Auth::set_user(): make method optional. If not provided, do not change session and do not trigger the hook

src/Auth.php

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace EesyPHP;
 
+use EesyPHP\Auth\User;
+
 
 class Auth {
 
@@ -264,14 +266,23 @@ class Auth {
   /**
    * Helper to set current authenticated user
    * @param \EesyPHP\Auth\User $user The current authenticated user object
-   * @param string $method Method used to authenticate the user
+   * @param string|null $method Method used to authenticate the user. If not null, user information
+   *                            will be changed in session.
    * @return void
    */
-  public static function set_user($user, $method) {
+  public static function set_user($user, $method=null) {
+    if (!$user instanceof User)
+      throw new \Exception(
+        "Provided user is not an instance of \\EesyPHP\\Auth\\User: ".vardump($user)
+      );
+    self :: $user = $user;
+
+    if (!$method) return;
+
+    // Method provided: update user info in session and trigger hook
     Log :: debug(
       'User %s authenticated using method %s and backend %s',
-      $user->username, $method, $user->backend);
+      $user, $method, $user->backend);
-    self :: $user = $user;
     self :: $logged_method = $method;
     $_SESSION['user'] = serialize($user);
     $_SESSION['auth_method'] = $method;