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module Challah
  # Allows authentication by username and password.
  class PasswordTechnique
    # grab the params we want from this request
    def initialize(session)
      @username = session.username? ? session.username : nil
      @password = session.password? ? session.password : nil
    end

    # if we can successfully authenticate, return a User instance, otherwise nil
    def authenticate
      if username? and password?
        user = Challah.user_model.find_for_session(username)

        if user
          if user.active?
            if user.authenticate(@password)
              return user
            end
          end

          user.failed_authentication!
          user = nil
        end
      end

      nil
    end

    def password?
      !!@password
    end

    def persist?
      true
    end

    def username?
      !!@username
    end

    def username
      @username
    end
  end
end

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challah-0.7.0.pre2	lib/challah/techniques/password_technique.rb