app/helpers/import_file_helper.rb
require 'csv'
module ImportFileHelper
def self.define_attributes(row_hash)
attributes = {}
attributes['role_id'] = Role.student.id
attributes['name'] = row_hash[:username]
attributes['fullname'] = row_hash[:fullname]
attributes['email'] = row_hash[:email]
attributes['email_on_submission'] = 1
attributes['email_on_review'] = 1
attributes['email_on_review_of_review'] = 1
# Handle is set to the users' name by default; when a new user is created
attributes['handle'] = row_hash[:username]
attributes
end
def self.create_new_user(attributes, session)
@user = User.new(attributes)
@user.parent_id = (session[:user]).id
@user.timezonepref = User.find(@user.parent_id).timezonepref
if @user.save!
password = @user.reset_password # the password is reset
prepared_mail = MailerHelper.send_mail_to_user(@user, 'Your Expertiza account and password have been created.', 'user_welcome', password)
prepared_mail.deliver
end
@user
end
end