Factor out common code for looking up users

app/controllers/application_controller.rb

@@ -362,6 +362,14 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
     !@user.nil?
   end
 
+  ##
+  # ensure that there is a "this_user" instance variable
+  def lookup_this_user
+    unless @this_user = User.active.find_by_display_name(params[:display_name])
+      render_unknown_user params[:display_name]
+    end
+  end
+
   ##
   # render a "no such user" page
   def render_unknown_user(name)

app/controllers/diary_entry_controller.rb

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ class DiaryEntryController < ApplicationController
   before_filter :authorize_web
   before_filter :set_locale
   before_filter :require_user, :only => [:new, :edit, :comment, :hide, :hidecomment]
+  before_filter :lookup_this_user, :only => [:view, :comments]
   before_filter :check_database_readable
   before_filter :check_database_writable, :only => [:new, :edit]
   before_filter :require_administrator, :only => [:hide, :hidecomment]
@@ -164,19 +165,13 @@ class DiaryEntryController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def view
-    user = User.active.find_by_display_name(params[:display_name])
-
-    if user
-      @entry = user.diary_entries.visible.where(:id => params[:id]).first
+    @entry = @this_user.diary_entries.visible.where(:id => params[:id]).first
     if @entry
       @title = t 'diary_entry.view.title', :user => params[:display_name], :title => @entry.title
     else
       @title = t 'diary_entry.no_such_entry.title', :id => params[:id]
       render :action => 'no_such_entry', :status => :not_found
     end
-    else
-      render_unknown_user params[:display_name]
-    end
   end
 
   def hide
@@ -192,17 +187,11 @@ class DiaryEntryController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def comments
-    @this_user = User.active.find_by_display_name(params[:display_name])
-
-    if @this_user
     @comment_pages, @comments = paginate(:diary_comments,
                                          :conditions => { :user_id => @this_user },
                                          :order => 'created_at DESC',
                                          :per_page => 20)
     @page = (params[:page] || 1).to_i
-    else
-      render_unknown_user params[:display_name]
-    end						
   end  
 private
   ##

app/controllers/message_controller.rb

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ class MessageController < ApplicationController
   before_filter :authorize_web
   before_filter :set_locale
   before_filter :require_user
+  before_filter :lookup_this_user, :only => [:new]
   before_filter :check_database_readable
   before_filter :check_database_writable, :only => [:new, :reply, :mark]
 
@@ -12,14 +13,12 @@ class MessageController < ApplicationController
   # clicks send.
   # The display_name param is the display name of the user that the message is being sent to.
   def new
-    @to_user = User.find_by_display_name(params[:display_name])
-    if @to_user
     if params[:message]
       if @user.sent_messages.where("sent_on >= ?", Time.now.getutc - 1.hour).count >= MAX_MESSAGES_PER_HOUR
         flash[:error] = t 'message.new.limit_exceeded'
       else
         @message = Message.new(params[:message])
-          @message.to_user_id = @to_user.id
+        @message.to_user_id = @this_user.id
         @message.from_user_id = @user.id
         @message.sent_on = Time.now.getutc
 
@@ -39,9 +38,6 @@ class MessageController < ApplicationController
         @title = t 'message.new.title'
       end
     end
-    else
-      render_unknown_user params[:display_name]
-    end
   end
 
   # Allow the user to reply to another message.

app/controllers/user_blocks_controller.rb

@@ -120,14 +120,6 @@ class UserBlocksController < ApplicationController
     end
   end
 
-  ##
-  # ensure that there is a "this_user" instance variable
-  def lookup_this_user
-    unless @this_user = User.find_by_display_name(params[:display_name])
-      render_unknown_user params[:display_name]
-    end
-  end
-
   ##
   # ensure that there is a "user_block" instance variable
   def lookup_user_block

app/controllers/user_roles_controller.rb

@@ -32,14 +32,6 @@ class UserRolesController < ApplicationController
     end
   end
 
-  ##
-  # ensure that there is a "this_user" instance variable
-  def lookup_this_user
-    unless @this_user = User.find_by_display_name(params[:display_name])
-      render_unknown_user params[:display_name]
-    end
-  end
-
   ##
   # require that the given role is valid. the role is a URL 
   # parameter, so should always be present.