Forced Autofollow on Login - diaspora

app_models_user.rb

  # replacement of `after_database_authentication` in `app/models/user.rb`
  def after_database_authentication
    # remove any possible remove_after timestamp flag set by maintenance.remove_old_users
    unless self.remove_after.nil?
      self.remove_after = nil
      self.save
    end

    if AppConfig.settings.autofollow_on_join?
      begin
        default_account = Person.find_or_fetch_by_identifier(AppConfig.settings.autofollow_on_join_user)
        if default_account && default_account.username != self.username
          aq = self.aspects.where(:name => I18n.t('aspects.seed.acquaintances')).first
          self.share_with(default_account, aq)
        end
      rescue
        # eh, it didn't work?
      end
    end
  end