protected User getUser() { if (user == null) { MessageDigestPasswordEncoder passwordEncoder = new MessageDigestPasswordEncoder("SHA-256", true); user = new User(); user.setEmail("*****@*****.**"); user.setFirstName("John"); user.setLastName("Doe"); user.setUsername("*****@*****.**"); user.setPassword(passwordEncoder.encodePassword("1234", user.getEmail())); user.setActivationCode(UUID.randomUUID().toString()); user.getUuid(); userService.add(user); } return user; }