= (current_participant_session && current_participant_session.participant)

  end

  alias_method :current_user, :current_participant

  def current_participant_session

    return @current_participant_session if defined?(@current_participant_session)

    @current_participant_session = ParticipantSession.find

  end

  def logged_in?

    current_participant_session.present?

  end

  def verify_session

    unless logged_in?

      flash[:notice] = 'You must be logged in to do that. Please log in or create a new account and try again.'

      redirect_to new_login_path

    end

  end

  def event_schedule_cache_key(event)

    [

      event,

      event.sessions,

      event.participants,

      event.timeslots,

      event.rooms

    ]

  end

  helper_method :event_schedule_cache_key

end