// Checks if a user with that email already exists in the database. If it does,
// it returns an error, else it hashes the password, saves the new user
// and returns the user.
func (s *userService) Create(user *models.User) error {
var err error
user.Username = s.SanitizeUsername(user.Username)
result, err := s.FindByUsername(user.Username)
if err != nil {
return err
} else if result != nil {
return DuplicateUsernameError
}
hashedPassword, err := s.EncryptPassword(user.Password)
if err != nil {
return err
}
user.Password = string(hashedPassword)
user.Status = int(Enabled)
err = s.db.Create(&user).Error
if err != nil {
return err
}
return nil
}
