Permission.destroy_all base_actions = ApplicationController.action_methods # i should probably figure out all of the children of ApplicationController # rather than defining them here. controllers = [ PagesController, DiscussionsController, StylesController, PeoplesController, BeersController, BreweriesController, RolesController, GalleriesController, TagImagesController, FriendsController ] controllers.each do |c| actions = c.action_methods - base_actions cname = c.controller_name actions.each { |a| Permission.create(:controller => cname, :action => a) } end r = Role.base_role Permission.find(:all, :conditions => [ 'controller = ?', 'pages' ]).each do |p| next if [ 'new', 'create', 'edit', 'update', 'destroy' ].include?(p.action) r.permissions << p end Permission.find(:all, :conditions => [ 'controller = ?', 'styles' ]).each do |p| next if [ 'new', 'create', 'edit', 'update', 'destroy' ].include?(p.action) r.permissions << p end Permission.find(:all, :conditions => [ 'controller = ?', 'galleries' ]).each do |p| next if [ 'new', 'create', 'edit', 'update', 'destroy' ].include?(p.action) r.permissions << p end Permission.find(:all, :conditions => [ 'controller = ?', 'tag_images' ]).each do |p| next if [ 'show', 'create', 'destroy', 'taggable_search' ].include?(p.action) r.permissions << p end Permission.find(:all, :conditions => [ 'controller = ?', 'friends' ]).each do |p| next if [ 'edit', 'create', 'destroy' ].include?(p.action) r.permissions << p end r2 = Role.admin_role Permission.find(:all).each do |p| r2.permissions << p unless r.permissions.include?(p) end puts "All permissions created"