Skip confirmation user api

app/models/user.rb

@@ -445,6 +445,10 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
     skip_confirmation! if bool
   end
 
+  def skip_reconfirmation=(bool)
+    skip_reconfirmation! if bool
+  end
+
   def generate_reset_token
     @reset_token, enc = Devise.token_generator.generate(self.class, :reset_password_token)
 

changelogs/unreleased/skip_confirmation_user_API.yml

+---
+title: Add email confirmation parameters for user creation and update via API
+merge_request: 
+author: Daniel Juarez
+type: added
+
+

doc/api/users.md

@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ Parameters:
 - `location` (optional)         - User's location
 - `admin` (optional)            - User is admin - true or false (default)
 - `can_create_group` (optional) - User can create groups - true or false
+- `skip_reconfirmation` (optional) - Skip reconfirmation - true or false (default)
 - `external` (optional)         - Flags the user as external - true or false(default)
 - `avatar` (optional)           - Image file for user's avatar
 

lib/api/users.rb

@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ module API
           optional :location, type: String, desc: 'The location of the user'
           optional :admin, type: Boolean, desc: 'Flag indicating the user is an administrator'
           optional :can_create_group, type: Boolean, desc: 'Flag indicating the user can create groups'
-          optional :skip_confirmation, type: Boolean, default: false, desc: 'Flag indicating the account is confirmed'
           optional :external, type: Boolean, desc: 'Flag indicating the user is an external user'
           optional :avatar, type: File, desc: 'Avatar image for user'
           all_or_none_of :extern_uid, :provider
@@ -101,6 +100,7 @@ module API
         requires :email, type: String, desc: 'The email of the user'
         optional :password, type: String, desc: 'The password of the new user'
         optional :reset_password, type: Boolean, desc: 'Flag indicating the user will be sent a password reset token'
+        optional :skip_confirmation, type: Boolean, desc: 'Flag indicating the account is confirmed'
         at_least_one_of :password, :reset_password
         requires :name, type: String, desc: 'The name of the user'
         requires :username, type: String, desc: 'The username of the user'
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ module API
         requires :id, type: Integer, desc: 'The ID of the user'
         optional :email, type: String, desc: 'The email of the user'
         optional :password, type: String, desc: 'The password of the new user'
+        optional :skip_reconfirmation, type: Boolean, desc: 'Flag indicating the account skips the confirmation by email'
         optional :name, type: String, desc: 'The name of the user'
         optional :username, type: String, desc: 'The username of the user'
         use :optional_attributes

spec/requests/api/users_spec.rb

@@ -510,6 +510,14 @@ describe API::Users do
       expect(user.reload.notification_email).to eq('new@email.com')
     end
 
+    it 'skips reconfirmation when requested' do
+      put api("/users/#{user.id}", admin), { skip_reconfirmation: true }
+
+      user.reload
+
+      expect(user.confirmed_at).to be_present
+    end
+
     it 'updates user with his own username' do
       put api("/users/#{user.id}", admin), username: user.username