/**
* creates a new user.
*
* @param username the name of the user.
* @param password the password.
* @return the dto object created after registering the user.
*/
public final User register(final String username, final String password) {
User user = new User();
user.setUsername(username);
user.setPassword(password);
user = userService.save(user);
// set the default role for the user
addToDefaultRole(user);
return user;
}
