ex.go

type User struct {
	gorm.Model

	Username  string
	Firstname string
	Surname   string
	Email     string
	Phone     string
	Password  string
	Role      string
	Active    bool
}

FindExistingUser(username string) model.User {
	var user model.User
	database.Where("username = ?", username).First(&user)

	return user
}