How can I test CanCan in the console?

Question

I need to check :read? on an object in the console, how can I do this?

Answer 1

You need to setup Ability object:

ability = Ability.new(current_user_object)

Now you check authorization:

ability.can? :read, object_to_be_checked

current_user_object: User object for which you want to check authorization

object_to_be_checked: is object on which you want to check authorization