def authenticate(self, linkedin_access_token, user=None):
linkedin = LinkedIn(LINKEDIN_CONSUMER_KEY, LINKEDIN_CONSUMER_SECRET)
# get their profile
profile = (ProfileApi(linkedin).getMyProfile(
access_token=linkedin_access_token))
try:
user_profile = (LinkedInUserProfile.objects.get(
linkedin_uid=profile.id))
user = user_profile.user
return user
except LinkedInUserProfile.DoesNotExist:
# Create a new user
username = '******' % profile.id
if not user:
user = User(username=username)
user.first_name, user.last_name = (profile.firstname,
profile.lastname)
user.email = '%s@socialauth' % (username)
user.save()
userprofile = LinkedInUserProfile(user=user,
linkedin_uid=profile.id)
userprofile.save()
auth_meta = AuthMeta(user=user, provider='LinkedIn').save()
return user
