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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()
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