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src/admin/categories.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-var RDB = require('./../redis'),
+var db = require('./../database'),
 	utils = require('./../../public/src/utils'),
 	categories = require('./../categories');
 
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ var RDB = require('./../redis'),
 			var category = modified[cid];
 
 			for (var key in category) {
-				RDB.hset('category:' + cid, key, category[key]);
+				db.setObjectField('category:' + cid, key, category[key]);
 
 				if (key == 'name') {
 					// reset slugs if name is updated
 					var slug = cid + '/' + utils.slugify(category[key]);
-					RDB.hset('category:' + cid, 'slug', slug);
+					db.setObjectField('category:' + cid, 'slug', slug);
 				}
 			}
 

src/database/redis.js

@@ -68,13 +68,26 @@
 		});
 	}
 
+	// key
+
+	module.exists = function(key, callback) {
+		redisClient.exists(key, function(err, exists) {
+			callback(err, exists === 1);
+		});
+	}
+
+	module.delete = function(key, callback) {
+		redisClient.del(key, callback);
+	}
+
+	//hashes
 
 	module.setObject = function(key, data, callback) {
 		redisClient.hmset(key, data, callback);
 	}
 
-	module.setObjectField = function(key, field, callback) {
-		redisClient.hset(key, field, callback)
+	module.setObjectField = function(key, field, value, callback) {
+		redisClient.hset(key, field, value, callback)
 	}
 
 	module.getObject = function(key, callback) {
@@ -107,6 +120,16 @@
 		});
 	}
 
+	module.getObjectValues = function(key, callback) {
+		redisClient.hvals(key, callback);
+	}
+
+	module.isObjectField = function(key, field, callback) {
+		redisClient.hexists(key, field, function(err, exists) {
+			callback(err, exists === 1);
+		});
+	}
+
 	module.deleteObjectField = function(key, field, callback) {
 		redisClient.hdel(key, field, callback);
 	}
@@ -119,6 +142,9 @@
 		redisClient.hincrby(key, field, value, callback);
 	}
 
+
+	// sets
+
 	module.setAdd = function(key, value, callback) {
 		redisClient.sadd(key, value, callback);
 	}
@@ -135,6 +161,12 @@
 		redisClient.smembers(key, callback);
 	}
 
+	module.setCount = function(key, callback) {
+		redisClient.scard(key, callback);
+	}
+
+	// sorted sets
+
 	module.sortedSetAdd = function(key, score, value, callback) {
 		redisClient.zadd(key, score, value, callback);
 	}
@@ -143,9 +175,30 @@
 		redisClient.zrem(key, value, callback);
 	}
 
+	module.getSortedSetRange = function(key, start, stop, callback) {
+		redisClient.zrange(set, start, stop, callback);
+	}
+
+	module.getSortedSetRevRange = function(key, start, stop, callback) {
+		redisClient.zrevrange(set, start, stop, callback);
+	}
+
+	module.sortedSetCount = function(key, min, max, callback) {
+		redisClient.zcount(key, min, max, callback);
+	}
 
+	// lists
+	module.listPrepend = function(key, value, callback) {
+		redisClient.lpush(key, value, callback);
+	}
 
+	module.listAppend = function(key, value, callback) {
+		redisClient.rpush(key, value, callback);
+	}
 
+	module.getListRange = function(key, start, stop, callback) {
+		redisClient.lrange(key, start, stop, callback);
+	}
 
 }(exports));
 

src/groups.js

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 	"use strict";
 
 	var async = require('async'),
-		User = require('./user'),
-		RDB = RDB || require('./redis');
+		user = require('./user'),
+		db = require('./database');
 
