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require 'active_support/core_ext/hash/indifferent_access'
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require 'active_support/core_ext/array/wrap'
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require 'active_support/core_ext/string/filters'
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require 'active_support/rescuable'
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require 'action_dispatch/http/upload'
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require 'stringio'
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require 'set'
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module ActionController
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  # Raised when a required parameter is missing.
  #
  #   params = ActionController::Parameters.new(a: {})
  #   params.fetch(:b)
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  #   # => ActionController::ParameterMissing: param is missing or the value is empty: b
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  #   params.require(:a)
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  #   # => ActionController::ParameterMissing: param is missing or the value is empty: a
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  class ParameterMissing < KeyError
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    attr_reader :param # :nodoc:
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    def initialize(param) # :nodoc:
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      @param = param
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      super("param is missing or the value is empty: #{param}")
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    end
  end

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  # Raised when a supplied parameter is not expected and
  # ActionController::Parameters.action_on_unpermitted_parameters
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  # is set to <tt>:raise</tt>.
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  #
  #   params = ActionController::Parameters.new(a: "123", b: "456")
  #   params.permit(:c)
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  #   # => ActionController::UnpermittedParameters: found unpermitted parameters: a, b
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  class UnpermittedParameters < IndexError
    attr_reader :params # :nodoc:
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    def initialize(params) # :nodoc:
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      @params = params
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      super("found unpermitted parameter#{'s' if params.size > 1 }: #{params.join(", ")}")
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    end
  end

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  # == Action Controller \Parameters
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  #
  # Allows to choose which attributes should be whitelisted for mass updating
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  # and thus prevent accidentally exposing that which shouldn't be exposed.
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  # Provides two methods for this purpose: #require and #permit. The former is
  # used to mark parameters as required. The latter is used to set the parameter
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  # as permitted and limit which attributes should be allowed for mass updating.
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  #
  #   params = ActionController::Parameters.new({
  #     person: {
  #       name: 'Francesco',
  #       age:  22,
  #       role: 'admin'
  #     }
  #   })
  #
  #   permitted = params.require(:person).permit(:name, :age)
  #   permitted            # => {"name"=>"Francesco", "age"=>22}
  #   permitted.class      # => ActionController::Parameters
  #   permitted.permitted? # => true
  #
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  #   Person.first.update!(permitted)
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  #   # => #<Person id: 1, name: "Francesco", age: 22, role: "user">
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  #
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  # It provides two options that controls the top-level behavior of new instances:
  #
  # * +permit_all_parameters+ - If it's +true+, all the parameters will be
  #   permitted by default. The default is +false+.
  # * +action_on_unpermitted_parameters+ - Allow to control the behavior when parameters
  #   that are not explicitly permitted are found. The values can be <tt>:log</tt> to
  #   write a message on the logger or <tt>:raise</tt> to raise
  #   ActionController::UnpermittedParameters exception. The default value is <tt>:log</tt>
  #   in test and development environments, +false+ otherwise.
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  #
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  # Examples:
  #
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  #   params = ActionController::Parameters.new
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  #   params.permitted? # => false
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  #
  #   ActionController::Parameters.permit_all_parameters = true
  #
  #   params = ActionController::Parameters.new
  #   params.permitted? # => true
  #
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  #   params = ActionController::Parameters.new(a: "123", b: "456")
  #   params.permit(:c)
  #   # => {}
  #
  #   ActionController::Parameters.action_on_unpermitted_parameters = :raise
  #
  #   params = ActionController::Parameters.new(a: "123", b: "456")
  #   params.permit(:c)
  #   # => ActionController::UnpermittedParameters: found unpermitted keys: a, b
  #
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  # Please note that these options *are not thread-safe*. In a multi-threaded
  # environment they should only be set once at boot-time and never mutated at
  # runtime.
  #
  # <tt>ActionController::Parameters</tt> inherits from
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  # <tt>ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess</tt>, this means
  # that you can fetch values using either <tt>:key</tt> or <tt>"key"</tt>.
  #
  #   params = ActionController::Parameters.new(key: 'value')
  #   params[:key]  # => "value"
  #   params["key"] # => "value"
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  class Parameters
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    cattr_accessor :permit_all_parameters, instance_accessor: false
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    cattr_accessor :action_on_unpermitted_parameters, instance_accessor: false

