Nathan Colgate

Adding Email and User Verification to AuthLogic

The Session

class UserSession < Authlogic::Session::Base

  validate :check_if_verified



  private



  def check_if_verified

    errors.add(:base, "You have not yet verified your account") unless attempted_record && attempted_record.verified

  end

end

The Migration

class AddVerifiedToUser < ActiveRecord::Migration

  def self.up

    add_column :users, :verified, :boolean, :default => false

  end



  def self.down

    remove_column :users, :verified

  end

end

The User Controller

class UsersController < ApplicationController



  ...



  def create

    @user = User.new(params[:user])

    if @user.save

      flash[:notice] = "Thanks for signing up, we've delivered an email to you with instructions on how to complete your registration!"

      @user.deliver_verification_instructions!

      redirect_to root_url

    else

      render :action => :new

    end

  end

end

The Verification Controller

class UserVerificationsController < ApplicationController



  before_filter :load_user_using_perishable_token



  def show

    if @user

      @user.verify!

      flash[:notice] = "Thank you for verifying your account. You may now login."

    end

    redirect_to root_url

  end



  private



  def load_user_using_perishable_token

    @user = User.find_using_perishable_token(params[:id])

    flash[:notice] = "Unable to find your account." unless @user

  end



end

The User Model

class User < ActiveRecord::Base

  acts_as_authentic



  def deliver_password_reset_instructions!  

    reset_perishable_token!  

    Notifier.deliver_password_reset_instructions(self)  

  end



  def verify!

    self.verified = true

    self.save

  end

The Mailer

class Notifier < ApplicationMailer

  default_url_options[:host] = "www.myurl.org"  



  def verification_instructions(user)

    subject       "Email Verification"

    from          "myurl"

    recipients    user.email

    sent_on       Time.now

    body          :verification_url => user_verification_url(user.perishable_token)

  end

end

The Mailer View

Thank you for signing up for this site. Please click the following link to verify your email address:

<%= @verification_url %>

If the above URL does not work, try copying and pasting it into your browser. If you continue to have problems, please feel free to contact us.