using MediaBrowser.Common.Events; using MediaBrowser.Common.Net; using MediaBrowser.Controller; using MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration; using MediaBrowser.Controller.Connect; using MediaBrowser.Controller.Drawing; using MediaBrowser.Controller.Dto; using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities; using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library; using MediaBrowser.Controller.Net; using MediaBrowser.Controller.Persistence; using MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers; using MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration; using MediaBrowser.Model.Connect; using MediaBrowser.Model.Dto; using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities; using MediaBrowser.Model.Events; using MediaBrowser.Model.Logging; using MediaBrowser.Model.Serialization; using MediaBrowser.Model.Users; using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Globalization; using System.IO; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.Threading; using System.Threading.Tasks; using MediaBrowser.Model.Cryptography; using MediaBrowser.Model.IO; namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library { /// /// Class UserManager /// public class UserManager : IUserManager { /// /// Gets the users. /// /// The users. public IEnumerable Users { get; private set; } /// /// The _logger /// private readonly ILogger _logger; /// /// Gets or sets the configuration manager. /// /// The configuration manager. private IServerConfigurationManager ConfigurationManager { get; set; } /// /// Gets the active user repository /// /// The user repository. private IUserRepository UserRepository { get; set; } public event EventHandler> UserPasswordChanged; private readonly IXmlSerializer _xmlSerializer; private readonly IJsonSerializer _jsonSerializer; private readonly INetworkManager _networkManager; private readonly Func _imageProcessorFactory; private readonly Func _dtoServiceFactory; private readonly Func _connectFactory; private readonly IServerApplicationHost _appHost; private readonly IFileSystem _fileSystem; private readonly ICryptoProvider _cryptographyProvider; private readonly string _defaultUserName; public UserManager(ILogger logger, IServerConfigurationManager configurationManager, IUserRepository userRepository, IXmlSerializer xmlSerializer, INetworkManager networkManager, Func imageProcessorFactory, Func dtoServiceFactory, Func connectFactory, IServerApplicationHost appHost, IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer, IFileSystem fileSystem, ICryptoProvider cryptographyProvider, string defaultUserName) { _logger = logger; UserRepository = userRepository; _xmlSerializer = xmlSerializer; _networkManager = networkManager; _imageProcessorFactory = imageProcessorFactory; _dtoServiceFactory = dtoServiceFactory; _connectFactory = connectFactory; _appHost = appHost; _jsonSerializer = jsonSerializer; _fileSystem = fileSystem; _cryptographyProvider = cryptographyProvider; _defaultUserName = defaultUserName; ConfigurationManager = configurationManager; Users = new List(); DeletePinFile(); } #region UserUpdated Event /// /// Occurs when [user updated]. /// public event EventHandler> UserUpdated; public event EventHandler> UserConfigurationUpdated; public event EventHandler> UserLockedOut; /// /// Called when [user updated]. /// /// The user. private void OnUserUpdated(User user) { EventHelper.FireEventIfNotNull(UserUpdated, this, new GenericEventArgs { Argument = user }, _logger); } #endregion #region UserDeleted Event /// /// Occurs when [user deleted]. /// public event EventHandler> UserDeleted; /// /// Called when [user deleted]. /// /// The user. private void OnUserDeleted(User user) { EventHelper.QueueEventIfNotNull(UserDeleted, this, new GenericEventArgs { Argument = user }, _logger); } #endregion /// /// Gets a User by Id /// /// The id. /// User. /// public User GetUserById(Guid id) { if (id == Guid.Empty) { throw new ArgumentNullException("id"); } return Users.FirstOrDefault(u => u.Id == id); } /// /// Gets the user by identifier. /// /// The identifier. /// User. public User GetUserById(string id) { return GetUserById(new Guid(id)); } public User GetUserByName(string name) { if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(name)) { throw