ElixirTeSS · fbacall · Dec 22, 2025 · Dec 22, 2025 · Dec 22, 2025 · Dec 22, 2025
diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -96,7 +96,13 @@ def job_status
 
   private
 
-  def feature_enabled?(feature = controller_name)
+  def feature_enabled?(feature)
+    Space.current_space.feature_enabled?(feature)
+  end
+
+  helper_method :feature_enabled?
+
+  def ensure_feature_enabled(feature = controller_name)
     if TeSS::Config.feature.key?(feature) && !TeSS::Config.feature[feature]
       raise ActionController::RoutingError.new('Feature not enabled')
     end

diff --git a/app/controllers/bioschemas_controller.rb b/app/controllers/bioschemas_controller.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 class BioschemasController < ApplicationController
-  before_action -> { feature_enabled?('bioschemas_testing') }
+  before_action -> { ensure_feature_enabled('bioschemas_testing') }
 
   def test
 

diff --git a/app/controllers/collections_controller.rb b/app/controllers/collections_controller.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The controller for actions related to the Collection model
 class CollectionsController < ApplicationController
-  before_action :feature_enabled?
+  before_action :ensure_feature_enabled
   before_action :set_collection, only: %i[show edit curate update_curation add_item remove_item update destroy]
   before_action :set_breadcrumbs
 

diff --git a/app/controllers/communities_controller.rb b/app/controllers/communities_controller.rb
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ def show
     @resources = []
     if TeSS::Config.solr_enabled
       enabled = []
-      enabled.append(Event) if TeSS::Config.feature['events']
-      enabled.append(Material) if TeSS::Config.feature['materials']
-      enabled.append(Collection) if TeSS::Config.feature['collections']
+      enabled.append(Event) if feature_enabled?('events')
+      enabled.append(Material) if feature_enabled?('materials')
+      enabled.append(Collection) if feature_enabled?('collections')
       enabled.each do |resource|
         @resources += resource.search_and_filter(nil, '', { 'max_age' => '1 month' },
                                                  sort_by: 'new', per_page: 5).results

diff --git a/app/controllers/content_providers_controller.rb b/app/controllers/content_providers_controller.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The controller for actions related to the Content Providers model
 class ContentProvidersController < ApplicationController
-  before_action -> { feature_enabled?('content_providers') }
+  before_action :ensure_feature_enabled
   before_action :set_content_provider, only: %i[show edit update destroy]
   before_action :set_breadcrumbs
 

diff --git a/app/controllers/events_controller.rb b/app/controllers/events_controller.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # The controller for actions related to the Events model
 class EventsController < ApplicationController
-  before_action :feature_enabled?
+  before_action :ensure_feature_enabled
   before_action :set_event, only: %i[show edit clone update destroy update_collections add_term reject_term
                                      redirect report update_report add_data reject_data]
   before_action :set_breadcrumbs

diff --git a/app/controllers/learning_path_topics_controller.rb b/app/controllers/learning_path_topics_controller.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 class LearningPathTopicsController < ApplicationController
-  before_action -> { feature_enabled?('learning_paths') }
+  before_action -> { ensure_feature_enabled('learning_paths') }
   before_action :set_topic, only: %i[show edit update destroy]
   before_action :set_breadcrumbs
 

diff --git a/app/controllers/learning_paths_controller.rb b/app/controllers/learning_paths_controller.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 class LearningPathsController < ApplicationController
-  before_action :feature_enabled?
+  before_action :ensure_feature_enabled
   before_action :set_learning_path, only: [:show, :edit, :update, :destroy]
   before_action :set_breadcrumbs
 

diff --git a/app/controllers/materials_controller.rb b/app/controllers/materials_controller.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The controller for actions related to the Materials model
 class MaterialsController < ApplicationController
-  before_action :feature_enabled?
+  before_action :ensure_feature_enabled
   before_action :set_material, only: %i[show edit update destroy update_collections clone
                                         add_term reject_term add_data reject_data]
   before_action :set_breadcrumbs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class MaterialsController < ApplicationController
   # GET /materials.json?q=queryparam
 
   def index
-    elearning = @facet_params[:resource_type] == 'e-learning' && TeSS::Config.feature['elearning_materials']
+    elearning = @facet_params[:resource_type] == 'e-learning' && feature_enabled?('elearning_materials')
     @bioschemas = @materials.flat_map(&:to_bioschemas)
     respond_to do |format|
       format.html { render elearning ? 'elearning_materials/index' : 'index' }

