gistfile1.rb

class User < ActiveRecord::Base
  attr_accessor :password
  has_many :groups
  validates_presence_of :email, :message => '.validates_presence_of_email'
  validates_presence_of :password, :message => '.validates_presence_of_password'

  #authorization and registration in this method
  def self.get_authorized_user params
    user = self.first :conditions => { :encrypted_password => encrypte( params[ :password ] ), :email => params[ :email ] }
    return user if !!user
    return if !!self.first( :conditions => { :email => params[ :email ] } )
    user = self.new
    usea.statuses_updated_at = Time.zone.now
    user.email = params[ :email ]
    user.password = params[ :password ]
    user.encrypted_password = encrypte( params[ :password ] )
    return unless user.save
    user
  end

  private
  def self.encrypte s
    Digest::MD5.hexdigest s
  end

end