// Validates user data, if it is correct the user is inserted in the db
func Register(user *models.User) (int, error) {
user_id := 0
// Check if the user already exists
if models.UserExists(user.Fields["username"]) {
return user_id, errors.New("user-exists")
}
// The user's password is hashed
user.Fields["password"] = getPasswordHash(user.Fields["password"])
// Insert the user in the database
user_id = user.Insert()
return user_id, nil
}
