Skip blocks check when getting active blocks list

app/controllers/api/user_blocks/active_lists_controller.rb

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module Api
   module UserBlocks
     class ActiveListsController < ApiController
-      before_action :authorize
+      before_action -> { authorize(:skip_blocks => true) }
 
       authorize_resource :class => :active_user_blocks_list
 

app/controllers/api_controller.rb

@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ class ApiController < ApplicationController
     end
   end
 
-  def authorize(errormessage: "Couldn't authenticate you", skip_terms: false)
+  def authorize(errormessage: "Couldn't authenticate you", skip_blocks: false, skip_terms: false)
     # make the current_user object from any auth sources we have
-    setup_user_auth(:skip_terms => skip_terms)
+    setup_user_auth(:skip_blocks => skip_blocks, :skip_terms => skip_terms)
 
     # handle authenticate pass/fail
     unless current_user
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class ApiController < ApplicationController
   # sets up the current_user for use by other methods. this is mostly called
   # from the authorize method, but can be called elsewhere if authorisation
   # is optional.
-  def setup_user_auth(skip_terms: false)
+  def setup_user_auth(skip_blocks: false, skip_terms: false)
     logger.info " setup_user_auth"
     # try and setup using OAuth
     self.current_user = User.find(doorkeeper_token.resource_owner_id) if doorkeeper_token&.accessible?
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ class ApiController < ApplicationController
     # have we identified the user?
     if current_user
       # check if the user has been banned
+      unless skip_blocks
         user_block = current_user.blocks.active.take
         unless user_block.nil?
           set_locale
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ class ApiController < ApplicationController
             report_error t("application.setup_user_auth.blocked"), :forbidden
           end
         end
+      end
 
       # if the user hasn't seen the contributor terms then don't
       # allow editing - they have to go to the web site and see

test/controllers/api/user_blocks/active_lists_controller_test.rb

@@ -38,6 +38,32 @@ module Api
         assert_response :success
         assert_dom "user_block", :count => 0
       end
+
+      def test_show
+        user = create(:moderator_user)
+        user_auth_header = bearer_authorization_header(user, :scopes => %w[read_prefs])
+        create(:user_block, :expired, :user => user)
+        block0 = create(:user_block, :user => user)
+        block1 = create(:user_block, :user => user)
+        create(:user_block)
+        create(:user_block, :creator => user)
+
+        get api_user_blocks_active_list_path, :headers => user_auth_header
+        assert_response :success
+      end
+
+      def test_show_json
+        user = create(:moderator_user)
+        user_auth_header = bearer_authorization_header(user, :scopes => %w[read_prefs])
+        create(:user_block, :expired, :user => user)
+        block0 = create(:user_block, :user => user)
+        block1 = create(:user_block, :user => user)
+        create(:user_block)
+        create(:user_block, :creator => user)
+
+        get api_user_blocks_active_list_path(:format => "json"), :headers => user_auth_header
+        assert_response :success
+      end
     end
   end
 end