diff --git a/app/controllers/nodes_controller.rb b/app/controllers/nodes_controller.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The controller for actions related to the Nodes model
 class NodesController < ApplicationController
-  before_action :feature_enabled?
+  before_action :ensure_feature_enabled
   before_action :set_node, only: [:show, :edit, :update, :destroy]
   before_action :set_breadcrumbs
 

diff --git a/app/controllers/search_controller.rb b/app/controllers/search_controller.rb
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ def search_params
   def search_models
     return @_models if @_models
     @_models = ['User']
-    @_models << 'Event' if TeSS::Config.feature['events']
-    @_models << 'Material' if TeSS::Config.feature['materials']
-    @_models << 'Collection' if TeSS::Config.feature['collections']
-    @_models << 'ContentProvider' if TeSS::Config.feature['content_providers']
-    @_models << 'Trainer' if TeSS::Config.feature['trainers']
+    @_models << 'Event' if feature_enabled?('events')
+    @_models << 'Material' if feature_enabled?('materials')
+    @_models << 'Collection' if feature_enabled?('collections')
+    @_models << 'ContentProvider' if feature_enabled?('content_providers')
+    @_models << 'Trainer' if feature_enabled?('trainers')
     @_models
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/spaces_controller.rb b/app/controllers/spaces_controller.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The controller for actions related to the Spaces model
 class SpacesController < ApplicationController
-  before_action :feature_enabled?
+  before_action :ensure_feature_enabled
   before_action :set_space, only: [:show, :edit, :update, :destroy]
   before_action :set_breadcrumbs
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def set_space
   end
 
   def space_params
-    permitted = [:title, :description, :theme, :image, :image_url, { administrator_ids: [] }]
+    permitted = [:title, :description, :theme, :image, :image_url, { administrator_ids: [] }, { enabled_features: [] }]
     permitted += [:host] if current_user.is_admin?
     params.require(:space).permit(*permitted)
   end

diff --git a/app/controllers/static_controller.rb b/app/controllers/static_controller.rb
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ def home
     @resources = []
     if TeSS::Config.solr_enabled
       enabled = []
-      enabled.append(Event) if TeSS::Config.feature['events']
-      enabled.append(Material) if TeSS::Config.feature['materials']
-      enabled.append(Collection) if TeSS::Config.feature['collections']
+      enabled.append(Event) if feature_enabled?('events')
+      enabled.append(Material) if feature_enabled?('materials')
+      enabled.append(Collection) if feature_enabled?('collections')
       enabled.each do |resource|
         @resources += resource.search_and_filter(nil, '', { 'max_age' => '1 month' },
                                                  sort_by: 'new', per_page: 5).results

diff --git a/app/controllers/trainers_controller.rb b/app/controllers/trainers_controller.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The controller for actions related to the Profiles model
 class TrainersController < ApplicationController
-  before_action :feature_enabled?
+  before_action :ensure_feature_enabled
   before_action :set_trainer, only: [:show]
   before_action :set_breadcrumbs
 

diff --git a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # The controller for actions related to the Users model
 class UsersController < ApplicationController
-  before_action -> { feature_enabled?('invitation') }, only: [:invitees]
+  before_action -> { ensure_feature_enabled('invitation') }, only: [:invitees]
   prepend_before_action :set_user, only: %i[show edit update destroy change_token]
   prepend_before_action :init_user, only: [:create]
   before_action :set_breadcrumbs
@@ -139,10 +139,6 @@ def user_params
     params.require(:user).permit(allowed_parameters)
   end
 
