Extended UsersController#update method for changing password with minimal specs, added form to view and locales (en).

app/controllers/users_controller.rb

@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
         unless u[:a_ids] == ["home"]
           @user.aspects.where(:id => u[:a_ids]).update_all(:open => true)
         end
+      elsif u[:email]
+        @user.unconfirmed_email = u[:email]
+        if @user.save
+          flash[:notice] = I18n.t 'users.update.unconfirmed_email_changed'
+        else
+          flash[:error] = I18n.t 'users.update.unconfirmed_email_not_changed'
+        end
       end
     end
 

app/views/users/edit.html.haml

@@ -22,8 +22,15 @@
   .span-5.last
     %h3
       = t('.your_email')
-    %p
+    = form_for 'user', :url => user_path, :html => { :method => :put } do |f|
-      = current_user.email
+      = f.error_messages
+      %p
+        = f.text_field :email, :value => @user.unconfirmed_email || @user.email
+        = f.submit t('.change_email')
+    %br
+    - if @user.unconfirmed_email.present?
+      %p= t('.email_awaiting_confirmation', :email => @user.email, :unconfirmed_email => @user.unconfirmed_email)
+    %br
 
   %br
   %br

config/locales/diaspora/en.yml

@@ -688,6 +688,7 @@ en:
       close_account: "Close Account"
       change_language: "Change Language"
       change_password: "Change Password"
+      change_email: "Change E-Mail"
       new_password: "New Password"
       current_password: "Current password"
       download_xml: "download my xml"
@@ -703,6 +704,7 @@ en:
       private_message: "...you receive a private message?"
       liked: "...someone likes your post?"
       change: "Change"
+      email_awaiting_confirmation: "We have sent you an activation link to %{unconfirmed_email}. Till you follow this link and activate the new address, we will continue to use your original address %{email}."
     destroy: "Account successfully closed."
     getting_started:
       welcome: "Welcome to Diaspora!"
@@ -726,6 +728,8 @@ en:
       language_changed: "Language Changed"
       language_not_changed: "Language Change Failed"
       email_notifications_changed: "Email notifications changed"
+      unconfirmed_email_changed: "E-Mail Changed. Needs activation."
+      unconfirmed_email_not_changed: "E-Mail Change Failed"
     public:
       does_not_exist: "User %{username} does not exist!"
 

spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb

@@ -108,6 +108,32 @@ describe UsersController do
       end
     end
 
+    describe 'email' do
+      it 'allow the user to change his (unconfirmed) email' do
+        put(:update, :id => @user.id, :user => { :email => "my@newemail.com"})
+        @user.reload
+        @user.unconfirmed_email.should eql("my@newemail.com")
+      end
+      
+      it 'informs the user about success' do
+        put(:update, :id => @user.id, :user => { :email => "my@newemail.com"})
+        request.flash[:notice].should eql(I18n.t('users.update.unconfirmed_email_changed'))
+        request.flash[:error].should be_blank
+      end
+      
+      it 'informs the user about failure' do
+        put(:update, :id => @user.id, :user => { :email => "my@newemailcom"})
+        request.flash[:error].should eql(I18n.t('users.update.unconfirmed_email_not_changed'))
+        request.flash[:notice].should be_blank
+      end
+
+      it 'allow the user to change his (unconfirmed) email to blank (= abort confirmation)' do
+        put(:update, :id => @user.id, :user => { :email => ""})
+        @user.reload
+        @user.unconfirmed_email.should eql(nil)
+      end
+    end
+
     describe 'email settings' do
       it 'lets the user turn off mail' do
         par = {:id => @user.id, :user => {:email_preferences => {'mentioned' => 'true'}}}