new ArgumentNullException("name"); } return Users.FirstOrDefault(u => string.Equals(u.Name, name, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)); } public async Task Initialize() { Users = await LoadUsers().ConfigureAwait(false); var users = Users.ToList(); // If there are no local users with admin rights, make them all admins if (!users.Any(i => i.Policy.IsAdministrator)) { foreach (var user in users) { if (!user.ConnectLinkType.HasValue || user.ConnectLinkType.Value == UserLinkType.LinkedUser) { user.Policy.IsAdministrator = true; await UpdateUserPolicy(user, user.Policy, false).ConfigureAwait(false); } } } } public Task AuthenticateUser(string username, string passwordSha1, string remoteEndPoint) { return AuthenticateUser(username, passwordSha1, null, remoteEndPoint); } public bool IsValidUsername(string username) { // Usernames can contain letters (a-z), numbers (0-9), dashes (-), underscores (_), apostrophes ('), and periods (.) foreach (var currentChar in username) { if (!IsValidUsernameCharacter(currentChar)) { return false; } } return true; } private bool IsValidUsernameCharacter(char i) { return char.IsLetterOrDigit(i) || char.Equals(i, '-') || char.Equals(i, '_') || char.Equals(i, '\'') || char.Equals(i, '.'); } public string MakeValidUsername(string username) { if (IsValidUsername(username)) { return username; } // Usernames can contain letters (a-z), numbers (0-9), dashes (-), underscores (_), apostrophes ('), and periods (.) var builder = new StringBuilder(); foreach (var c in username) { if (IsValidUsernameCharacter(c)) { builder.Append(c); } } return builder.ToString(); } public async Task AuthenticateUser(string username, string passwordSha1, string passwordMd5, string remoteEndPoint) { if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(username)) { throw new ArgumentNullException("username"); } var user = Users .FirstOrDefault(i => string.Equals(username, i.Name, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)); var success = false; if (user != null) { // Authenticate using local credentials if not a guest if (!user.ConnectLinkType.HasValue || user.ConnectLinkType.Value != UserLinkType.Guest) { success = string.Equals(GetPasswordHash(user), passwordSha1.Replace("-", string.Empty), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase); if (!success && _networkManager.IsInLocalNetwork(remoteEndPoint) && user.Configuration.EnableLocalPassword) { success = string.Equals(GetLocalPasswordHash(user), passwordSha1.Replace("-", string.Empty), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase); } } // Maybe user accidently entered connect credentials. let's be flexible if (!success && user.ConnectLinkType.HasValue && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(passwordMd5) && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(user.ConnectUserName)) { try { await _connectFactory().Authenticate(user.ConnectUserName, passwordMd5).ConfigureAwait(false); success = true; } catch { } } } // Try originally entered username if (!success && (user == null || !string.Equals(user.ConnectUserName, username, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))) { try { var connectAuthResult = await _connectFactory().Authenticate(username, passwordMd5).ConfigureAwait(false); user = Users.FirstOrDefault(i => string.Equals(i.ConnectUserId, connectAuthResult.User.Id, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)); success = user != null; } catch { } } if (user == null) { throw new SecurityException("Invalid username or password entered."); } if (user.Policy.IsDisabled) { throw new SecurityException(string.Format("The {0} account is currently disabled. Please consult with your administrator.", user.Name)); } // Update LastActivityDate and LastLoginDate, then save if (success) { user.LastActivityDate = user.LastLoginDate = DateTime.UtcNow; await UpdateUser(user).ConfigureAwait(false); await UpdateInvalidLoginAttemptCount(user, 0).ConfigureAwait(false); } else { await UpdateInvalidLoginAttemptCount(user, user.Policy.InvalidLoginAttemptCount + 1).ConfigureAwait(false); } _logger.Info("Authentication request for {0} {1}.", user.Name, success ? "has succeeded" : "has been denied"); return success ? user : null; } private async Task UpdateInvalidLoginAttemptCount(User user, int newValue) { if (user.Policy.InvalidLoginAttemptCount != newValue || newValue > 0) { user.Policy.InvalidLoginAttemptCount = newValue; var maxCount = user.Policy.IsAdministrator ? 