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    delegate :keys, :key?, :has_key?, :empty?, :inspect, to: :@parameters

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    # By default, never raise an UnpermittedParameters exception if these
    # params are present. The default includes both 'controller' and 'action'
    # because they are added by Rails and should be of no concern. One way
    # to change these is to specify `always_permitted_parameters` in your
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    # config. For instance:
    #
    #    config.always_permitted_parameters = %w( controller action format )
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    cattr_accessor :always_permitted_parameters
    self.always_permitted_parameters = %w( controller action )

    def self.const_missing(const_name)
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      return super unless const_name == :NEVER_UNPERMITTED_PARAMS
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      ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn(<<-MSG.squish)
        `ActionController::Parameters::NEVER_UNPERMITTED_PARAMS` has been deprecated.
        Use `ActionController::Parameters.always_permitted_parameters` instead.
      MSG

      always_permitted_parameters
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    end
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    # Returns a new instance of <tt>ActionController::Parameters</tt>.
    # Also, sets the +permitted+ attribute to the default value of
    # <tt>ActionController::Parameters.permit_all_parameters</tt>.
    #
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    #   class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
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    #   end
    #
    #   params = ActionController::Parameters.new(name: 'Francesco')
    #   params.permitted?  # => false
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    #   Person.new(params) # => ActiveModel::ForbiddenAttributesError
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    #
    #   ActionController::Parameters.permit_all_parameters = true
    #
    #   params = ActionController::Parameters.new(name: 'Francesco')
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    #   params.permitted?  # => true
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    #   Person.new(params) # => #<Person id: nil, name: "Francesco">
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    def initialize(parameters = {})
      @parameters = parameters.with_indifferent_access
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      @permitted = self.class.permit_all_parameters
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    end

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    def ==(other_hash)
      if other_hash.respond_to?(:permitted?)
        super
      else
        @parameters == other_hash
      end
    end

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    # Returns a safe +Hash+ representation of this parameter with all
    # unpermitted keys removed.
    #
    #   params = ActionController::Parameters.new({
    #     name: 'Senjougahara Hitagi',
    #     oddity: 'Heavy stone crab'
    #   })
    #   params.to_h # => {}
    #
    #   safe_params = params.permit(:name)
    #   safe_params.to_h # => {"name"=>"Senjougahara Hitagi"}
    def to_h
      if permitted?
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        @parameters.to_h
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      else
        slice(*self.class.always_permitted_parameters).permit!.to_h
      end
    end

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    # Returns an unsafe, unfiltered +Hash+ representation of this parameter.
    def to_unsafe_h
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      @parameters
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    end
    alias_method :to_unsafe_hash, :to_unsafe_h

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    # Convert all hashes in values into parameters, then yield each pair like
    # the same way as <tt>Hash#each_pair</tt>
    def each_pair(&block)
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      @parameters.each_pair do |key, value|
        yield key, convert_hashes_to_parameters(key, value)
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      end
    end
    alias_method :each, :each_pair

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    # Attribute that keeps track of converted arrays, if any, to avoid double
    # looping in the common use case permit + mass-assignment. Defined in a
    # method to instantiate it only if needed.
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    #
    # Testing membership still loops, but it's going to be faster than our own
    # loop that converts values. Also, we are not going to build a new array
    # object per fetch.
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    def converted_arrays
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      @converted_arrays ||= Set.new
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    end

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    # Returns +true+ if the parameter is permitted, +false+ otherwise.
    #
    #   params = ActionController::Parameters.new
    #   params.permitted? # => false
    #   params.permit!
    #   params.permitted? # => true
    def permitted?
      @permitted
    end

