1 files changed, 36 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/api/helpers.rb b/lib/api/helpers.rb
index c0ba874790a..9a08b995800 100644
--- a/lib/api/helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/api/helpers.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module Gitlab
       if @project ||= current_user.projects.find_by_id(params[:id]) ||
                       current_user.projects.find_by_code(params[:id])
       else
-        error!({'message' => '404 Not found'}, 404)
+        not_found!
       end
 
       @project
@@ -19,15 +19,48 @@ module Gitlab
     end
 
     def authenticate!
-      error!({'message' => '401 Unauthorized'}, 401) unless current_user
+      unauthorized! unless current_user
     end
 
     def authorize! action, subject
       unless abilities.allowed?(current_user, action, subject)
-        error!({'message' => '403 Forbidden'}, 403)
+        forbidden!
       end
     end
 
+    def attributes_for_keys(keys)
+      attrs = {}
+      keys.each do |key|
+        attrs[key] = params[key] if params[key].present?
+      end
+      attrs
+    end
+
+    # error helpers
+
+    def forbidden!
+      render_api_error!('403 Forbidden', 403)
+    end
+
+    def not_found!(resource = nil)
+      message = ["404"]
+      message << resource if resource
+      message << "Not Found"
+      render_api_error!(message.join(' '), 404)
+    end
+
+    def unauthorized!
+      render_api_error!('401 Unauthorized', 401)
+    end
+
+    def not_allowed!
+      render_api_error!('Method Not Allowed', 405)
+    end
+
+    def render_api_error!(message, status)
+      error!({'message' => message}, status)
+    end
+
     private 
 
     def abilities