def ensure_user_byemail(email, name)
      users = db[:users]
      usr = users.first(:email => email)

      if usr.nil?

        u = retrieve_user_byemail(email, name)

        if u.nil? or u['login'].nil?
          warn "Could not retrieve user #{email} through search API query"
          login = (0...8).map { 65.+(rand(25)).chr }.join
          users.insert(:email => email,
                       :name => name,
                       :login => login,
                       :fake => true,
                       :deleted => false,
                       :created_at => Time.now)
          info "Added user fake #{login} -> #{email}"
          users.first(:login => login)
        else
          in_db = users.first(:login => u['login'])
          geo = geolocate(location: u['location'])
          if in_db.nil?
            users.insert(:login => u['login'],
                         :name => u['name'],
                         :company => u['company'],
                         :email => u['email'],
                         :long => geo[:long],
                         :lat => geo[:lat],
                         :country_code => geo[:country_code],
                         :state => geo[:state],
                         :city => geo[:city],
                         :fake => false,
                         :deleted => false,
                         :created_at => date(u['created_at']))
            info "Added user #{u['login']} (#{email}) through search API query"
          else
            in_db.update(:name => u['name'],
                         :company => u['company'],
                         :email => u['email'],
                         :long => geo[:long],
                         :lat => geo[:lat],
                         :country_code => geo[:country_code],
                         :state => geo[:state],
                         :city => geo[:city],
                         :fake => false,
                         :deleted => false,
                         :created_at => date(u['created_at']))
            debug "User #{u['login']} with email #{email} exists"
          end
          users.first(:login => u['login'])
        end
      else
        debug "User with email #{email} exists"
        usr
      end
    end
def ensure_user_byemail(email, name)
      users = db[:users]
      usr = users.first(:email => email)

      if usr.nil?

        u = retrieve_user_byemail(email, name)

        if u.nil? or u['login'].nil?
          warn "Could not retrieve user #{email} through search API query"
          login = (0...8).map { 65.+(rand(25)).chr }.join
          users.insert(:email => email,
                       :name => name,
                       :login => login,
                       :fake => true,
                       :deleted => false,
                       :created_at => Time.now)
          info "Added user fake #{login} -> #{email}"
          users.first(:login => login)
        else
          in_db = users.first(:login => u['login'])
          geo = geolocate(location: u['location'])
          if in_db.nil?
            users.insert(:login => u['login'],
                         :name => u['name'],
                         :company => u['company'],
                         :email => u['email'],
                         :long => geo[:long],
                         :lat => geo[:lat],
                         :country_code => geo[:country_code],
                         :state => geo[:state],
                         :city => geo[:city],
                         :fake => false,
                         :deleted => false,
                         :created_at => date(u['created_at']))
            info "Added user #{u['login']} (#{email}) through search API query"
          else
            in_db.update(:name => u['name'],
                         :company => u['company'],
                         :email => u['email'],
                         :long => geo[:long],
                         :lat => geo[:lat],
                         :country_code => geo[:country_code],
                         :state => geo[:state],
                         :city => geo[:city],
                         :fake => false,
                         :deleted => false,
                         :created_at => date(u['created_at']))
            debug "User #{u['login']} with email #{email} exists"
          end
          users.first(:login => u['login'])
        end
      else
        debug "User with email #{email} exists"
        usr
      end
    end
Try to retrieve a user by email. Search the DB first, fall back to
 Github search API if unsuccessful.

 ==Parameters:
 [email]  The email to lookup the user by
 [name]  The user's name
 == Returns:
 If the user can be retrieved, it is returned as a Hash. Otherwise,
 the result is nil