 	Groups.list = function(options, callback) {
-		RDB.hvals('group:gid', function (err, gids) {
+		db.getObjectValues('group:gid', function (err, gids) {
 			if (gids.length > 0) {
 				async.map(gids, function (gid, next) {
 					Groups.get(gid, {
@@ -31,17 +31,17 @@
 	Groups.get = function(gid, options, callback) {
 		async.parallel({
 			base: function (next) {
-				RDB.hgetall('gid:' + gid, next);
+				db.getObject('gid:' + gid, next);
 			},
 			users: function (next) {
-				RDB.smembers('gid:' + gid + ':members', function (err, uids) {
+				db.getSetMembers('gid:' + gid + ':members', function (err, uids) {
 					if (options.expand) {
 						if (err) {
 							return next(err);
 						}
 
 						async.map(uids, function (uid, next) {
-							User.getUserData(uid, next);
+							user.getUserData(uid, next);
 						}, function (err, users) {
 							next(err, users);
 						});
@@ -75,19 +75,19 @@
 	};
 
 	Groups.isDeleted = function(gid, callback) {
-		RDB.hget('gid:' + gid, 'deleted', function(err, deleted) {
+		db.getObjectField('gid:' + gid, 'deleted', function(err, deleted) {
 			callback(err, deleted === '1');
 		});
 	};
 
 	Groups.getGidFromName = function(name, callback) {
-		RDB.hget('group:gid', name, callback);
+		db.getObjectField('group:gid', name, callback);
 	};
 
 	Groups.isMember = function(uid, gid, callback) {
 		Groups.isDeleted(gid, function(err, deleted) {
 			if (!deleted) {
-				RDB.sismember('gid:' + gid + ':members', uid, callback);
+				db.isSetMember('gid:' + gid + ':members', uid, callback);
 			} else {
 				callback(err, false);
 			}
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 	};
 
 	Groups.isEmpty = function(gid, callback) {
-		RDB.scard('gid:' + gid + ':members', function(err, numMembers) {
+		db.setCount('gid:' + gid + ':members', function(err, numMembers) {
 			callback(err, numMembers === 0);
 		});
 	};
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 	Groups.exists = function(name, callback) {
 		async.parallel({
 			exists: function(next) {
-				RDB.hexists('group:gid', name, next);
+				db.isObjectField('group:gid', name, next);
 			},
 			deleted: function(next) {
 				Groups.getGidFromName(name, function(err, gid) {
@@ -144,18 +144,13 @@
 
 		Groups.exists(name, function (err, exists) {
 			if (!exists) {
-				RDB.incr('next_gid', function (err, gid) {
-					RDB.multi()
-						.hset('group:gid', name, gid)
-						.hmset('gid:' + gid, {
-							gid: gid,
-							name: name,
-							description: description,
-							deleted: '0',
-							hidden: '0'
-						})
-						.exec(function (err) {
+				db.incrObjectField('global', 'nextGid', function (err, gid) {
+					db.setObjectField('group:gid', name, gid, function(err) {
+						db.setObject('gid:' + gid, {}, function(err) {
+
 							Groups.get(gid, {}, callback);
+
+						});
 					});
 				});
 			} else {
@@ -171,22 +166,24 @@
 	};
 
 	Groups.update = function(gid, values, callback) {
-		RDB.exists('gid:' + gid, function (err, exists) {
+		db.exists('gid:' + gid, function (err, exists) {
 			console.log('exists?', gid, exists, values);
 			if (!err && exists) {
-				RDB.hmset('gid:' + gid, values, callback);
+				db.setObject('gid:' + gid, values, callback);
 			} else {
-				if (callback) callback(new Error('gid-not-found'));
+				if (callback) {
+					callback(new Error('gid-not-found'));
+				}
 			}
 		});
 	};
 
 	Groups.destroy = function(gid, callback) {
-		RDB.hset('gid:' + gid, 'deleted', '1', callback);
+		db.setObjectField('gid:' + gid, 'deleted', '1', callback);
 	};
 
 	Groups.join = function(gid, uid, callback) {
-		RDB.sadd('gid:' + gid + ':members', uid, callback);
+		db.setAdd('gid:' + gid + ':members', uid, callback);
 	};
 
