Check if current_user is the owner of a resource and allow edit/delete actions

Question

Example:

User A (id=10) has created a photo resource

photo: (id: 1 user_id = 10, url: \"http://...\")
         


        

Answer 1

In your PhotosController:

before_filter :require_permission, only: :edit

def require_permission
  if current_user != Photo.find(params[:id]).user
    redirect_to root_path
    #Or do something else here
  end
end