/**
* returns the currently logged in user.
*
* @param request the request
* @return the currently logged user or null (should not happen)
*/
public final User getCurrentUser(final HttpServletRequest request) {
Principal principal = request.getUserPrincipal();
if (principal != null) {
String name = principal.getName();
return userService.findByUsername(name);
}
return null;
}
/**
* 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;
}
/**
* checks if a user with the given {@code username} already exists.
*
* @param username the username
* @return trivial
*/
public final boolean userExists(final String username) {
User user = userService.findByUsername(username);
return user != null;
}