 	Groups.joinByGroupName = function(groupName, uid, callback) {
@@ -210,7 +207,7 @@
 	};
 
 	Groups.leave = function(gid, uid, callback) {
-		RDB.srem('gid:' + gid + ':members', uid, callback);
+		db.setRemove('gid:' + gid + ':members', uid, callback);
 	};
 
 	Groups.leaveByGroupName = function(groupName, uid, callback) {
@@ -225,22 +222,29 @@
 
 	Groups.prune = function(callback) {
 		// Actually deletes groups (with the deleted flag) from the redis database
-		RDB.hvals('group:gid', function (err, gids) {
-			var	multi = RDB.multi(),
-				groupsDeleted = 0;
+		db.getObjectValues('group:gid', function (err, gids) {
+			var groupsDeleted = 0;
 
 			async.each(gids, function(gid, next) {
 				Groups.get(gid, {}, function(err, groupObj) {
-					if (!err && groupObj.deleted === '1') {
-						multi.hdel('group:gid', groupObj.name);
-						multi.del('gid:' + gid);
-						groupsDeleted++;
+					if(err) {
+						return next(err);
 					}
 
+					if (groupObj.deleted === '1') {
+
+						db.deleteObjectField('group:gid', groupObj.name, function(err) {
+							db.delete('gid:' + gid, function(err) {
+								groupsDeleted++;
+								next(null);
+							});
+						});
+					} else {
 						next(null);
+					}
 				});
 			}, function(err) {
-				multi.exec(function(err) {
+
 				if (!err && process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
 					winston.info('[groups.prune] Pruned ' + groupsDeleted + ' deleted groups from Redis');
 				}
@@ -248,7 +252,6 @@
 				callback(err);
 			});
 		});
-		});
 	};
 
 }(module.exports));

src/login.js

@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@ var user = require('./user.js'),
 	}
 
 	Login.loginViaTwitter = function(twid, handle, photos, callback) {
-		user.getUidByTwitterId(twid, function(uid) {
+		user.getUidByTwitterId(twid, function(err, uid) {
+			if(err) {
+				return callback(err);
+			}
+
 			if (uid !== null) {
 				// Existing User
 				callback(null, {
@@ -67,9 +71,10 @@ var user = require('./user.js'),
 			} else {
 				// New User
 				user.create(handle, undefined, undefined, function(err, uid) {
-					if (err !== null) {
-						callback(err);
-					} else {
+					if(err) {
+						return callback(err);
+					}
+
 					// Save twitter-specific information to the user
 					user.setUserField(uid, 'twid', twid);
 					RDB.hset('twid:uid', twid, uid);
@@ -85,14 +90,17 @@ var user = require('./user.js'),
 					callback(null, {
 						uid: uid
 					});
-					}
 				});
 			}
 		});
 	}
 
 	Login.loginViaGoogle = function(gplusid, handle, email, callback) {
-		user.getUidByGoogleId(gplusid, function(uid) {
+		user.getUidByGoogleId(gplusid, function(err, uid) {
+			if(err) {
+				return callback(err);
+			}
+
 			if (uid !== null) {
 				// Existing User
 				callback(null, {
@@ -109,21 +117,33 @@ var user = require('./user.js'),
 					});
 				}
 
-				user.getUidByEmail(email, function(uid) {
+				user.getUidByEmail(email, function(err, uid) {
+					if(err) {
+						return callback(err);
+					}
+
 					if (!uid) {
 						user.create(handle, undefined, email, function(err, uid) {
-							if (err !== null) {
-								callback(err);
-							} else success(uid);
+							if(err) {
+								return callback(err);
+							}
+
+							success(uid);
 						});
-					} else success(uid); // Existing account -- merge
+					} else {
+						success(uid); // Existing account -- merge
+					}
 				});
 			}
 		});
 	}
 
