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<?php
#Put `AppUsersController.php` in `app/Controller`


App::uses('UsersController', 'Users.Controller');

class AppUsersController extends UsersController {

    public function beforeFilter()
    {
        parent::beforeFilter();
        $this->User = ClassRegistry::init('AppUser'); #require AppUser.php in Model
    }

    protected function _getMailInstance($config = 'default')
    {
        App::uses('CakeEmail', 'Network/Email');
        return new CakeEmail($config);
    }

    public function render($file = null, $layout = null)
    {
        if (!file_exists(APP . 'View' . DS . 'Users' . DS . $this->action . '.ctp')) {
            $file = App::pluginPath('Users') . 'View' . DS . 'Users' . DS . $this->action . '.ctp';
        } else {
            $file = APP . 'View' . DS . 'Users' . DS . $this->action . '.ctp';
        }
        return parent::render($file, $layout);
    }
}

?>