def get_or_create_user_from_authid(self,
auth_id,
email=None,
allow_create=True):
user = None
user_with_same_auth_id = EnkiModelUser.get_by_auth_id(auth_id)
if user_with_same_auth_id:
# if a user with the same auth id already exists but has a blank email: add the email to the account.
# note: if the account has an email or they've removed their email, we don't overwrite it.
if email and user_with_same_auth_id.email == None:
user = self.set_email(email, user_with_same_auth_id.key.id())
else:
user = user_with_same_auth_id
if not user and allow_create:
# create a new user
user = EnkiModelUser(email=email, auth_ids_provider=[auth_id])
user.put()
return user