3 : 5; var fireLockout = false; if (newValue >= maxCount) { //_logger.Debug("Disabling user {0} due to {1} unsuccessful login attempts.", user.Name, newValue.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)); //user.Policy.IsDisabled = true; //fireLockout = true; } await UpdateUserPolicy(user, user.Policy, false).ConfigureAwait(false); if (fireLockout) { if (UserLockedOut != null) { EventHelper.FireEventIfNotNull(UserLockedOut, this, new GenericEventArgs(user), _logger); } } } } private string GetPasswordHash(User user) { return string.IsNullOrEmpty(user.Password) ? GetSha1String(string.Empty) : user.Password; } private string GetLocalPasswordHash(User user) { return string.IsNullOrEmpty(user.EasyPassword) ? GetSha1String(string.Empty) : user.EasyPassword; } private bool IsPasswordEmpty(string passwordHash) { return string.Equals(passwordHash, GetSha1String(string.Empty), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase); } /// /// Gets the sha1 string. /// /// The STR. /// System.String. private string GetSha1String(string str) { return BitConverter.ToString(_cryptographyProvider.ComputeSHA1(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(str))).Replace("-", string.Empty); } /// /// Loads the users from the repository /// /// IEnumerable{User}. private async Task> LoadUsers() { var users = UserRepository.RetrieveAllUsers().ToList(); // There always has to be at least one user. if (users.Count == 0) { var name = MakeValidUsername(_defaultUserName); var user = InstantiateNewUser(name); user.DateLastSaved = DateTime.UtcNow; await UserRepository.SaveUser(user, CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false); users.Add(user); user.Policy.IsAdministrator = true; user.Policy.EnableContentDeletion = true; user.Policy.EnableRemoteControlOfOtherUsers = true; await UpdateUserPolicy(user, user.Policy, false).ConfigureAwait(false); } return users; } public UserDto GetUserDto(User user, string remoteEndPoint = null) { if (user == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException("user"); } var passwordHash = GetPasswordHash(user); var hasConfiguredPassword = !IsPasswordEmpty(passwordHash); var hasConfiguredEasyPassword = !IsPasswordEmpty(GetLocalPasswordHash(user)); var hasPassword = user.Configuration.EnableLocalPassword && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(remoteEndPoint) && _networkManager.IsInLocalNetwork(remoteEndPoint) ? hasConfiguredEasyPassword : hasConfiguredPassword; var dto = new UserDto { Id = user.Id.ToString("N"), Name = user.Name, HasPassword = hasPassword, HasConfiguredPassword = hasConfiguredPassword, HasConfiguredEasyPassword = hasConfiguredEasyPassword, LastActivityDate = user.LastActivityDate, LastLoginDate = user.LastLoginDate, Configuration = user.Configuration, ConnectLinkType = user.ConnectLinkType, ConnectUserId = user.ConnectUserId, ConnectUserName = user.ConnectUserName, ServerId = _appHost.SystemId, Policy = user.Policy }; if (!hasPassword && Users.Count() == 1) { dto.EnableAutoLogin = true; } var image = user.GetImageInfo(ImageType.Primary, 0); if (image != null) { dto.PrimaryImageTag = GetImageCacheTag(user, image); try { _dtoServiceFactory().AttachPrimaryImageAspectRatio(dto, user); } catch (Exception ex) { // Have to use a catch-all unfortunately because some .net image methods throw plain Exceptions _logger.ErrorException("Error generating PrimaryImageAspectRatio for {0}", ex, user.Name); } } return dto; } public UserDto GetOfflineUserDto(User user) { var dto = GetUserDto(user); var offlinePasswordHash = GetLocalPasswordHash(user); dto.HasPassword = !IsPasswordEmpty(offlinePasswordHash); dto.OfflinePasswordSalt = Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N"); // Hash the pin with the device Id to create a unique result for this device dto.OfflinePassword = GetSha1String((offlinePasswordHash + dto.OfflinePasswordSalt).ToLower()); dto.ServerName = _appHost.FriendlyName; return dto; } private string GetImageCacheTag(BaseItem item, ItemImageInfo image) { try { return _imageProcessorFactory().GetImageCacheTag(item, image); } catch (Exception ex) { _logger.ErrorException("Error