Restful authentication refactoring

Hi guys, this is more an RFC then a request for help …
this is the code generated by restful authentication:

def create
logout_keeping_session!
@user = User.new(params[:user])
@user.register! if @user && @user.valid?
success = @user && @user.valid?
if success && @user.errors.empty?
redirect_back_or_default(’/’)
flash[:notice] = “blabla”
else
flash[:error] = “blabla”
render :action => ‘new’
end
end

It seems incredibly redundant to me …
This is how I refactored:

def create
logout_keeping_session!
@user = User.new( params[ :user ] )
if @user && @user.valid?
@user.register!
redirect_back_or_default( ‘/’ )
flash[ :notice ] = “blabla”
else
flash[ :error ] = “blabla”
render :action => ‘new’
end
end

I can’t understand why it checks 3 times if the object is valid, and
even less that weird “state” variable it sets.
I don’t see where it saves, but from my understanding of AASM the
object is saved when the state change happens, probably using
register! is a good idea.
Maybe technoweenie is reading and can enlight me about the code
duplication, if it’s really needed, and people with more experience
with restful_authentication can give me a suggestion.
I imported specs and all tests pass, so everything should be fine.

TIA,
ngw

I also noticed that “strange” redundancy, and refactored it the same way
you did.