/// <summary>
/// Creates a user with all of the given parameters
/// Returns the id of the user created
/// </summary>
/// <param name="userName"></param>
/// <param name="password"></param>
/// <param name="firstName"></param>
/// <param name="lastName"></param>
/// <param name="emailAddress"></param>
public int CreateNewUser(string userName, string password, string firstName, string lastName,
string emailAddress)
{
using (SportsChatQueries query = new SportsChatQueries(new SportsChatEntities()))
{
if (query.UserNameExists(userName))
{
throw new InvalidUserNameException("Username is already taken");
}
return UserFactory.CreateNewUser(userName, password, emailAddress, firstName, lastName);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Lets you know if the username exists in the db
/// </summary>
/// <param name="username"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public bool UserNameValid(string username)
{
using (SportsChatQueries query = new SportsChatQueries(new SportsChatEntities()))
{
return query.UserNameExists(username);
}
}
