Method Create

server/store/store.go:292–329

Create inserts User object into a database, updates creation time and assigns UID

(user *types.User, private any)

// Create inserts User object into a database, updates creation time and assigns UID
func (usersMapper) Create(user *types.User, private any) (*types.User, error) {

	user.SetUid(Store.GetUid())
	user.InitTimes()

	err := adp.UserCreate(user)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	// Create user's subscription to 'me' && 'fnd'. These topics are ephemeral, the topic object need not to be
	// inserted.
	err = Subs.Create(
		&types.Subscription{
			ObjHeader: types.ObjHeader{CreatedAt: user.CreatedAt},
			User:      user.Id,
			Topic:     user.Uid().UserId(),
			ModeWant:  types.ModeCMeFnd,
			ModeGiven: types.ModeCMeFnd,
			Private:   private,
		},
		&types.Subscription{
			ObjHeader: types.ObjHeader{CreatedAt: user.CreatedAt},
			User:      user.Id,
			Topic:     user.Uid().FndName(),
			ModeWant:  types.ModeCMeFnd,
			ModeGiven: types.ModeCMeFnd,
			Private:   nil,
		})
	if err != nil {
		// Best effort to delete incomplete user record. Orphaned user records are not a problem.
		// They just take up space.
		adp.UserDelete(user.Uid(), true)
		return nil, err
	}

	return user, nil
}

// GetAuthRecord takes a user ID and a authentication scheme name, fetches unique scheme-dependent identifier and
// authentication secret.