 	Login.loginViaFacebook = function(fbid, name, email, callback) {
-		user.getUidByFbid(fbid, function(uid) {
+		user.getUidByFbid(fbid, function(err, uid) {
+			if(err) {
+				return callback(err);
+			}
+
 			if (uid !== null) {
 				// Existing User
 				callback(null, {
@@ -140,14 +160,22 @@ var user = require('./user.js'),
 					});
 				}
 
-				user.getUidByEmail(email, function(uid) {
+				user.getUidByEmail(email, function(err, uid) {
+					if(err) {
+						return callback(err);
+					}
+
 					if (!uid) {
 						user.create(name, undefined, email, function(err, uid) {
-							if (err !== null) {
-								callback(err);
-							} else success(uid);
+							if(err) {
+								return callback(err);
+							}
+
+							success(uid);
 						});
-					} else success(uid); // Existing account -- merge
+					} else {
+						success(uid); // Existing account -- merge
+					}
 				});
 			}
 		});

src/user.js

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 	db = require('./database'),
 	meta = require('./meta'),
 	emailjsServer = emailjs.server.connect(meta.config['email:smtp:host'] || '127.0.0.1'),
-	Groups = require('./groups'),
+	groups = require('./groups'),
 	notifications = require('./notifications'),
 	topics = require('./topics');
 
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 	};
 
 	User.isEmailAvailable = function(email, callback) {
-		RDB.hexists('email:uid', email, function(err, exists) {
+		db.isObjectField('email:uid', email, function(err, exists) {
 			callback(err, !exists);
 		});
 	};
@@ -321,25 +321,25 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 	};
 
 	User.setUserField = function(uid, field, value, callback) {
-		RDB.hset('user:' + uid, field, value, callback);
+		db.setObjectField('user:' + uid, field, value, callback);
 	};
 
 	User.setUserFields = function(uid, data, callback) {
-		RDB.hmset('user:' + uid, data, callback);
+		db.setObject('user:' + uid, data, callback);
 	};
 
 	User.incrementUserFieldBy = function(uid, field, value, callback) {
-		RDB.hincrby('user:' + uid, field, value, callback);
+		db.incrObjectFieldBy('user:' + uid, field, value, callback);
 	};
 
 	User.decrementUserFieldBy = function(uid, field, value, callback) {
-		RDB.hincrby('user:' + uid, field, -value, callback);
+		db.incrObjectFieldBy('user:' + uid, field, -value, callback);
 	};
 
 	User.getUsers = function(set, start, stop, callback) {
 		var data = [];
 
-		RDB.zrevrange(set, start, stop, function(err, uids) {
+		db.getSortedSetRevRange(set, start, stop, function(err, uids) {
 			if (err) {
 				return callback(err, null);
 			}
@@ -360,7 +360,6 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 				callback(err, data);
 			});
 		});
-
 	};
 
 	User.createGravatarURLFromEmail = function(email) {
@@ -433,7 +432,7 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 		User.addPostIdToUser(uid, pid);
 
 		User.incrementUserFieldBy(uid, 'postcount', 1, function(err, newpostcount) {
-			RDB.zadd('users:postcount', newpostcount, uid);
+			db.sortedSetAdd('users:postcount', newpostcount, uid);
 		});
 
 		User.setUserField(uid, 'lastposttime', timestamp);
@@ -442,15 +441,15 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 	};
 
 	User.addPostIdToUser = function(uid, pid) {
-		RDB.lpush('uid:' + uid + ':posts', pid);
+		db.listPrepend('uid:' + uid + ':posts', pid);
 	};
 
 	User.addTopicIdToUser = function(uid, tid) {
-		RDB.lpush('uid:' + uid + ':topics', tid);
+		db.listPrepend('uid:' + uid + ':topics', tid);
 	};
 
