What's the most hassle-free way to create a user programmatically?

[Protected 86]

(Not from a plugin.)

Should I just hit the same endpoint used when I create an account in the admin interface? Is there any full example anywhere?

Edited August 5, 2024 by Protected

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[Protected 86]

I made this in PHP because I was trying to keep things consistent with the context where I need to use it.

I've regreted that decision, but here it is anyway, in case anyone else needs it.

embyUsers.php

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I couldn't help but notice that while there's an API endpoint for storing user display settings, some of them are only kept locally (the server will take them, but they won't be used). What's the rationale for this?

[Luke 42077]

36 minutes ago, Protected said:

I couldn't help but notice that while there's an API endpoint for storing user display settings, some of them are only kept locally (the server will take them, but they won't be used). What's the rationale for this?

For some settings, it makes sense to allow them to vary from screen to screen, so that's why they are not stored on the server.

[Protected 86]

We're talking about settings in the non-administrator user's settings section, first three pages (display, home, playback). You have a key-value store in local storage and a key-value store in the server, so it should be fairly easy to persist them server-side.

Accidentally broke setPassword in the above command line tool shortly before posting, here's a fixed version.

embyUsers.php

[Luke 42077]

50 minutes ago, Protected said:

We're talking about settings in the non-administrator user's settings section, first three pages (display, home, playback). You have a key-value store in local storage and a key-value store in the server, so it should be fairly easy to persist them server-side.

Accidentally broke setPassword in the above command line tool shortly before posting, here's a fixed version.

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Hi, they are persisted on the server for settings that are shared across devices. For settings that are per-device, they are not stored on the server.