# How to add an authentication method to the FabLab ?

First, take a look at the [OmniAuth list of strategies](https://github.com/intridea/omniauth/wiki/List-of-Strategies)
 for the Strategy or Developer Strategy you want to add to the FabLab.
 
For this guide, we will consider you want to add a generic *developer strategy*, like LDAP.

Create the OmniAuth implementation ( **lib/omni_auth/strategies/ldap_provider.rb** )

    # first require the OmniAuth gem you added to your Gemfile (see the link above for a list of gems)
    require 'omniauth-ldap'
    module OmniAuth
      module Strategies
        # in the class name, replace Ldap with the kind of authentication you are implementing
        class SsoLdapProvider < OmniAuth::Strategies::LDAP
          # implement the logic here, see the gem specific documentation for more details 
        end
      end
    end

Create the ActiveRecord models ( **from the terminal** )

    # in the models names, replace Ldap with the kind of authentication you are implementing 
    # replace ldap_fields with the fields you need for implementing LDAP or whatever you are implementing
    $ rails g model LdapProvider ...ldap_fields
    $ rails g model LdapMapping ldap_provider:belongs_to local_field:string local_model:string ...ldap_fields
    
Complete the Provider Model ( **app/model/ldap_provider.rb** )

    class LdapProvider < ActiveRecord::Base
      has_one :auth_provider, as: :providable
      has_many :ldap_mappings, dependent: :destroy
      accepts_nested_attributes_for :ldap_mappings, allow_destroy: true
    
      # return here the fields you want to protect from being directly on the FabLab, typically mapped fields
      def protected_fields
        fields = []
        ldap_mappings.each do |mapping|
          fields.push(mapping.local_model+'.'+mapping.local_field)
        end
        fields
      end
      
      # return here the link the current users will have to follow to edit his profile on the SSO
      def profile_url
        # you can also create a profile_url field in the Database model
      end
    end
    
Whitelist your implementation fields in the controller ( **app/controllers/api/auth_providers_controller.rb** )

    class API::AuthProvidersController < API::ApiController
      ...
      private
        def provider_params
          if params['auth_provider']['providable_type'] == DatabaseProvider.name
            ...
          elsif if params['auth_provider']['providable_type'] == LdapProvider.name
            params.require(:auth_provider).permit(:name, :providable_type, providable_attributes: [
              # list here your LdapProvider model's fields, followed by the mappings :
              ldap_mappings_attributes: [
                :id, :local_model, :local_field, ...
                # add your other customs LdapMapping fields, don't forget the :_destroy symbol if
                # you want your admin to be able to remove mappings 
              ]
            ])
          end
        end
    end 
    
List the fields to display in the JSON API view ( **app/views/api/auth_providers/show.json.jbuilder** )

    json.partial! 'api/auth_providers/auth_provider', auth_provider: @provider
    
    ...
    
    if @provider.providable_type == LdapProvider.name
      json.providable_attributes do
        json.extract! @provider.providable, :id, ... # list LdapProvider fields here
        json.ldap_mappings_attributes @provider.providable.ldap_mappings do |m|
          json.extract! m, :id, :local_model, :local_field, ... # list LdapMapping fields here
        end
      end
    end

Configure the initializer ( **config/initializers/devise.rb** )

    require_relative '../../lib/omni_auth/omni_auth'
    ...
    elsif active_provider.providable_type == LdapProvider.name
      config.omniauth OmniAuth::Strategies::SsoLdapProvider.name.to_sym, # pass here the required parameters, see the gem documentation for details
    end
    
Finally you have to create an admin interface with AngularJS:

- **app/assets/templates/admin/authentifications/_ldap.html.erb** must contains html input fields (partial html form) for the LdapProvider fields configuration
- **app/assets/templates/admin/authentifications/_ldap_mapping.html.erb** must contains html partial to configure the LdapMappings, see _oauth2_mapping.html.erb for a working example
- **app/assets/javascript/controllers/admin/authentifications.coffee**


    ## list of supported authentication methods
    METHODS = {
      ...
      'LdapProvider' : 'LDAP' # add the name of your ActiveRecord model class here as a hash key, associated with a human readable name as a hash value (string) 
    }
    
    Application.Controllers.controller "newAuthentificationController", ...
    
    $scope.updateProvidable = -> 
      ...
      if $scope.provider.providable_type == 'LdapProvider'
        # you may want to do some stuff to initialize your provider here
        
    $scope.registerProvider = ->
      ...
      # === LdapProvider ===
      else if $scope.provider.providable_type == 'LdapProvider'
        # here you may want to do some data validation
        # then: save the settings
        AuthProvider.save auth_provider: $scope.provider, (provider) ->
          # register was a success, display a message, redirect, etc.
          
And to include this interface into the existing one ( **app/assets/templates/admin/authentifications/edit.html.erb**)

    <form role="form" name="providerForm" class="form-horizontal" novalidate>
      ...
      <!-- Add the following ng-include inside the providerForm -->
      <ng-include src="'<%= asset_path 'admin/authentifications/_ldap.html'%>'" ng-if="provider.providable_type == 'LdapProvider'"></ng-include>
    </form>
    