/**
* Authenticates anonymously the current user.
*
* @return WiseChatUser
* @throws Exception
*/
public function authenticateAnonymously()
{
if ($this->isAuthenticated()) {
throw new Exception('Unsupported operation');
}
// generate new suffix for anonymous username:
$userNameSuffix = $this->options->getUserNameSuffix() + 1;
$this->options->setUserNameSuffix($userNameSuffix);
$userName = $this->options->getOption('user_name_prefix', 'Anonymous') . $userNameSuffix;
return $this->createUserAndSave($userName);
}
