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+<template>
+    <div id="settings">
+        <md-card>
+            <md-card-header>
+                <span class="md-title">Settings</span>
+            </md-card-header>
+            <md-card-content v-if="loggedInUser.isAdmin">
+                <md-switch v-model="shownSettings.protectUnregistered" class="md-warn">protect unregistered attendees (only admins can modify or delete)</md-switch>
+
+                <br />
+                <md-switch v-model="shownSettings.protectGroupNotes" class="md-warn">protect group notes</md-switch>
+
+                <br />
+                <md-switch v-model="shownSettings.protectGroupName" class="md-warn">protect group name</md-switch>
+
+                <br />
+                <md-switch v-model="shownSettings.protectDayNotes" class="md-warn">protect day notes</md-switch>
+                <br />
+                <md-button id="save-button" class="md-raised md-primary" @click="save()">Save</md-button>
+            </md-card-content>
+            <md-card-content v-else>
+                Only admin are allowed to change global settings.
+            </md-card-content>
+        </md-card>
+        <ibt-dialog ref="dialogObj" />
+        <ibt-snackbar ref="snackbarObj" />
+    </div>
+</template>
+<script>
+
+import IbtDialog from './IbtDialog.vue';
+import IbtSnackbar from './IbtSnackbar.vue';
+
+export default {
+
+    computed: {
+        loggedInUser() {
+            return this.$store.state.loggedInUser;
+        },
+
+        shownSettings() {
+            return this.$store.state.settings || {};
+        }
+    },
+
+    beforeCreate: function() {
+        this.settingsUrl = this.$resource('settings');
+    },
+
+    mounted: function() {
+        this.fetchSettings();
+    },
+
+    methods: {
+        fetchSettings() {
+            // XXX: duplicated code from App.vue; move this login
+            // near the store.
+            this.settingsUrl.get().then((response) => {
+                return response.json();
+            }, (response) => {
+                this.$refs.dialogObj.show({text: 'unable to fetch settings'});
+            }).then((json) => {
+                if (!json || json.error) {
+                    this.$refs.dialogObj.show({text: 'unable to fetch settings: ' + (json && json.message) || ''});
+                } else {
+                    this.$store.commit('updateSettings', json);
+                }
+            });
+        },
+
+        save() {
+            this.settingsUrl.save(this.shownSettings).then((response) => {
+                return response.json();
+            }, (response) => {
+                this.$refs.dialogObj.show({text: 'unable to update settings'});
+            }).then((json) => {
+                if (!json || json.error) {
+                    this.$refs.dialogObj.show({text: 'unable to update settings: ' + (json && json.message) || ''});
+                } else {
+                    this.fetchSettings();
+                    this.$refs.snackbarObj.show('settings saved');
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    },
+
+    components: { IbtDialog, IbtSnackbar }
+}
+
+</script>
+<style>
+
+#settings {
+    padding: 10px;
+}
+
+#save-button {
+    margin-top: 40px;
+}
+
+</style>