def create(data, createStreams=True):
"""
Create a new user.
Parameters:
data - a dictionary containing the new user's data.
createStreams - defaults to True. If True, will generate
the user's public, private, and message streams.
"""
db = core.connect()
data["joined"] = utils.utctime()
newUser = schema.user()
newUser.update(data)
newUser["type"] = "user"
userId = db.create(newUser)
userRef = ref(userId)
# create public stream for user
# for when the user publishes her/his own content
publicStream = stream.create({
"objectRef": userRef,
"uniqueName": ref(userId,"public"),
"private": False,
"meta": "public",
"createdBy": userId
}, False)
# private stream for when shifts are sent directly to a user
privateStream = stream.create({
"objectRef": userRef,
"uniqueName": ref(userId,"private"),
"private": True,
"meta": "private",
"createdBy": userId
}, False)
# create the message stream for the user
messageStream = stream.create({
"objectRef": userRef,
"uniqueName": ref(userId, "messages"),
"private": True,
"meta": "message",
"createdBy": userId
}, False)
theUser = db[userId]
theUser.update({
"messageStream": messageStream["_id"],
"publicStream": publicStream["_id"],
"privateStream": privateStream["_id"]
})
db[userId] = theUser
return db[userId]
def createCommentStream(id):
"""
Create a comment stream for a shift if it doesn't already exist.
Parameters:
id - a shift id.
"""
db = core.connect()
theShift = db[id]
commentStream = stream.create({
"meta": "comments",
"objectRef": ref(id),
"createdBy": theShift["createdBy"]
})
return commentStream["_id"]
def create(data):
data["meta"] = "group"
newGroup = schema.group()
newGroup.update(data)
return stream.create(newGroup)
