def create_test_users(db, how_many, print_progress=False, sequential=False):
""" Create a bunch of test users with userid tu______ and add them to the database
howmany = how many users to attempt to create
sequential = True to number the userids in sequence; otherwise, random userids are used
"""
# don't bother doing it if we already have enough users
# if len(db.user_db) >= how_many:
# return
progress_interval = calculate_progress_interval(how_many)
for x in range(1, how_many+1):
if print_progress and (x % progress_interval == 0):
print "Creating user %s of %s" % (x, how_many)
if sequential:
userid = "tu%s" % x
if db.user_db.has_key(userid):
continue
else:
user = User("tu%s" % x)
else:
user = User()
while db.user_db.has_key(user.get_user_id()):
user.generate_user_id("tu")
user.set_password("password")
user.contact_name = "%s Smith" % user.get_user_id()
user.add_email("*****@*****.**" % user.get_user_id())
# add user to the 'users' UserGroup
user.add_to_group(db.usergroup_db['users'])
# add user to the database
db.user_db.add_user(user)
get_transaction().commit()