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    # Sets the +permitted+ attribute to +true+. This can be used to pass
    # mass assignment. Returns +self+.
    #
    #   class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
    #   end
    #
    #   params = ActionController::Parameters.new(name: 'Francesco')
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    #   params.permitted?  # => false
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    #   Person.new(params) # => ActiveModel::ForbiddenAttributesError
    #   params.permit!
    #   params.permitted?  # => true
    #   Person.new(params) # => #<Person id: nil, name: "Francesco">
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    def permit!
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      each_pair do |key, value|
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        Array.wrap(value).each do |v|
          v.permit! if v.respond_to? :permit!
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        end
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      end

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      @permitted = true
      self
    end

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    # Ensures that a parameter is present. If it's present, returns
    # the parameter at the given +key+, otherwise raises an
    # <tt>ActionController::ParameterMissing</tt> error.
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    #
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    #   ActionController::Parameters.new(person: { name: 'Francesco' }).require(:person)
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    #   # => {"name"=>"Francesco"}
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    #
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    #   ActionController::Parameters.new(person: nil).require(:person)
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    #   # => ActionController::ParameterMissing: param is missing or the value is empty: person
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    #
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    #   ActionController::Parameters.new(person: {}).require(:person)
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    #   # => ActionController::ParameterMissing: param is missing or the value is empty: person
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    def require(key)
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      value = self[key]
      if value.present? || value == false
        value
      else
        raise ParameterMissing.new(key)
      end
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    end

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    # Alias of #require.
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    alias :required :require

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    # Returns a new <tt>ActionController::Parameters</tt> instance that
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    # includes only the given +filters+ and sets the +permitted+ attribute
    # for the object to +true+. This is useful for limiting which attributes
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    # should be allowed for mass updating.
    #
    #   params = ActionController::Parameters.new(user: { name: 'Francesco', age: 22, role: 'admin' })
    #   permitted = params.require(:user).permit(:name, :age)
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    #   permitted.permitted?      # => true
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    #   permitted.has_key?(:name) # => true
    #   permitted.has_key?(:age)  # => true
    #   permitted.has_key?(:role) # => false
    #
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    # Only permitted scalars pass the filter. For example, given
    #
    #   params.permit(:name)
    #
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    # +:name+ passes if it is a key of +params+ whose associated value is of type
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    # +String+, +Symbol+, +NilClass+, +Numeric+, +TrueClass+, +FalseClass+,
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    # +Date+, +Time+, +DateTime+, +StringIO+, +IO+,
    # +ActionDispatch::Http::UploadedFile+ or +Rack::Test::UploadedFile+.
    # Otherwise, the key +:name+ is filtered out.
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    #
    # You may declare that the parameter should be an array of permitted scalars
    # by mapping it to an empty array:
    #
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    #   params = ActionController::Parameters.new(tags: ['rails', 'parameters'])
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    #   params.permit(tags: [])
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    #
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    # You can also use +permit+ on nested parameters, like:
    #
    #   params = ActionController::Parameters.new({
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    #     person: {
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    #       name: 'Francesco',
    #       age:  22,
    #       pets: [{
    #         name: 'Purplish',
    #         category: 'dogs'
    #       }]
    #     }
    #   })
    #
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    #   permitted = params.permit(person: [ :name, { pets: :name } ])
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    #   permitted.permitted?                    # => true
    #   permitted[:person][:name]               # => "Francesco"
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    #   permitted[:person][:age]                # => nil
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    #   permitted[:person][:pets][0][:name]     # => "Purplish"
    #   permitted[:person][:pets][0][:category] # => nil
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    #
    # Note that if you use +permit+ in a key that points to a hash,
    # it won't allow all the hash. You also need to specify which
    # attributes inside the hash should be whitelisted.
    #
    #   params = ActionController::Parameters.new({
    #     person: {
    #       contact: {
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    #         email: 'none@test.com',
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    #         phone: '555-1234'
    #       }
    #     }
    #   })
    #
    #   params.require(:person).permit(:contact)
    #   # => {}
    #
    #   params.require(:person).permit(contact: :phone)
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    #   # => {"contact"=>{"phone"=>"555-1234"}}
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    #
    #   params.require(:person).permit(contact: [ :email, :phone ])
    #   # => {"contact"=>{"email"=>"none@test.com", "phone"=>"555-1234"}}
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    def permit(*filters)
      params = self.class.new

