more work

lib/jam_ruby/constants/validation_messages.rb

@@ -19,4 +19,7 @@ module ValidationMessages
   INSTRUMENT_LIMIT_EXCEEDED = "No more than 5 instruments are allowed."
   INSTRUMENT_MINIMUM_NOT_MET = "At least 1 instrument is required."
 
+  # user
+  OLD_PASSWORD_DOESNT_MATCH = "Your old password is incorrect."
+
 end

lib/jam_ruby/models/user.rb

@@ -164,6 +164,15 @@ module JamRuby
       return id
     end
 
+    def set_password(old_password, new_password)
+      raise JamRuby::JamArgumentError, ValidationMessages::OLD_PASSWORD_DOESNT_MATCH unless authenticate old_password
+      # FIXME: Should verify that the new password meets certain quality criteria
+      # FIXME: Need to run the new password through the validations here. Not sure if this does that.
+      password = new_password
+      save
+    end
+
+
     # helper method for creating / updating a User
     def self.save(id, updater_id, first_name, last_name, email, password, password_confirmation, musician, gender,
                   birth_date, internet_service_provider, city, state, country, instruments, photo_url) 

spec/jam_ruby/models/user_spec.rb

@@ -125,6 +125,17 @@ describe User do
     it { should be_invalid }
   end
 
+  describe "setting a new password should work" do
+    
+  end
+  describe "setting a new password should fail if old one doesnt match" do
+    
+  end
+  describe "setting a new password should fail if new one doesnt validate" do
+    
+  end
+
+
   describe "return value of authenticate method" do
     before { @user.save }
     let(:found_user) { User.find_by_email(@user.email) }