/**
* Generate a new unique token for an existing user.
*
* @param User $user The user to generate a token for.
* @param string $tokenType The type of token to be generated. Always make sure to supply this param as a constant
* e.g. Token::TYPE_EMAIL_VERIFICATION
* @return string A 32 character long randomized token
*/
public function generateToken(User $user, $tokenType)
{
if (!isset($this->timeToLive[$tokenType])) {
user_error('Please specify a timeToLive for the tokenType "' . $tokenType . '" at Token::$timeToLive.', E_USER_ERROR);
}
do {
$token = md5(microtime(true) . Configure::read('Security.salt') . $user->get('id') . $user->get('email'));
} while ((bool) $this->tokenExists($token));
$this->save(new Entity(['user_id' => $user->get('id'), 'token' => $token, 'token_type' => $tokenType, 'expires' => new DateTime($this->timeToLive[$tokenType])]));
return $token;
}
/**
* Deactivate the given $user.
*
* @param User $user The user to deactivate.
* @return bool|\Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface
*/
public function deactivate(User $user)
{
return $this->save($user->deactivate());
}