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      filters.flatten.each do |filter|
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        case filter
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        when Symbol, String
          permitted_scalar_filter(params, filter)
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        when Hash then
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          hash_filter(params, filter)
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        end
      end

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      unpermitted_parameters!(params) if self.class.action_on_unpermitted_parameters
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      params.permit!
    end

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    # Returns a parameter for the given +key+. If not found,
    # returns +nil+.
    #
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    #   params = ActionController::Parameters.new(person: { name: 'Francesco' })
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    #   params[:person] # => {"name"=>"Francesco"}
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    #   params[:none]   # => nil
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    def [](key)
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      convert_hashes_to_parameters(key, @parameters[key])
    end

    def []=(key, value)
      @parameters[key] = value
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    end

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    # Returns a parameter for the given +key+. If the +key+
    # can't be found, there are several options: With no other arguments,
    # it will raise an <tt>ActionController::ParameterMissing</tt> error;
    # if more arguments are given, then that will be returned; if a block
    # is given, then that will be run and its result returned.
    #
    #   params = ActionController::Parameters.new(person: { name: 'Francesco' })
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    #   params.fetch(:person)               # => {"name"=>"Francesco"}
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    #   params.fetch(:none)                 # => ActionController::ParameterMissing: param is missing or the value is empty: none
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    #   params.fetch(:none, 'Francesco')    # => "Francesco"
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    #   params.fetch(:none) { 'Francesco' } # => "Francesco"
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    def fetch(key, *args, &block)
      convert_hashes_to_parameters(
        key,
        @parameters.fetch(key, *args, &block),
        false
      )
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    rescue KeyError
      raise ActionController::ParameterMissing.new(key)
    end

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    # Returns a new <tt>ActionController::Parameters</tt> instance that
    # includes only the given +keys+. If the given +keys+
    # don't exist, returns an empty hash.
    #
    #   params = ActionController::Parameters.new(a: 1, b: 2, c: 3)
    #   params.slice(:a, :b) # => {"a"=>1, "b"=>2}
    #   params.slice(:d)     # => {}
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    def slice(*keys)
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      new_instance_with_inherited_permitted_status(@parameters.slice(*keys))
    end

    def slice!(*keys)
      @parameters.slice!(*keys)
      self
    end

    def except(*keys)
      new_instance_with_inherited_permitted_status(@parameters.except(*keys))
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    end

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    # Removes and returns the key/value pairs matching the given keys.
    #
    #   params = ActionController::Parameters.new(a: 1, b: 2, c: 3)
    #   params.extract!(:a, :b) # => {"a"=>1, "b"=>2}
    #   params                  # => {"c"=>3}
    def extract!(*keys)
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      new_instance_with_inherited_permitted_status(@parameters.extract!(*keys))
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    end

    # Returns a new <tt>ActionController::Parameters</tt> with the results of
    # running +block+ once for every value. The keys are unchanged.
    #
    #   params = ActionController::Parameters.new(a: 1, b: 2, c: 3)
    #   params.transform_values { |x| x * 2 }
    #   # => {"a"=>2, "b"=>4, "c"=>6}
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    def transform_values(&block)
      if block
        new_instance_with_inherited_permitted_status(
          @parameters.transform_values(&block)
        )
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      else
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        @parameters.transform_values
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      end
    end

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    def transform_values!(&block)
      @parameters.transform_values!(&block)
      self
    end

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    # This method is here only to make sure that the returned object has the
    # correct +permitted+ status. It should not matter since the parent of
    # this object is +HashWithIndifferentAccess+
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    def transform_keys(&block) # :nodoc:
      if block
        new_instance_with_inherited_permitted_status(
          @parameters.transform_keys(&block)
        )
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      else
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        @parameters.transform_keys
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      end
    end

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    def transform_keys!(&block)
      @parameters.transform_keys!(&block)
      self
    end

