Hi all,

Three questions ->

1) Is this an appropriate way to use Box?
2) My nested matches in userAllowed, are feeling alot like a bunch of if
statements, so any more concise way to express all those checks?
3) How do I set the HTTP status of the response? I can see some examples
around status but haven't been able to find exactly how I would respond
with a specifc code (like a 401) for a specific condition.

val return_string = resourceAction.userAllowed("addConnection") match {
      case Full(true) => {
        UserConnectionHelper.addUserConnection(Session.currentUser.get.pk,
badgeNumber)
        "this will return the JSON of the new connection to be rendered in
the browser"
      }
      case Failure(msg, exception, failure) => msg
    }

    Full(JsonResponse(JString(return_string)))

//This is just checking that a bunch of criteria are met, and needs to
return a specific message for the one that isn't

def userAllowed(action: String): Box[Boolean] = {

  action match {
      case "addConnection" => {

        Session.defaultEvent match {
          case Some(event) => event.name.get match {

            case "XYZ" => Session.currentUser match { //must be a XYZ event
              case Some(user) => { ////user must be logged in

                user.type.get match {
                  case "PQR" => Full(true) //must be logged in
                  case _ => Failure("addConnection not allowed for users of
type " + user.avatar.get)
              }
              case None => Failure("addConnection only allowed for logged
in users")
....
....