public boolean changePassword(int id, AccountPasswordViewModel pswdViewModel) {
   boolean result = false;
   try {
     Accounts account = super.find(id);
     if (account.getPassword().equals(pswdViewModel.getOldPassword())
         && pswdViewModel.getNewPassword() != null
         && pswdViewModel.getNewPassword().length() > 0) {
       account.setPassword(pswdViewModel.getNewPassword());
       super.edit(account);
       result = true;
     }
   } catch (Exception e) {
     logger.warn(e.getMessage());
   }
   return result;
 }
  public Optional<AuthenticationResponseViewModel> authenticate(
      AccountAuthenticateViewModel authViewModel) {
    Optional<AuthenticationResponseViewModel> result = Optional.empty();
    if (authViewModel.credentialsAreValid()) {
      Accounts account = null;
      try {
        if (authViewModel.userNameIsSet()) {
          account =
              em.createNamedQuery("Accounts.findByUserName", Accounts.class)
                  .setParameter("userName", authViewModel.getUserName())
                  .getSingleResult();
        } else if (authViewModel.emailIsSet()) {
          account =
              em.createNamedQuery("Accounts.findByEmail", Accounts.class)
                  .setParameter("email", authViewModel.getEmail())
                  .getSingleResult();
        }

        if (account.getPassword().equals(authViewModel.getPassword())) {
          logger.info(
              "authentication for user '"
                  + account.getUserName()
                  + "' ("
                  + account.getId()
                  + ") succeeded");
          AuthenticationResponseViewModel authenticationResponseViewModel =
              new AuthenticationResponseViewModel();
          authenticationResponseViewModel.setId(account.getId());
          authenticationResponseViewModel.setRole(account.getRole());
          result = Optional.of(authenticationResponseViewModel);
        }
      } catch (Exception e) {
        logger.warn(e.getMessage());
      }
    }
    return result;
  }