-	User.getPostIds = function(uid, start, end, callback) {
-		RDB.lrange('uid:' + uid + ':posts', start, end, function(err, pids) {
+	User.getPostIds = function(uid, start, stop, callback) {
+		db.getListRange('uid:' + uid + ':posts', start, stop, function(err, pids) {
 			if (!err) {
 				if (pids && pids.length) {
 					callback(pids);
@@ -464,51 +463,12 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 		});
 	};
 
-	User.sendConfirmationEmail = function(email) {
-		if (meta.config['email:smtp:host'] && meta.config['email:smtp:port'] && meta.config['email:from']) {
-			var confirm_code = utils.generateUUID(),
-				confirm_link = nconf.get('url') + 'confirm/' + confirm_code,
-				confirm_email = global.templates['emails/header'] + global.templates['emails/email_confirm'].parse({
-					'CONFIRM_LINK': confirm_link
-				}) + global.templates['emails/footer'],
-				confirm_email_plaintext = global.templates['emails/email_confirm_plaintext'].parse({
-					'CONFIRM_LINK': confirm_link
-				});
-
-			// Email confirmation code
-			var expiry_time = 60 * 60 * 2, // Expire after 2 hours
-				email_key = 'email:' + email + ':confirm',
-				confirm_key = 'confirm:' + confirm_code + ':email';
-
-			RDB.set(email_key, confirm_code);
-			RDB.expire(email_key, expiry_time);
-			RDB.set(confirm_key, email);
-			RDB.expire(confirm_key, expiry_time);
-
-			// Send intro email w/ confirm code
-			var message = emailjs.message.create({
-				text: confirm_email_plaintext,
-				from: meta.config['email:from'] || 'localhost@example.org',
-				to: email,
-				subject: '[NodeBB] Registration Email Verification',
-				attachment: [{
-					data: confirm_email,
-					alternative: true
-				}]
-			});
 
-			emailjsServer.send(message, function(err, success) {
-				if (err) {
-					console.log(err);
-				}
-			});
-		}
-	};
 
 	User.follow = function(uid, followid, callback) {
-		RDB.sadd('following:' + uid, followid, function(err, data) {
+		db.setAdd('following:' + uid, followid, function(err, data) {
 			if (!err) {
-				RDB.sadd('followers:' + followid, uid, function(err, data) {
+				db.setAdd('followers:' + followid, uid, function(err, data) {
 					if (!err) {
 						callback(true);
 					} else {
@@ -524,7 +484,7 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 	};
 
 	User.unfollow = function(uid, unfollowid, callback) {
-		RDB.srem('following:' + uid, unfollowid, function(err, data) {
+		db.setRemove('following:' + uid, unfollowid, function(err, data) {
 			if (!err) {
 				RDB.srem('followers:' + unfollowid, uid, function(err, data) {
 					callback(data);
@@ -536,7 +496,7 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 	};
 
 	User.getFollowing = function(uid, callback) {
-		RDB.smembers('following:' + uid, function(err, userIds) {
+		db.getSetMembers('following:' + uid, function(err, userIds) {
 			if (!err) {
 				User.getDataForUsers(userIds, callback);
 			} else {
@@ -546,7 +506,7 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 	};
 
 	User.getFollowers = function(uid, callback) {
-		RDB.smembers('followers:' + uid, function(err, userIds) {
+		db.getSetMembers('followers:' + uid, function(err, userIds) {
 			if (!err) {
 				User.getDataForUsers(userIds, callback);
 			} else {
@@ -556,7 +516,7 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 	};
 
 	User.getFollowingCount = function(uid, callback) {
-		RDB.smembers('following:' + uid, function(err, userIds) {
+		db.getSetMembers('following:' + uid, function(err, userIds) {
 			if (err) {
 				console.log(err);
 			} else {
@@ -569,7 +529,7 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 	};
 
