engine/app/models/locomotive/ability.rb

module Locomotive
  class Ability
    include CanCan::Ability

    ROLES = %w(admin designer author)

    def initialize(account, site)
      @account, @site = account, site

      alias_action :index, :show, :edit, :update, :to => :touch

      @membership = @site.memberships.where(:account_id => @account.id).first

      return false if @membership.blank?

      if @membership.admin?
        setup_admin_permissions!
      else
        setup_default_permissions!

        setup_designer_permissions! if @membership.designer?

        setup_author_permissions!  if @membership.author?
      end
    end

    def setup_default_permissions!
      cannot :manage, :all
    end

    def setup_author_permissions!
      can :touch, [Page, ThemeAsset]
      can :sort, Page

      can :manage, [ContentEntry, ContentAsset]

      can :touch, Site do |site|
        site == @site
      end
    end

    def setup_designer_permissions!
      can :manage, Page

      can :manage, ContentEntry

      can :manage, ContentType

      can :manage, Snippet

      can :manage, ThemeAsset

      can :manage, ContentAsset

      can :manage, Site do |site|
        site == @site
      end

      can :point, Site

      cannot :create, Site

      can :manage, Membership

      cannot :grant_admin, Membership

      cannot [:update, :destroy], Membership do |membership|
        @membership.account_id == membership.account_id || # can not edit myself
        membership.admin? # can not modify an administrator
      end
    end

    def setup_admin_permissions!
      can :manage, :all

      cannot [:update, :destroy], Membership do |membership|
        @membership.account_id == membership.account_id # can not edit myself
      end
    end
  end
end