wrestlingdev.com/app/controllers/application_controller.rb

class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
  # Prevent CSRF attacks by raising an exception.
  # For APIs, you may want to use :null_session instead.
  protect_from_forgery prepend: true, with: :exception

  after_action :set_csrf_cookie_for_ng
  
  # Add helpers for authentication (replacing Devise)
  helper_method :current_user, :user_signed_in?
  
  def current_user
    @current_user ||= User.find_by(id: session[:user_id]) if session[:user_id]
  end
  
  def user_signed_in?
    current_user.present?
  end
  
  def authenticate_user!
    redirect_to login_path, alert: "Please log in to access this page" unless user_signed_in?
  end
  
  def set_csrf_cookie_for_ng
    cookies['XSRF-TOKEN'] = form_authenticity_token if protect_against_forgery?
  end
  
  rescue_from CanCan::AccessDenied do |exception|
    redirect_to '/static_pages/not_allowed'
  end

  protected

  # In Rails 4.2 and above
  def verified_request?
    super || valid_authenticity_token?(session, request.headers['X-XSRF-TOKEN'])
  end

  # Override current_ability to pass school_permission_key
  # @school_permission_key needs to be defined on the controller
  def current_ability
    @current_ability ||= Ability.new(current_user, @school_permission_key)
  end
end