1 files changed, 25 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/app/class/user.class.php b/app/class/user.class.php
index 7defa8f..b0b3435 100644
--- a/app/class/user.class.php
+++ b/app/class/user.class.php
@@ -174,6 +174,31 @@ class user extends agent
     }
 
     /*
+     * Initialize a new user object with the given username and plain
+     * text password.  This function returns NULL if $uname is already
+     * being used.
+     */
+    public static function initNew(string $uname, string $passwd) : ?user
+    {
+        if (self::getByUname($uname))
+            return NULL;
+
+        $user = new user();
+
+        /* if there exist no users already, make this new one an admin */
+        if (count(self::getAll_ordByUname()) == 0)
+            $user->admin = 1;
+
+        $user->name = $uname;
+        $user->objtype = "user";
+        $user->setPasswd($passwd);
+        $user->setEmail("");
+        $user->reg = 1;
+
+        return $user;
+    }
+
+    /*
      * Get the salted and hashed form of a password
      */
     private static function getAuth(string $passwd, string $salt) : string