/**
* @param $firstName
* @param $lastName
* @param $email
* @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model
*/
protected function createUser($firstName, $lastName, $email)
{
$user = new User();
// generate an ldap like name
$initialUsername = $username = strtolower(substr($firstName, 0, 1) . str_replace([' ', '-', ''], '', $lastName));
// handle name conflicts
$i = 1;
while ($this->repository->exists(['username' => $username])) {
$username = $initialUsername . $i;
$i++;
}
$user->username = $username;
$user->email = $email;
// fake random password
$user->password = Hash::make(str_random(30));
return $this->repository->create($user);
}