-  def invitees_enabled?
-    feature_enabled?('invitation')
-  end
-
   # Prevent assigning other profiles
   def check_profile_id
     profile_id = @user.profile.id

diff --git a/app/controllers/workflows_controller.rb b/app/controllers/workflows_controller.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The controller for actions related to the Workflows model
 class WorkflowsController < ApplicationController
-  before_action :feature_enabled?
+  before_action :ensure_feature_enabled
 
   layout 'application'
 

diff --git a/app/helpers/spaces_helper.rb b/app/helpers/spaces_helper.rb
@@ -3,4 +3,12 @@ module SpacesHelper
   def spaces_info
     I18n.t('info.spaces.description')
   end
+
+  def space_feature_options
+    Space::FEATURES.select do |f|
+      TeSS::Config.feature[f]
+    end.map do |f|
+      [t("features.#{f}.short"), f]
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/default_space.rb b/app/models/default_space.rb
@@ -60,4 +60,8 @@ def default?
   def administrators
     User.with_role('admin')
   end
+
+  def feature_enabled?(feature)
+    TeSS::Config.feature[feature]
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/event.rb b/app/models/event.rb
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ def self.facet_fields
     field_list.delete('sponsors') if TeSS::Config.feature['disabled'].include? 'sponsors'
     field_list.delete('tools') if TeSS::Config.feature['disabled'].include? 'biotools'
     field_list.delete('fields') if TeSS::Config.feature['disabled'].include? 'ardc_fields_of_research'
-    field_list.delete('node') unless TeSS::Config.feature['nodes']
-    field_list.delete('collections') unless TeSS::Config.feature['collections']
+    field_list.delete('node') unless Space.current_space.feature_enabled?('nodes')
+    field_list.delete('collections') unless Space.current_space.feature_enabled?('collections')
     field_list.delete('organizer') unless TeSS::Config.feature['organizer']
     field_list.delete('contact') unless TeSS::Config.feature['contact']
 

diff --git a/app/models/learning_path.rb b/app/models/learning_path.rb
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def self.facet_fields
                     difficulty_level licence target_audience authors contributors user node status)
 
     field_list.delete('scientific_topics') if TeSS::Config.feature['disabled'].include? 'topics'
-    field_list.delete('node') unless TeSS::Config.feature['nodes']
+    field_list.delete('node') unless Space.current_space.feature_enabled?('nodes')
     field_list.delete('status') if TeSS::Config.feature['disabled'].include? 'status'
 
     field_list

diff --git a/app/models/material.rb b/app/models/material.rb
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ def self.facet_fields
     field_list.delete('standard_database_or_policy') if TeSS::Config.feature['disabled'].include? 'fairshare'
     field_list.delete('tools') if TeSS::Config.feature['disabled'].include? 'biotools'
     field_list.delete('fields') if TeSS::Config.feature['disabled'].include? 'ardc_fields_of_research'
-    field_list.delete('node') unless TeSS::Config.feature['nodes']
-    field_list.delete('collections') unless TeSS::Config.feature['collections']
+    field_list.delete('node') unless Space.current_space.feature_enabled?('nodes')
+    field_list.delete('collections') unless Space.current_space.feature_enabled?('collections')
     field_list.delete('status') if TeSS::Config.feature['disabled'].include? 'status'
 
     field_list

diff --git a/app/models/source.rb b/app/models/source.rb
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def ingestor_class
 
   def self.facet_fields
     field_list = %w( content_provider node method enabled approval_status )
-    field_list.delete('node') unless TeSS::Config.feature['nodes']
+    field_list.delete('node') unless Space.current_space.feature_enabled?('nodes')
     field_list
   end
 

diff --git a/app/models/space.rb b/app/models/space.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 class Space < ApplicationRecord
+  FEATURES = %w[events materials elearning_materials learning_paths workflows collections trainers content_providers nodes].freeze
+
   include PublicActivity::Common
   include LogParameterChanges
 
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ class Space < ApplicationRecord
   has_many :administrators, through: :administrator_roles, source: :user, class_name: 'User'
 
   validates :theme, inclusion: { in: TeSS::Config.themes.keys, allow_blank: true }
+  validate :disabled_features_valid?
 
   has_image(placeholder: TeSS::Config.placeholder['content_provider'])
 
@@ -45,4 +48,31 @@ def default?
   def users_with_role(role)
     space_role_users.joins(:space_roles).where(space_roles: { key: role })
   end
+
+  def feature_enabled?(feature)
+    if FEATURES.include?(feature)
+      TeSS::Config.feature[feature] && !disabled_features.include?(feature)
+    else
+      TeSS::Config.feature[feature]
+    end
+  end
+
+  def enabled_features= features
+    self.disabled_features = (FEATURES - features)
+  end
+
+  def enabled_features
+    (FEATURES - disabled_features)
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def disabled_features_valid?
+    disabled_features.each do |feature|
+      next if feature.blank?
+      unless FEATURES.include?(feature)
+        errors.add(:disabled_features, :inclusion)
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/about/_about_nav.html.erb b/app/views/about/_about_nav.html.erb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   </ul>
 
