// Register performs some validation checks before creating a User record
// in the datastore.
func (auth *AuthService) Register(user *models.User) *models.User {
// Check if a user exists with the same name, email address
existingUser, err := auth.UserDAO.GetByName(user.Name)
if existingUser != nil {
return nil
}
// Although user.PasswordHash is set, it has not been has not been hashed yet
// so let's take care of that before creating the record.
hash, err := auth.HashPassword(user.PasswordHash)
if err != nil {
return nil
}
user.PasswordHash = hash
_, err = auth.UserDAO.Create(user)
if err != nil {
return nil
}
return user
}
