v0.12.1 -- validated, tested, refined, operational plugin (mostly) ready for prod use

plugin.rb

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 # name: discourse-md5_authentication
 # about: A plugin to authenticate users with MD5 passwords from legacy systems
-# version: 0.10.1
+# version: 0.12.1
 # authors: saint
 # url: https://gitea.federated.computer/saint/discourse-md5_authentication.git
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ after_initialize do
             # MD5 matches, so update the user's password to the new one, remove the custom field and ensure user is set to active and approved
             Rails.logger.debug "MD5 matches"
 
-            # Set password using Discourse's current standards, ensuring correct hashing.
+            # Set password using Discourse's current standards, ensuring correct hashing, with exception check for the same password as that alaedy stored in Discourse
             user.password = password
 
             # Set other attributes
@@ -155,25 +155,28 @@ after_initialize do
             # user.email_confirmed = true
             user.approved_at = Time.now
             user.approved_by_id = 1
+            user.custom_fields['custom_password_md5'] = nil
+            user.save!
 
-            #
-            # hashed_password = UserAuthenticator.new(nil).password_digest(password)
-            # user.update_columns(
-            #   hashed_password: hashed_password
-            # )
+            # Generate a new token and hash it
+            token = SecureRandom.hex(20)
+            token_hash = EmailToken.hash_token(token)
+        
+            # Create a confirmed e-mail token
+            EmailToken.create!(
+              user_id: user.id,
+              email: user.email,
+              token_hash: token_hash,
+              confirmed: true
+            )
+            Rails.logger.debug("Generated token for user #{user.username}: #{token}")
 
-            # user.custom_fields['custom_password_md5'] = nil
-            
-            # user.active = true
-            # user.approved = true
 
             # # Initialize UserAuthenticator with user and session
             # authenticator = UserAuthenticator.new(user, session)
-
             # # Generate a salted password hash for the new password
             # hashed_password = authenticator.password_digest(password)
             # Rails.logger.debug "NEW hashed_password  #{hashed_password}"
-
             # # Update the user object with all changes
             # user.assign_attributes(
             #   password_hash: hashed_password,
@@ -184,8 +187,6 @@ after_initialize do
             #   custom_fields: { 'custom_password_md5' => nil }
             # )
             
-            # Save the changes
-            user.save!
 
             # if user.save
             #   Rails.logger.debug "User changes saved:  #{user.username}"