public function authenticateUser(User $user)
{
$userCookie = new User_Cookie(App::$config['APP_SHORT_NAME'], App::$config['APP_SECRET_KEY']);
// step 1: do we have a
if ($userCookie->isReturningUser()) {
try {
$userFromCookie->retrieve(App::$config['DB'], $userCookie->id);
if ($userCookie->authenticateUser($user)) {
$user->setFields($userFromCookie->getData());
// tell the routing engine that the user
// is logged in
App::$conditions->loggedIn = true;
return true;
}
} catch (Datastore_E_RetrieveFailed $e) {
// user does not exist in the database
// nuke the cookie
$userCookie->forgetUser();
}
}
return false;
}
