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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/app/helpers/sessions_helper.rb b/app/helpers/sessions_helper.rb
index 29a5c90..046ca6f 100644
--- a/app/helpers/sessions_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/sessions_helper.rb
@@ -12,12 +12,20 @@ module SessionsHelper
self.current_user = user
end
-#method creating for self.current_user
+# The curret_user=(user) is the conversion of self.current_user = user
def current_user=(user)
- remember_token = User.hash(cookies[:remember_token])
- @current_user ||= User.find_by(remember_token: remember_token)
+ @current_user = user
end
+# sets the @current_user instance virable to the user corresponding
+# to the remember token, but only if @current_user is undefined
+# since the remember token is hashed, we need to hash the cookie
+# to find match the remember token
+ def current_user
+ remember_token = User.hash(cookies[:remember_token])
+ @current_user ||= User.find_by(remember_token: remember_token)
+ end
+
# checks if someone is currently signed in
def signed_in?
!current_user.nil?