Check if user is active before allowing user to sign in with devise (rails)

Question

I am using devise and created a User field called :active which is either true or false. I have to manually make the user active (true) before the user is allowed to log in. At least that is the intent. I have tried this...

class SessionsController < Devise::SessionsController
  # POST /resource/sign_in
  def create
    "resource/signin CREATE"
    self.resource = warden.authenticate!(auth_options)
    unless resource.active?
      sign_out
      redirect_to :sorry_not_active_url
      return
    end
    set_flash_message(:notice, :signed_in) if is_navigational_format?
    sign_in(resource_name, resource)
    respond_with resource, :location => after_sign_in_path_for(resource)
  end  
end

However this does not catch all the places where a user can log in, for example, when a user changes their password, the site automatically logs them in automatically after. However, if the user is not active, I do not want them to be allowed to log in, but rather be redirected to a sorry_not_active_url.

What would be the best way to prevent the user from signing in if the user is not active?

Thank you.

Answer 1

Add these two methods to your user model, devise should pick them up automatically - you should NOT need to extend Devise::SessionsController

def active_for_authentication?
  super && self.your_method_for_checking_active # i.e. super && self.is_active
end

def inactive_message
  "Sorry, this account has been deactivated."
end

Answer 2

Devise (If you have devise 3.2+) now support block parameter in (session) create

# assuming this is your session controller

class SessionsController < Devise::SessionsController

def create
  super do |resource|
     unless resource.active?
      sign_out
      # you can set flash message as well.
      redirect_to :sorry_not_active_url
      return
    end
  end
end