? 765860-37.drupal_alter-multiple_0.patch
? user_287292_0.patch
Index: modules/user/user.module
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/user/user.module,v
retrieving revision 1.1161
diff -u -p -r1.1161 user.module
--- modules/user/user.module	23 Apr 2010 05:39:43 -0000	1.1161
+++ modules/user/user.module	23 Apr 2010 07:24:23 -0000
@@ -3542,3 +3542,61 @@ function user_rdf_mapping() {
     ),
   );
 }
+
+/**
+ * Impersonate another user.
+ *
+ * When this function is called for the first time the user is saved,
+ * subsequent calls that set a user do not overwrite the value of the
+ * original user. The user is restored when this function is called with
+ * a NULL value.
+ *
+ * @param $new_user
+ *   User to switch to, either UID or user object. If nothing is provided the
+ *   user will be reset to the original.
+ * @return
+ *   Current user object.
+ *
+ * @see user_restore_user()
+ */
+function user_switch_user($new_user = NULL) {
+  global $user;
+  $user_original = &drupal_static(__FUNCTION__);
+
+  if (empty($new_user)) {
+    if (isset($user_original)) {
+      // Restore the original user.
+      $user = $user_original;
+      unset($user_original);
+      drupal_save_session(TRUE);
+    }
+    return $user;
+  }
+
+  // Backup the user the first time this is called.
+  if (!isset($user_original)) {
+    $user_original = $user;
+    drupal_save_session(FALSE);
+  }
+
+  if (is_numeric($new_user)) {
+    $user = user_load(array('uid' => $new_user));
+  }
+  else {
+    $user = is_object($new_user) ? $new_user : (object) $new_user;
+  }
+
+  return $user;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Revert to the previous user after an impersonation.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   Current user.
+ *
+ * @see user_switch_user()
+ */
+function user_restore_user() {
+  return user_switch_user();
+}
Index: modules/user/user.test
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/user/user.test,v
retrieving revision 1.89
diff -u -p -r1.89 user.test
--- modules/user/user.test	20 Apr 2010 09:48:06 -0000	1.89
+++ modules/user/user.test	23 Apr 2010 07:24:24 -0000
@@ -1522,6 +1522,38 @@ class UserRoleAdminTestCase extends Drup
 }
 
 /**
+ * Test case for switching users.
+ */
+class UserSwitchUserTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
+
+  public static function getInfo() {
+    return array(
+      'name' => 'Switch users',
+      'description' => 'Temporarily switch the current user, and then restore the original user.',
+      'group' => 'User',
+    );
+  }
+
+  function setUp() {
+    parent::setUp();
+    $this->original_user = $this->drupalCreateUser();
+  }
+
+  function testUserSwitchUser() {
+    global $user;
+
+    $this->drupalLogin($this->original_user);
+    $this->assertEqual($user->uid, $this->original_user->uid, t('Using original user. This user: !this-uid, original user: !orig-uid.', array('!this-uid' => $user->uid, '!orig-uid' => $this->original_user->uid)));
+
+    // Create a new user and switch to it.
+    $new_user = $this->drupalCreateUser();
+    user_switch_user($new_user->uid);
+
+    $this->assertEqual($user->uid, $new_user->uid, t('Switched to new user. This user: !this-uid, new user: !orig-uid.', array('!this-uid' => $user->uid, '!orig-uid' => $new_user->uid)));
+  }
+}
+
+/**
  * Test user token replacement in strings.
  */
 class UserTokenReplaceTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {