/**
* Authenticates the given user. If successful, an instance
* of the user is returned.
*
* @param User $user The user to authenticate
* @throws InvalidLoginDataException Thrown if the user's credentials are not valid
*/
public function authenticate (User $user) {
$result = PartKeepr::getEM()
->getRepository("de\RaumZeitLabor\PartKeepr\User\User")
->findOneBy(
array(
"username" => $user->getUsername(),
"password" => $user->getHashedPassword()
)
);
if ($result == null) {
throw new InvalidLoginDataException();
} else {
return $result;
}
}