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    # Deletes and returns a key-value pair from +Parameters+ whose key is equal
    # to key. If the key is not found, returns the default value. If the
    # optional code block is given and the key is not found, pass in the key
    # and return the result of block.
    def delete(key, &block)
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      convert_hashes_to_parameters(key, @parameters.delete(key), false)
    end

    def select(&block)
      new_instance_with_inherited_permitted_status(@parameters.select(&block))
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    end

    # Equivalent to Hash#keep_if, but returns nil if no changes were made.
    def select!(&block)
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      @parameters.select!(&block)
      self
    end
    alias_method :keep_if, :select!

    def reject(&block)
      new_instance_with_inherited_permitted_status(@parameters.reject(&block))
    end

    def reject!(&block)
      @parameters.reject!(&block)
      self
    end
    alias_method :delete_if, :reject!

    def values_at(*keys)
      convert_value_to_parameters(@parameters.values_at(*keys))
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    end

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    # Returns an exact copy of the <tt>ActionController::Parameters</tt>
    # instance. +permitted+ state is kept on the duped object.
    #
    #   params = ActionController::Parameters.new(a: 1)
    #   params.permit!
    #   params.permitted?        # => true
    #   copy_params = params.dup # => {"a"=>1}
    #   copy_params.permitted?   # => true
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    def dup
      super.tap do |duplicate|
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        duplicate.permitted = @permitted
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      end
    end

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    def merge(other_hash)
      new_instance_with_inherited_permitted_status(
        @parameters.merge(other_hash)
      )
    end

    # This is required by ActiveModel attribute assignment, so that user can
    # pass +Parameters+ to a mass assignment methods in a model.
    def stringify_keys
      dup
    end

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    protected
      def permitted=(new_permitted)
        @permitted = new_permitted
      end

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    private
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      def new_instance_with_inherited_permitted_status(hash)
        self.class.new(hash).tap do |new_instance|
          new_instance.permitted = @permitted
        end
      end

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      def convert_hashes_to_parameters(key, value, assign_if_converted=true)
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        converted = convert_value_to_parameters(value)
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        @parameters[key] = converted if assign_if_converted && !converted.equal?(value)
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        converted
      end

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      def convert_value_to_parameters(value)
        if value.is_a?(Array) && !converted_arrays.member?(value)
          converted = value.map { |_| convert_value_to_parameters(_) }
          converted_arrays << converted
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          converted
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        elsif value.is_a?(Parameters) || !value.is_a?(Hash)
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          value
        else
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          self.class.new(value)
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        end
      end

      def each_element(object)
        if object.is_a?(Array)
          object.map { |el| yield el }.compact
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        elsif fields_for_style?(object)
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          hash = object.class.new
          object.each { |k,v| hash[k] = yield v }
          hash
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        else
          yield object
        end
      end
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      def fields_for_style?(object)
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        (object.is_a?(Hash) || object.is_a?(Parameters)) &&
          object.to_unsafe_h.all? { |k, v| k =~ /\A-?\d+\z/ && v.is_a?(Hash) }
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      end

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      def unpermitted_parameters!(params)
        unpermitted_keys = unpermitted_keys(params)
        if unpermitted_keys.any?
          case self.class.action_on_unpermitted_parameters
          when :log
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            name = "unpermitted_parameters.action_controller"
            ActiveSupport::Notifications.instrument(name, keys: unpermitted_keys)
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          when :raise
            raise ActionController::UnpermittedParameters.new(unpermitted_keys)
          end
        end
      end

      def unpermitted_keys(params)
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        self.keys - params.keys - self.always_permitted_parameters
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      end
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      #
      # --- Filtering ----------------------------------------------------------
      #

      # This is a white list of permitted scalar types that includes the ones
      # supported in XML and JSON requests.
      #
      # This list is in particular used to filter ordinary requests, String goes
      # as first element to quickly short-circuit the common case.
      #
      # If you modify this collection please update the API of +permit+ above.
      PERMITTED_SCALAR_TYPES = [
        String,
        Symbol,
        NilClass,
        Numeric,
        TrueClass,
        FalseClass,
        Date,
        Time,
        # DateTimes are Dates, we document the type but avoid the redundant check.
        StringIO,
        IO,
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        ActionDispatch::Http::UploadedFile,
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        Rack::Test::UploadedFile,
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      ]

      def permitted_scalar?(value)
        PERMITTED_SCALAR_TYPES.any? {|type| value.is_a?(type)}
      end

      def permitted_scalar_filter(params, key)
        if has_key?(key) && permitted_scalar?(self[key])
          params[key] = self[key]
        end

