def change_email(self, email):
"""
Changes the email address for a user.
A user needs to verify this new email address before it becomes
active. By storing the new email address in a temporary field
-- ``temporary_email`` -- we are able to set this email address
after the user has verified it by clicking on the verification URI
in the email. This email gets send out by ``send_verification_email``.
:param email:
The new email address that the user wants to use.
"""
self.email_unconfirmed = email
salt, hash = generate_sha1(self.username)
self.email_confirmation_key = hash
self.email_confirmation_key_created = get_datetime_now()
self.save()
# Send email for activation
self.send_confirmation_email()
return self
def activation_key_expired(self):
"""
Checks if activation key is expired.
Returns ``True`` when the ``activation_key`` of the user is expired and
``False`` if the key is still valid.
The key is expired when it's set to the value defined in
``ACCOUNTS_ACTIVATED`` or ``activation_key_created`` is beyond the
amount of days defined in ``ACCOUNTS_ACTIVATION_DAYS``.
"""
expiration_days = datetime.timedelta(days=accounts_settings.ACCOUNTS_ACTIVATION_DAYS)
expiration_date = self.user.date_joined + expiration_days
if self.activation_key == accounts_settings.ACCOUNTS_ACTIVATED:
return True
if get_datetime_now() >= expiration_date:
return True
return False