 	User.getFollowerCount = function(uid, callback) {
-		RDB.smembers('followers:' + uid, function(err, userIds) {
+		db.getSetMembers('followers:' + uid, function(err, userIds) {
 			if(err) {
 				console.log(err);
 			} else {
@@ -608,7 +568,7 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 
 	User.sendPostNotificationToFollowers = function(uid, tid, pid) {
 		User.getUserField(uid, 'username', function(err, username) {
-			RDB.smembers('followers:' + uid, function(err, followers) {
+			db.getSetMembers('followers:' + uid, function(err, followers) {
 				topics.getTopicField(tid, 'slug', function(err, slug) {
 					var message = '<strong>' + username + '</strong> made a new post';
 
@@ -621,7 +581,7 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 	};
 
 	User.isFollowing = function(uid, theirid, callback) {
-		RDB.sismember('following:' + uid, theirid, function(err, data) {
+		db.isSetMember('following:' + uid, theirid, function(err, data) {
 			if (!err) {
 				callback(data === 1);
 			} else {
@@ -637,8 +597,10 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 	};
 
 	User.count = function(socket) {
-		RDB.get('usercount', function(err, count) {
-			RDB.handle(err);
+		db.getObjectField('global', 'usercount', function(err, count) {
+			if(err) {
+				return;
+			}
 
 			socket.emit('user.count', {
 				count: count ? count : 0
@@ -647,11 +609,11 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 	};
 
 	User.getUidByUsername = function(username, callback) {
-		RDB.hget('username:uid', username, callback);
+		db.getObjectField('username:uid', username, callback);
 	};
 
 	User.getUidByUserslug = function(userslug, callback) {
-		RDB.hget('userslug:uid', userslug, callback);
+		db.getObjectField('userslug:uid', userslug, callback);
 	};
 
 	User.getUsernamesByUids = function(uids, callback) {
@@ -693,51 +655,53 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 	};
 
 	User.getUidByEmail = function(email, callback) {
-		RDB.hget('email:uid', email, function(err, data) {
+		db.getObjectField('email:uid', email, function(err, data) {
 			if (err) {
-				RDB.handle(err);
+				return callback(err);
 			}
-			callback(data);
+			callback(null, data);
 		});
 	};
 
 	User.getUidByTwitterId = function(twid, callback) {
-		RDB.hget('twid:uid', twid, function(err, uid) {
+		db.getObjectField('twid:uid', twid, function(err, uid) {
 			if (err) {
-				RDB.handle(err);
+				return callback(err);
 			}
-			callback(uid);
+			callback(null, uid);
 		});
 	};
 
 	User.getUidByGoogleId = function(gplusid, callback) {
-		RDB.hget('gplusid:uid', gplusid, function(err, uid) {
+		db.getObjectField('gplusid:uid', gplusid, function(err, uid) {
 			if (err) {
-				RDB.handle(err);
+				return callback(err);
 			}
-			callback(uid);
+			callback(null, uid);
 		});
 	};
 
 	User.getUidByFbid = function(fbid, callback) {
-		RDB.hget('fbid:uid', fbid, function(err, uid) {
+		db.getObjectField('fbid:uid', fbid, function(err, uid) {
 			if (err) {
-				RDB.handle(err);
+				return callback(err);
 			}
-			callback(uid);
+			callback(null, uid);
 		});
 	};
 
 	User.isModerator = function(uid, cid, callback) {
-		RDB.sismember('cid:' + cid + ':moderators', uid, function(err, exists) {
-			RDB.handle(err);
+		db.isSetMember('cid:' + cid + ':moderators', uid, function(err, exists) {
+			if(err) {
+				return calback(err);
+			}
 			callback(err, !! exists);
 		});
 	};
 
 	User.isAdministrator = function(uid, callback) {
-		Groups.getGidFromName('Administrators', function(err, gid) {
-			Groups.isMember(uid, gid, function(err, isAdmin) {
+		groups.getGidFromName('Administrators', function(err, gid) {
+			groups.isMember(uid, gid, function(err, isAdmin) {
 				callback(err, !! isAdmin);
 			});
 		});
@@ -750,15 +714,15 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 				callback = null;
 			}
 