getting {0} image info for {1}", ex, image.Type, image.Path); return null; } } /// /// Refreshes metadata for each user /// /// The cancellation token. /// Task. public Task RefreshUsersMetadata(CancellationToken cancellationToken) { var tasks = Users.Select(user => user.RefreshMetadata(new MetadataRefreshOptions(_fileSystem), cancellationToken)).ToList(); return Task.WhenAll(tasks); } /// /// Renames the user. /// /// The user. /// The new name. /// Task. /// user /// public async Task RenameUser(User user, string newName) { if (user == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException("user"); } if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(newName)) { throw new ArgumentNullException("newName"); } if (Users.Any(u => u.Id != user.Id && u.Name.Equals(newName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))) { throw new ArgumentException(string.Format("A user with the name '{0}' already exists.", newName)); } if (user.Name.Equals(newName, StringComparison.Ordinal)) { throw new ArgumentException("The new and old names must be different."); } await user.Rename(newName); OnUserUpdated(user); } /// /// Updates the user. /// /// The user. /// user /// public async Task UpdateUser(User user) { if (user == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException("user"); } if (user.Id == Guid.Empty || !Users.Any(u => u.Id.Equals(user.Id))) { throw new ArgumentException(string.Format("User with name '{0}' and Id {1} does not exist.", user.Name, user.Id)); } user.DateModified = DateTime.UtcNow; user.DateLastSaved = DateTime.UtcNow; await UserRepository.SaveUser(user, CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false); OnUserUpdated(user); } public event EventHandler> UserCreated; private readonly SemaphoreSlim _userListLock = new SemaphoreSlim(1, 1); /// /// Creates the user. /// /// The name. /// User. /// name /// public async Task CreateUser(string name) { if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(name)) { throw new ArgumentNullException("name"); } if (!IsValidUsername(name)) { throw new ArgumentException("Usernames can contain letters (a-z), numbers (0-9), dashes (-), underscores (_), apostrophes ('), and periods (.)"); } if (Users.Any(u => u.Name.Equals(name, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))) { throw new ArgumentException(string.Format("A user with the name '{0}' already exists.", name)); } await _userListLock.WaitAsync(CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false); try { var user = InstantiateNewUser(name); var list = Users.ToList(); list.Add(user); Users = list; user.DateLastSaved = DateTime.UtcNow; await UserRepository.SaveUser(user, CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false); EventHelper.QueueEventIfNotNull(UserCreated, this, new GenericEventArgs { Argument = user }, _logger); return user; } finally { _userListLock.Release(); } } /// /// Deletes the user. /// /// The user. /// Task. /// user /// public async Task DeleteUser(User user) { if (user == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException("user"); } if (user.ConnectLinkType.HasValue) { await _connectFactory().RemoveConnect(user.Id.ToString("N")).ConfigureAwait(false); } var allUsers = Users.ToList(); if (allUsers.FirstOrDefault(u => u.Id == user.Id) == null) { throw new ArgumentException(string.Format("The user cannot be deleted because there is no user with the Name {0} and Id {1}.", user.Name, user.Id)); } if (allUsers.Count == 1) { throw new ArgumentException(string.Format("The user '{0}' cannot be deleted because there must be at least one user in the system.", user.Name)); } if (user.Policy.IsAdministrator && allUsers.Count(i => i.Policy.IsAdministrator) == 1) { throw new ArgumentException(string.Format("The user '{0}' cannot be deleted because there must be at least one admin user in the system.", user.Name)); } await _userListLock.WaitAsync(CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false); try { var configPath = GetConfigurationFilePath(user); await UserRepository.DeleteUser(user, CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false); try { _fileSystem.DeleteFile(configPath); } catch (IOException ex) { _logger.ErrorException("Error deleting file {0}", ex, configPath); } DeleteUserPolicy(user); // Force this to be lazy