devise_token_auth is being called when it shouldn't

[eseca]

I've a User model generated with devise_token_auth:install generator and there is a Staff model generated using rails generate devise Staff. Then I installed rails_admin and configured it to use the Staff model:

   config.authenticate_with do
     warden.authenticate! scope: :staff
   end
   config.current_user_method(&:current_staff)

On sign in, the application breaks with the error

Showing /home/axl/.rbenv/versions/2.2.3/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rails_admin-0.8.1/app/views/layouts/rails_admin/_secondary_navigation.html.haml where line #6 raised:

undefined method `tokens' for #<Staff:0x007ffb7a07f418>
Extracted source (around line #433):
431      else
432        match = match_attribute_method?(method.to_s)
433        match ? attribute_missing(match, *args, &block) : super
434      end
435
436

Trace of template inclusion: /home/axl/.rbenv/versions/2.2.3/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rails_admin-0.8.1/app/views/layouts/rails_admin/_navigation.html.haml, /home/axl/.rbenv/versions/2.2.3/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rails_admin-0.8.1/app/views/layouts/rails_admin/application.html.haml

Rails.root: /home/axl/coding/lyra-server

If I remove the block from ~/.rbenv/versions/2.2.3/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rails_admin-0.8.1/app/views/layouts/rails_admin/_secondary_navigation.html.haml:6, then, the application doesn't break at all and the admin is shown as expected. I have no idea why.

Using byebug I found that implementing a token method for the Staff model also solves the problem.

def tokens
  {'default' => 'so not a nil value' } 
end

I think devise_token_auth shouldn't be executed at all in this scenario. Staff doesn't use it.

This is the full trace

activemodel (4.2.0) lib/active_model/attribute_methods.rb:433:in `method_missing'
rolify (5.0.0) lib/rolify/role.rb:98:in `method_missing'
devise_token_auth (0.1.36) app/controllers/devise_token_auth/concerns/set_user_by_token.rb:36:in `set_user_by_token'
devise_token_auth (0.1.36) lib/devise_token_auth/controllers/helpers.rb:115:in `current_staff'
rails_admin (0.8.1) app/controllers/rails_admin/application_controller.rb:38:in `instance_eval'
rails_admin (0.8.1) app/controllers/rails_admin/application_controller.rb:38:in `_current_user'
actionpack (4.2.0) lib/abstract_controller/helpers.rb:67:in `_current_user'
rails_admin (0.8.1) app/views/layouts/rails_admin/_secondary_navigation.html.haml:7:in `__home_axl__rbenv_versions_______lib_ruby_gems_______gems_rails_admin_______app_views_layouts_rails_admin__secondary_navigation_html_haml___282946282612579970_70358863712560'
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actionview (4.2.0) lib/action_view/renderer/partial_renderer.rb:310:in `block in render'
actionview (4.2.0) lib/action_view/renderer/abstract_renderer.rb:39:in `block in instrument'
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rails_admin (0.8.1) app/views/layouts/rails_admin/_navigation.html.haml:12:in `__home_axl__rbenv_versions_______lib_ruby_gems_______gems_rails_admin_______app_views_layouts_rails_admin__navigation_html_haml__1072150567233985878_70358867527120'
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actionview (4.2.0) lib/action_view/renderer/abstract_renderer.rb:39:in `block in instrument'
activesupport (4.2.0) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:164:in `block in instrument'
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rails_admin (0.8.1) app/views/layouts/rails_admin/application.html.haml:16:in `__home_axl__rbenv_versions_______lib_ruby_gems_______gems_rails_admin_______app_views_layouts_rails_admin_application_html_haml___4434246885173218822_70359054538440'
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rails_admin (0.8.1) lib/rails_admin/config/actions/dashboard.rb:33:in `block (2 levels) in <class:Dashboard>'
rails_admin (0.8.1) app/controllers/rails_admin/main_controller.rb:22:in `instance_eval'
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[dmons]

/app/controllers/devise_token_auth/concerns/set_user_by_token.rb:87 This method used for updating user tokens. If you actions use @resource variable it will raise such kind of exception.

[zachfeldman]

Seems like @dmons posted a possible solution, so closing this one out for now.