Module: Clearance::User::ClassMethods

Defined in:

lib/clearance/user.rb

Instance Method Summary

• #authenticate(email, password) ⇒ User^?

  Authenticate with email and password.

Instance Method Details

#authenticate(email, password) ⇒ User^?

Authenticate with email and password.

Examples:

User.authenticate("email@example.com", "password")

Parameters:

• email (String, String) —

  and password

Returns:

• (User, nil) —

  authenticated user or nil

# File 'lib/clearance/user.rb', line 199

def authenticate(email, password)
  return nil  unless user = find_by_email(email)
  return user if     user.authenticated?(password)
end