taskapp/events/user.py
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     1 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
       
     2 from pytask.taskapp.models import Profile, Task, Comment, Credit
       
     3 
       
     4 """ A collection of helper methods. note that there is no validation done here.
       
     5 we take care of validation and others checks in methods that invoke these methods.
       
     6 """
       
     7 
       
     8 def updateProfile(user_profile, properties):
       
     9     """ updates the given properties in the profile for a user. 
       
    10     args:
       
    11         user_profile : a profile object
       
    12         properties : a dictionary with attributes to set as keys and corresponding values
       
    13     """
       
    14     
       
    15     for attr,value in properties.items():
       
    16         user_profile.__setattr__(attr,value)
       
    17     user_profile.save()
       
    18 
       
    19 def createUser(username,email,password,dob,gender):
       
    20     """ create a user and create a profile and update its properties 
       
    21     args:
       
    22         username : a username that does not exist
       
    23         email : a valid email
       
    24         password : a password
       
    25         dob : a date object
       
    26         gender : u'M'/u'F' 
       
    27     """
       
    28 
       
    29     user = User(username=username, email=email)
       
    30     user.set_password(password)
       
    31     user.save()
       
    32     properties = {'dob':dob, 'gender':gender}
       
    33     user_profile = Profile(user=user)
       
    34     updateProfile(user_profile, properties)
       
    35     return user
       
    36     
       
    37 def createSuUser(username,email,password,**properties):
       
    38     """ create user using createUser method and set the is_superuser flag """
       
    39     
       
    40     su_user = createUser(username,email,password,**properties)
       
    41     su_user.is_staff = True
       
    42     su_user.is_superuser = True
       
    43     su_user.save()