new: [init] added functions to create a default user

src/Controller/AppController.php

@@ -84,10 +84,11 @@ class AppController extends Controller
 
     public function beforeFilter(EventInterface $event)
     {
+        $this->loadModel('Users');
+        $this->Users->checkForNewInstance();
         $this->authApiUser();
         $this->ACL->setPublicInterfaces();
         if (!empty($this->request->getAttribute('identity'))) {
-            $this->loadModel('Users');
             $user = $this->Users->get($this->request->getAttribute('identity')->getIdentifier(), [
                 'contain' => ['Roles', 'Individuals' => 'Organisations']
             ]);

src/Model/Table/UsersTable.php

@@ -41,4 +41,31 @@ class UsersTable extends AppTable
     {
         return $rules;
     }
+
+    public function checkForNewInstance(): bool
+    {
+        if (empty($this->find()->first())) {
+            $this->Roles = TableRegistry::get('Roles');
+            $role = $this->Roles->newEntity([
+                'name' => 'admin',
+                'perm_admin' => 1
+            ]);
+            $this->Roles->save($role);
+            $roleId = $this->Roles->id;
+            $this->Individuals = TableRegistry::get('Individuals');
+            $individual = $this->Individual->newEntity([
+                'email' => 'admin@admin.test'
+            ]);
+            $this->Individuals->save($individual);
+            $individualId = $this->Individuals->id;
+            $user = $this->newEntity([
+                'username' => 'admin',
+                'password' => 'Password1234',
+                'individual_id' => $individualId,
+                'role_id' => $roleId
+            ]);
+            $this->save($user);
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
 }