loaded again Users = await LoadUsers().ConfigureAwait(false); OnUserDeleted(user); } finally { _userListLock.Release(); } } /// /// Resets the password by clearing it. /// /// Task. public Task ResetPassword(User user) { return ChangePassword(user, GetSha1String(string.Empty)); } public Task ResetEasyPassword(User user) { return ChangeEasyPassword(user, GetSha1String(string.Empty)); } public async Task ChangePassword(User user, string newPasswordSha1) { if (user == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException("user"); } if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(newPasswordSha1)) { throw new ArgumentNullException("newPasswordSha1"); } if (user.ConnectLinkType.HasValue && user.ConnectLinkType.Value == UserLinkType.Guest) { throw new ArgumentException("Passwords for guests cannot be changed."); } user.Password = newPasswordSha1; await UpdateUser(user).ConfigureAwait(false); EventHelper.FireEventIfNotNull(UserPasswordChanged, this, new GenericEventArgs(user), _logger); } public async Task ChangeEasyPassword(User user, string newPasswordSha1) { if (user == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException("user"); } if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(newPasswordSha1)) { throw new ArgumentNullException("newPasswordSha1"); } user.EasyPassword = newPasswordSha1; await UpdateUser(user).ConfigureAwait(false); EventHelper.FireEventIfNotNull(UserPasswordChanged, this, new GenericEventArgs(user), _logger); } /// /// Instantiates the new user. /// /// The name. /// User. private User InstantiateNewUser(string name) { return new User { Name = name, Id = Guid.NewGuid(), DateCreated = DateTime.UtcNow, DateModified = DateTime.UtcNow, UsesIdForConfigurationPath = true }; } private string PasswordResetFile { get { return Path.Combine(ConfigurationManager.ApplicationPaths.ProgramDataPath, "passwordreset.txt"); } } private string _lastPin; private PasswordPinCreationResult _lastPasswordPinCreationResult; private int _pinAttempts; private PasswordPinCreationResult CreatePasswordResetPin() { var num = new Random().Next(1, 9999); var path = PasswordResetFile; var pin = num.ToString("0000", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture); _lastPin = pin; var time = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5); var expiration = DateTime.UtcNow.Add(time); var text = new StringBuilder(); var localAddress = _appHost.GetLocalApiUrl().Result ?? string.Empty; text.AppendLine("Use your web browser to visit:"); text.AppendLine(string.Empty); text.AppendLine(localAddress + "/web/forgotpasswordpin.html"); text.AppendLine(string.Empty); text.AppendLine("Enter the following pin code:"); text.AppendLine(string.Empty); text.AppendLine(pin); text.AppendLine(string.Empty); var localExpirationTime = expiration.ToLocalTime(); // Tuesday, 22 August 2006 06:30 AM text.AppendLine("The pin code will expire at " + localExpirationTime.ToString("f1", CultureInfo.CurrentCulture)); _fileSystem.WriteAllText(path, text.ToString(), Encoding.UTF8); var result = new PasswordPinCreationResult { PinFile = path, ExpirationDate = expiration }; _lastPasswordPinCreationResult = result; _pinAttempts = 0; return result; } public ForgotPasswordResult StartForgotPasswordProcess(string enteredUsername, bool isInNetwork) { DeletePinFile(); var user = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(enteredUsername) ? null : GetUserByName(enteredUsername); if (user != null && user.ConnectLinkType.HasValue && user.ConnectLinkType.Value == UserLinkType.Guest) { throw new ArgumentException("Unable to process forgot password request for guests."); } var action = ForgotPasswordAction.InNetworkRequired; string pinFile = null; DateTime? expirationDate = null; if (user != null && !user.Policy.IsAdministrator) { action = ForgotPasswordAction.ContactAdmin; } else { if (isInNetwork) { action = ForgotPasswordAction.PinCode; } var result = CreatePasswordResetPin(); pinFile = result.PinFile; expirationDate = result.ExpirationDate; } return new ForgotPasswordResult { Action = action, PinFile = pinFile, PinExpirationDate = expirationDate }; } public async Task RedeemPasswordResetPin(string pin) { DeletePinFile(); var usersReset = new List(); var valid = !