def authenticate(self, assertion=None, host='munchylunchy.com', port=80):
result = API.verify_user(assertion=assertion)
logging.error(str(result))
if result['result'] == 'okay':
email = result['email']
token = result['token']
try:
user = User.objects.get(username=email)
user.password = token
user.save()
except User.DoesNotExist:
user = User(username=email, password=token)
user.save()
return user
logging.error("user login failed: %s" % repr(result))
return None