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        keys.grep(/\A#{Regexp.escape(key)}\(\d+[if]?\)\z/) do |k|
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          if permitted_scalar?(self[k])
            params[k] = self[k]
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          end
        end
      end

      def array_of_permitted_scalars?(value)
        if value.is_a?(Array)
          value.all? {|element| permitted_scalar?(element)}
        end
      end

      def array_of_permitted_scalars_filter(params, key)
        if has_key?(key) && array_of_permitted_scalars?(self[key])
          params[key] = self[key]
        end
      end

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      def hash_filter(params, filter)
        filter = filter.with_indifferent_access

        # Slicing filters out non-declared keys.
        slice(*filter.keys).each do |key, value|
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            # Declaration { comment_ids: [] }.
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            array_of_permitted_scalars_filter(params, key)
          else
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            # Declaration { user: :name } or { user: [:name, :age, { address: ... }] }.
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            params[key] = each_element(value) do |element|
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                element = self.class.new(element) unless element.respond_to?(:permit)
                element.permit(*Array.wrap(filter[key]))
              end
            end
          end
        end
      end
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  end

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  # == Strong \Parameters
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  #
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  # It provides an interface for protecting attributes from end-user
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  # assignment. This makes Action Controller parameters forbidden
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  # to be used in Active Model mass assignment until they have been
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  # whitelisted.
  #
  # In addition, parameters can be marked as required and flow through a
  # predefined raise/rescue flow to end up as a 400 Bad Request with no
  # effort.
  #
  #   class PeopleController < ActionController::Base
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  #     # Using "Person.create(params[:person])" would raise an
  #     # ActiveModel::ForbiddenAttributes exception because it'd
  #     # be using mass assignment without an explicit permit step.
  #     # This is the recommended form:
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  #     def create
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  #       Person.create(person_params)
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  #     end
  #
  #     # This will pass with flying colors as long as there's a person key in the
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  #     # parameters, otherwise it'll raise an ActionController::MissingParameter
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  #     # exception, which will get caught by ActionController::Base and turned
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  #     # into a 400 Bad Request reply.
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  #     def update
  #       redirect_to current_account.people.find(params[:id]).tap { |person|
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  #         person.update!(person_params)
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  #       }
  #     end
  #
  #     private
  #       # Using a private method to encapsulate the permissible parameters is
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  #       # just a good pattern since you'll be able to reuse the same permit
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  #       # list between create and update. Also, you can specialize this method
  #       # with per-user checking of permissible attributes.
  #       def person_params
  #         params.require(:person).permit(:name, :age)
  #       end
  #   end
  #
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  # will need to specify which nested attributes should be whitelisted.
  #
  #   class Person
  #     has_many :pets
  #     accepts_nested_attributes_for :pets
  #   end
  #
  #   class PeopleController < ActionController::Base
  #     def create
  #       Person.create(person_params)
  #     end
  #
  #     ...
  #
  #     private
  #
  #       def person_params
  #         # It's mandatory to specify the nested attributes that should be whitelisted.
  #         # If you use `permit` with just the key that points to the nested attributes hash,
  #         # it will return an empty hash.
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  #       end
  #   end
  #
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  # for more information.
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  module StrongParameters
    extend ActiveSupport::Concern
    include ActiveSupport::Rescuable

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    # Returns a new ActionController::Parameters object that
    # has been instantiated with the <tt>request.parameters</tt>.
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    def params
      @_params ||= Parameters.new(request.parameters)
    end

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    # Assigns the given +value+ to the +params+ hash. If +value+
    # is a Hash, this will create an ActionController::Parameters
    # object that has been instantiated with the given +value+ hash.
    def params=(value)
      @_params = value.is_a?(Hash) ? Parameters.new(value) : value
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    end
  end
end