--- a/taskapp/events/user.py	Tue Mar 09 11:39:34 2010 +0530
+++ /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-from django.contrib.auth.models import User
-from pytask.taskapp.models import Profile, Task, Comment
-
-""" A collection of helper methods. note that there is no validation done here.
-we take care of validation and others checks in methods that invoke these methods.
-"""
-
-def updateProfile(user_profile, properties):
-    """ updates the given properties in the profile for a user. 
-    args:
-        user_profile : a profile object
-        properties : a dictionary with attributes to set as keys and corresponding values
-    """
-    
-    for attr,value in properties.items():
-        user_profile.__setattr__(attr,value)
-    user_profile.save()
-
-def createUser(username,email,password,dob,gender):
-    """ create a user and create a profile and update its properties 
-    args:
-        username : a username that does not exist
-        email : a valid email
-        password : a password
-        dob : a date object
-        gender : u'M'/u'F' 
-    """
-
-    try:
-        user = User.objects.get(username=username)
-        return user
-    except:        
-        user = User(username=username, email=email)
-        user.set_password(password)
-        user.save()
-        properties = {'dob':dob, 'gender':gender}
-        user_profile = Profile(user=user)
-        updateProfile(user_profile, properties)
-        return user
-    
-def createSuUser(username,email,password,dob,gender):
-    """ create user using createUser method and set the is_superuser flag """
-    
-    su_user = createUser(username,email,password,dob,gender)
-    su_user.is_staff = True
-    su_user.is_superuser = True
-    su_user.save()
-    return su_user
-
-def changeRole(role, user):
-    """ change the status of user to role.
-    """
-
-    user_profile = user.get_profile()
-    user_profile.rights = role
-    user_profile.save()