-			RDB.hget('reset:uid', code, function(err, uid) {
+			db.getObjectField('reset:uid', code, function(err, uid) {
 				if (err) {
-					RDB.handle(err);
+					return callback(false);
 				}
 
 				if (uid !== null) {
-					RDB.hget('reset:expiry', code, function(err, expiry) {
+					db.getObjectField('reset:expiry', code, function(err, expiry) {
 						if (err) {
-							RDB.handle(err);
+							return callback(false);
 						}
 
 						if (expiry >= +Date.now() / 1000 | 0) {
@@ -771,8 +735,8 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 							}
 						} else {
 							// Expired, delete from db
-							RDB.hdel('reset:uid', code);
-							RDB.hdel('reset:expiry', code);
+							db.deleteObjectField('reset:uid', code);
+							db.deleteObjectField('reset:expiry', code);
 							if (!callback) {
 								socket.emit('user:reset.valid', {
 									valid: false
@@ -794,12 +758,12 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 			});
 		},
 		send: function(socket, email) {
-			User.getUidByEmail(email, function(uid) {
+			User.getUidByEmail(email, function(err, uid) {
 				if (uid !== null) {
 					// Generate a new reset code
 					var reset_code = utils.generateUUID();
-					RDB.hset('reset:uid', reset_code, uid);
-					RDB.hset('reset:expiry', reset_code, (60 * 60) + new Date() / 1000 | 0); // Active for one hour
+					db.setObjectField('reset:uid', reset_code, uid);
+					db.setobjectField('reset:expiry', reset_code, (60 * 60) + new Date() / 1000 | 0); // Active for one hour
 
 					var reset_link = nconf.get('url') + 'reset/' + reset_code,
 						reset_email = global.templates['emails/reset'].parse({
@@ -847,17 +811,17 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 		commit: function(socket, code, password) {
 			this.validate(socket, code, function(validated) {
 				if (validated) {
-					RDB.hget('reset:uid', code, function(err, uid) {
+					db.getObjectField('reset:uid', code, function(err, uid) {
 						if (err) {
-							RDB.handle(err);
+							return;
 						}
 
 						User.hashPassword(password, function(err, hash) {
 							User.setUserField(uid, 'password', hash);
 						});
 
-						RDB.hdel('reset:uid', code);
-						RDB.hdel('reset:expiry', code);
+						db.deleteObjectField('reset:uid', code);
+						db.deleteObjectField('reset:expiry', code);
 
 						socket.emit('user:reset.commit', {
 							status: 'ok'
@@ -868,9 +832,48 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 		}
 	};
 
