def post(self):
'''POST method to register a user.'''
# get the post data
args = self.reqparse.parse_args()
# check if user already exists
user = Users.query.filter_by(email=args['email']).first()
if not user:
try:
user = Users(first_name=args['first_name'],
last_name=args['last_name'],
email=args['email'],
password_hash=args['password'])
user.hash_password(args['password'])
# insert the user
db.session.add(user)
db.session.commit()
# generate the auth token
auth_token = user.generate_auth_token(user.user_id)
responseObject = {
'status': 'success',
'message': 'Successfully registered.',
'auth_token': auth_token.decode()
}
return responseObject, 201
except:
responseObject = {
'status': 'fail',
'message': 'Some error occurred. Please try again.'
}
return responseObject, 401
else:
responseObject = {
'status': 'fail',
'message': 'User already exists. Please Log in.',
}
return responseObject, 409
