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app/controllers/application_controller.rb

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+class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
+  include ApplicationHelper
+
+  protect_from_forgery
+
+  def verify_user
+    :authenticate_user!
+
+    if (current_user.nil?)
+      redirect_to '/accounts/sign_in'
+      return
+    end
+
+    @conference = Conference.find_all_by_short_title(params[:conference_id]).first
+  end
+
+  def organizer_or_admin?
+    has_role?(current_user, 'admin') || has_role?(current_user, 'organizer')
+  end
+
+  def verify_organizer
+    verify_user
+
+    ## Todo simplify this
+    redirect_to '/' unless has_role?(current_user, 'admin') || has_role?(current_user, 'organizer')
+  end
+
+  def verify_admin
+    verify_user
+
+    redirect_to '/' unless has_role?(current_user, 'admin')
+  end
+
+  def current_ability
+    @current_ability ||= AdminAbility.new(current_user)
+  end
+
+  rescue_from CanCan::AccessDenied do |exception|
+    Rails.logger.debug("Access denied!")
+    redirect_to '/', :alert => exception.message
+  end
+end