+	User.sendConfirmationEmail = function(email) {
+		if (meta.config['email:smtp:host'] && meta.config['email:smtp:port'] && meta.config['email:from']) {
+			var confirm_code = utils.generateUUID(),
+				confirm_link = nconf.get('url') + 'confirm/' + confirm_code,
+				confirm_email = global.templates['emails/header'] + global.templates['emails/email_confirm'].parse({
+					'CONFIRM_LINK': confirm_link
+				}) + global.templates['emails/footer'],
+				confirm_email_plaintext = global.templates['emails/email_confirm_plaintext'].parse({
+					'CONFIRM_LINK': confirm_link
+				});
+
+			// Email confirmation code
+			var expiry_time = Date.now() / 1000 + 60 * 60 * 2;
+
+			db.setObjectField('email:confirm', email, confirm_code);
+
+			db.setObjectField('confirm:email', confirm_code, email);
+			db.setObjectField('confirm:email', confirm_code + ':expire', expiry_time);
+
+			// Send intro email w/ confirm code
+			var message = emailjs.message.create({
+				text: confirm_email_plaintext,
+				from: meta.config['email:from'] || 'localhost@example.org',
+				to: email,
+				subject: '[NodeBB] Registration Email Verification',
+				attachment: [{
+					data: confirm_email,
+					alternative: true
+				}]
+			});
+
+			emailjsServer.send(message, function(err, success) {
+				if (err) {
+					console.log(err);
+				}
+			});
+		}
+	};
+
 	User.email = {
 		exists: function(socket, email, callback) {
-			User.getUidByEmail(email, function(exists) {
+			User.getUidByEmail(email, function(err, exists) {
 				exists = !! exists;
 				if (typeof callback !== 'function') {
 					socket.emit('user.email.exists', {
@@ -882,14 +885,30 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 			});
 		},
 		confirm: function(code, callback) {
-			RDB.get('confirm:' + code + ':email', function(err, email) {
+			db.getObjectFields('confirm:email', [code, code + ':expire'], function(err, data) {
 				if (err) {
-					RDB.handle(err);
+					return callback({
+						status:'error'
+					});
+				}
+
+				var email = data.email;
+				var expiry = data[code + ':expire'];
+				if (parseInt(expiry, 10) >= Date.now() / 1000) {
+
+					db.deleteObjectField('confirm:email', code);
+					db.deleteObjectField('confirm:email', code + ':expire');
+
+					return callback({
+						status: 'expired'
+					});
 				}
 
 				if (email !== null) {
-					RDB.set('email:' + email + ':confirm', true);
-					RDB.del('confirm:' + code + ':email');
+					db.setObjectField('email:confirm', email, true);
+
+					db.deleteObjectField('confirm:email', code);
+					db.deleteObjectField('confirm:email', code + ':expire');
 					callback({
 						status: 'ok'
 					});
@@ -908,7 +927,7 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 
 			async.parallel({
 				unread: function(next) {
-					RDB.zrevrange('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:unread', 0, 10, function(err, nids) {
+					db.getSortedSetRevRange('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:unread', 0, 10, function(err, nids) {
 						// @todo handle err
 						var unread = [];
 
@@ -924,7 +943,7 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 									if (notif_data) {
 										unread.push(notif_data);
 									} else {
-										RDB.zrem('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:unread', nid);
+										db.sortedSetRemove('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:unread', nid);
 									}
 
 									next();
@@ -938,7 +957,7 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 					});
 				},
 				read: function(next) {
-					RDB.zrevrange('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:read', 0, 10, function(err, nids) {
+					db.getSortedSetRevRange('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:read', 0, 10, function(err, nids) {
 						// @todo handle err
 						var read = [];
 
@@ -954,7 +973,7 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 									if (notif_data) {
 										read.push(notif_data);
 									} else {
-										RDB.zrem('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:read', nid);
+										db.sortedSetRemove('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:read', nid);
 									}
 
 									next();
@@ -986,6 +1005,7 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 				before = new Date(parseInt(before, 10));
 			}
 
+			// TODO : figure out how to do this with dbal
 			RDB.multi()
 				.zrevrangebyscore('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:read', before ? before.getTime(): now.getTime(), -Infinity, 'LIMIT', 0, limit)
 				.zrevrangebyscore('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:unread', before ? before.getTime(): now.getTime(), -Infinity, 'LIMIT', 0, limit)
@@ -1014,10 +1034,10 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 				});
 		},
 		getUnreadCount: function(uid, callback) {
-			RDB.zcount('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:unread', 0, 10, callback);
+			db.sortedSetCount('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:unread', 0, 10, callback);
 		},
 		getUnreadByUniqueId: function(uid, uniqueId, callback) {
-			RDB.zrange('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:unread', 0, -1, function(err, nids) {
+			db.getSortedSetRange('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:unread', 0, -1, function(err, nids) {
 				async.filter(nids, function(nid, next) {
 					notifications.get(nid, uid, function(notifObj) {
 						if (notifObj.uniqueId === uniqueId) {