Code to flexibly remove text from requests, configured via database.

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+# models/censor_rule.rb:
+# Stores alterations to remove specific data from requests.
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2008 UK Citizens Online Democracy. All rights reserved.
+# Email: francis@mysociety.org; WWW: http://www.mysociety.org/
+#
+# $Id: censor_rule.rb,v 1.1 2008-10-27 18:18:30 francis Exp $
+
+class CensorRule < ActiveRecord::Base
+    belongs_to :info_request
+    belongs_to :user
+    belongs_to :public_body
+
+    def apply_to_text(text)
+        text.gsub!(self.text, self.replacement)
+        return text
+    end
+    def apply_to_binary(binary)
+        replacement = self.text.gsub(/./, 'x')
+        binary.gsub!(self.text, replacement)
+        return binary
+    end
+
+
+    def validate
+        if self.info_request.nil? && self.user.nil? && self.public_body.nil?
+            errors.add("Censor must apply to an info request a user or a body; ")
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+
+