guest user

app/helpers/admin_helper.rb

@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@ module AdminHelper
   
   # Check if the current_user is manager in current module app
   def is_manager?
-    @module_app.is_manager?(current_user) || is_admin?
+    @module_app.is_manager?(current_or_guest_user) || is_admin?
   end
 
   # Check if the current_user is sub manager in current module app
   def is_sub_manager?
-    @module_app.is_sub_manager?(current_user)|| is_admin?
+    @module_app.is_sub_manager?(current_or_guest_user)|| is_admin?
   end
   
   def is_admin?
-    current_user.admin?
+    current_or_guest_user.admin?
   end
 end

app/helpers/application_helper.rb

@@ -2,6 +2,37 @@ module ApplicationHelper
 
   FLASH_NOTICE_KEYS = [:error, :notice, :warning]
 
+  def create_guest_user
+    u = User.create(:name => "guest", :email => "guest_#{Time.now.to_i}#{rand(99)}@example.com")
+    u.admin = false
+    u.save(:validate => false)
+    u
+  end
+
+    # if user is logged in, return current_user, else return guest_user
+  def current_or_guest_user
+    if current_user
+      if session[:guest_user_id]
+        logging_in
+        guest_user.destroy
+        session[:guest_user_id] = nil
+      end
+      current_user
+    else
+      guest_user
+    end
+  end
+
+
+  # find guest_user object associated with the current session,
+  # creating one as needed
+  def guest_user
+    User.find(session[:guest_user_id].nil? ? session[:guest_user_id] = create_guest_user.id : session[:guest_user_id])
+  end
+
+
+
+
   def colorize_in_use_locale(locale)
     @site_in_use_locales.include?(locale)? 'green' : 'red'
   end
@@ -200,10 +231,6 @@ module ApplicationHelper
     display_visitors(created_at: {'$gte' => Date.today.beginning_of_year, '$lte' => Date.today.end_of_year})
   end
 
-  def at_least_module_manager
-    is_manager? || is_admin? 
-  end
-
   def display_date_time(object)
     object.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M")
   end