add user row to request context

handler/handler.go

@@ -60,6 +60,25 @@ type Controller struct {
 	SStore *gormstore.Store
 }
 
+func (c *Controller) GetSetting(key string) string {
+	var setting db.Setting
+	c.DB.Where("key = ?", key).First(&setting)
+	return setting.Value
+}
+
+func (c *Controller) SetSetting(key, value string) {
+	c.DB.
+		Where(db.Setting{Key: key}).
+		Assign(db.Setting{Value: value}).
+		FirstOrCreate(&db.Setting{})
+}
+
+func (c *Controller) GetUserFromName(name string) *db.User {
+	var user db.User
+	c.DB.Where("name = ?", name).First(&user)
+	return &user
+}
+
 type templateData struct {
 	Flashes                []interface{}
 	User                   *db.User
@@ -151,7 +170,7 @@ func renderTemplate(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request,
 	}
 	data.Flashes = session.Flashes()
 	session.Save(r, w)
-	user, ok := session.Values["user"].(*db.User)
+	user, ok := r.Context().Value("user").(*db.User)
 	if ok {
 		data.User = user
 	}