pnim-backend/account/services.py

from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
from account.models import User, UserInstitution



def add_user(first_name: str, last_name: str,  email: str, is_staff: bool, institution_id: str) -> User:
    try:
        institution = UserInstitution.objects.get(id=institution_id)
    except UserInstitution.DoesNotExist:
        raise AccountServiceException("Institution does not exist")
    
    user = User()
    user.first_name = first_name
    user.last_name = last_name
    user.email = email
    user.is_staff = is_staff
    user.institution = institution

    try:
        user.full_clean()
    except ValidationError as e:
        raise AccountServiceException(str(e))

    user.save()

    return user