   <!-- REGISTERING YOUR LEARNING PATHS -->
-  <% if TeSS::Config.feature['learning_paths'] %>
+  <% if feature_enabled?('learning_paths') %>
     <ul class="nav nav-stacked <%= show_active(show, 'learning_paths') %>">
       <li class="about-page-category">
         <%= link_to t('about.sidebar.learning_paths'), registering_learning_paths_path %>

diff --git a/app/views/about/_links.html.erb b/app/views/about/_links.html.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div class="quick-links">
   <%= link_to 'What is ' + TeSS::Config.site['title_short'] + '?', about_path, class: ('selected-tab' if show == 'tess') %>
   | <%= link_to 'How to Register', registering_resources_path, class: ('selected-tab' if show == 'registering') %>
-  <% if TeSS::Config.feature['learning_paths'] %>
+  <% if feature_enabled?('learning_paths') %>
     | <%= link_to 'Learning Paths', registering_learning_paths_path, class: ('selected-tab' if show == 'learning_paths') %>
   <% end %>
   | <%= link_to 'Developers Guide', developers_path, class: ('selected-tab' if show == 'developer') %>

diff --git a/app/views/about/developers.erb b/app/views/about/developers.erb
@@ -72,31 +72,31 @@
 
         <p>
           <!-- Events -->
-          <% if TeSS::Config.feature['events'] %>
+          <% if feature_enabled?('events') %>
             <code>
               <a href="<%= TeSS::Config.base_url %><%== t 'developer.api_example_1' %>">
                 <%= TeSS::Config.base_url %><%== t 'developer.api_example_1' %></a>
             </code><br/>
           <% end %>
 
           <!-- Materials -->
-          <% if TeSS::Config.feature['materials'] %>
+          <% if feature_enabled?('materials') %>
             <code>
               <a href="<%= TeSS::Config.base_url %><%== t 'developer.api_example_3' %>">
                 <%= TeSS::Config.base_url %><%== t 'developer.api_example_3' %> </a>
             </code><br/>
           <% end %>
 
           <!-- Providers -->
-          <% if TeSS::Config.feature['content_providers'] %>
+          <% if feature_enabled?('content_providers') %>
             <code>
               <a href="<%= TeSS::Config.base_url %><%== t 'developer.api_example_4' %>">
                 <%= TeSS::Config.base_url %><%== t 'developer.api_example_4' %> </a>
             </code><br/>
           <% end %>
 
           <!-- Workflows -->
-          <% if TeSS::Config.feature['workflows'] %>
+          <% if feature_enabled?('workflows') %>
             <code>
               <a href="<%= TeSS::Config.base_url %><%== t 'developer.api_example_5' %>">
                 <%= TeSS::Config.base_url %><%== t 'developer.api_example_5' %> </a>

diff --git a/app/views/about/tess.html.erb b/app/views/about/tess.html.erb
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
       <% @feature_count = 0 %>
 
       <!-- EVENTS-->
-      <% if TeSS::Config.feature['events'] == true %>
+      <% if feature_enabled?('events') %>
         <div id="events" class="row <%= next_about_block(@feature_count += 1) %>">
           <h3 class="col-lg-12"><%= t('about.headings.events') %></h3>
           <div class="col-lg-2 col-lg-push-10 about-resource-icon">
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
       <% end %>
 
       <!-- MATERIALS-->
-      <% if TeSS::Config.feature['materials'] == true %>
+      <% if feature_enabled?('materials') %>
         <div id="materials" class="row <%= next_about_block(@feature_count += 1) %>">
           <h3 class="col-lg-12"><%= t('about.headings.materials') %></h3>
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
       <% end %>
 
       <!-- WORKFLOWS -->
-      <% if TeSS::Config.feature['workflows'] == true %>
+      <% if feature_enabled?('workflows') %>
         <div id="workflows" class="row <%= next_about_block(@feature_count += 1) %>">
           <h3 class="col-lg-12"><%= t('about.headings.workflows') %></h3>
           <div class="col-lg-2 col-lg-push-10 about-resource-icon">