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_lastPin) && string.Equals(_lastPin, pin, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && _lastPasswordPinCreationResult != null && _lastPasswordPinCreationResult.ExpirationDate > DateTime.UtcNow; if (valid) { _lastPin = null; _lastPasswordPinCreationResult = null; var users = Users.Where(i => !i.ConnectLinkType.HasValue || i.ConnectLinkType.Value != UserLinkType.Guest) .ToList(); foreach (var user in users) { await ResetPassword(user).ConfigureAwait(false); if (user.Policy.IsDisabled) { user.Policy.IsDisabled = false; await UpdateUserPolicy(user, user.Policy, true).ConfigureAwait(false); } usersReset.Add(user.Name); } } else { _pinAttempts++; if (_pinAttempts >= 3) { _lastPin = null; _lastPasswordPinCreationResult = null; } } return new PinRedeemResult { Success = valid, UsersReset = usersReset.ToArray() }; } private void DeletePinFile() { try { _fileSystem.DeleteFile(PasswordResetFile); } catch { } } class PasswordPinCreationResult { public string PinFile { get; set; } public DateTime ExpirationDate { get; set; } } public UserPolicy GetUserPolicy(User user) { var path = GetPolifyFilePath(user); try { lock (_policySyncLock) { return (UserPolicy)_xmlSerializer.DeserializeFromFile(typeof(UserPolicy), path); } } catch (FileNotFoundException) { return GetDefaultPolicy(user); } catch (IOException) { return GetDefaultPolicy(user); } catch (Exception ex) { _logger.ErrorException("Error reading policy file: {0}", ex, path); return GetDefaultPolicy(user); } } private UserPolicy GetDefaultPolicy(User user) { return new UserPolicy { EnableContentDownloading = true, EnableSyncTranscoding = true }; } private readonly object _policySyncLock = new object(); public Task UpdateUserPolicy(string userId, UserPolicy userPolicy) { var user = GetUserById(userId); return UpdateUserPolicy(user, userPolicy, true); } private async Task UpdateUserPolicy(User user, UserPolicy userPolicy, bool fireEvent) { // The xml serializer will output differently if the type is not exact if (userPolicy.GetType() != typeof(UserPolicy)) { var json = _jsonSerializer.SerializeToString(userPolicy); userPolicy = _jsonSerializer.DeserializeFromString(json); } var path = GetPolifyFilePath(user); _fileSystem.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(path)); lock (_policySyncLock) { _xmlSerializer.SerializeToFile(userPolicy, path); user.Policy = userPolicy; } await UpdateConfiguration(user, user.Configuration, true).ConfigureAwait(false); } private void DeleteUserPolicy(User user) { var path = GetPolifyFilePath(user); try { lock (_policySyncLock) { _fileSystem.DeleteFile(path); } } catch (IOException) { } catch (Exception ex) { _logger.ErrorException("Error deleting policy file", ex); } } private string GetPolifyFilePath(User user) { return Path.Combine(user.ConfigurationDirectoryPath, "policy.xml"); } private string GetConfigurationFilePath(User user) { return Path.Combine(user.ConfigurationDirectoryPath, "config.xml"); } public UserConfiguration GetUserConfiguration(User user) { var path = GetConfigurationFilePath(user); try { lock (_configSyncLock) { return (UserConfiguration)_xmlSerializer.DeserializeFromFile(typeof(UserConfiguration), path); } } catch (FileNotFoundException) { return new UserConfiguration(); } catch (IOException) { return new UserConfiguration(); } catch (Exception ex) { _logger.ErrorException("Error reading policy file: {0}", ex, path); return new UserConfiguration(); } } private readonly object _configSyncLock = new object(); public Task UpdateConfiguration(string userId, UserConfiguration config) { var user = GetUserById(userId); return UpdateConfiguration(user, config, true); } private async Task UpdateConfiguration(User user, UserConfiguration config, bool fireEvent) { var path = GetConfigurationFilePath(user); // The xml serializer will output differently if the type is not exact if (config.GetType() != typeof(UserConfiguration)) { var json = _jsonSerializer.SerializeToString(config); config = _jsonSerializer.DeserializeFromString(json); } _fileSystem.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(path)); lock (_configSyncLock) { _xmlSerializer.SerializeToFile(config, path); user.Configuration = config; } if (fireEvent) { EventHelper.FireEventIfNotNull(UserConfigurationUpdated, this, new GenericEventArgs { Argument = user }, _logger); } } } }