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class ActiveRecord::Base
  # This is the global hash of permissions and each item is of the form 
  # 'class_name' => permission_hash for each target have its own set of permissions
  # but its not a namespace so each permission name should be unique
  PERMISSIONS = {}
  
  # Acts as accessible makes a model acts as a resource that can be targeted by a permission
  def self.acts_as_accessible
    has_many :role_assignments, :as => :resource, :dependent => :destroy
    
    # A superior instance is an object that has higher level an thus can be targeted by a permission
    # to represent an permission over a group of related resources rather than a single one
    def superior_instance
      nil
    end

    def affiliate(accessor, roles)
      roles = [roles] unless roles.kind_of?(Array)
      roles.map {|role| accessor.add_role(role, self)}.any? 
    end

    def disaffiliate(accessor, roles)
      roles = [roles] unless roles.kind_of?(Array)
      role_assignments.map{|ra|ra.destroy if roles.include?(ra.role) && ra.accessor == accessor} 
    end

    def members
      role_assignments.map(&:accessor).uniq
    end
    def members_by_role(role)
      role_assignments.select{|i| i.role.key == role.key}.map(&:accessor).uniq
    end

    def roles
      Role.find(:all).select do |r| 
        r.permissions.any?{ |p| PERMISSIONS[self.class.base_class.name].include?(p) }
      end
    end
  end
end