set user_type field based on the value of the PYORK_TYPE header

app/lib/warden/ppy_auth_strategy.rb

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ def authenticate!
         @user.password = Digest::SHA256.hexdigest(rand().to_s)
         @user.admin = false
         @user.active = true
-        @user.user_type = request.headers[TYPE]
         @user.role = User::INSTRUCTOR_ROLE
         @user.uid = request.headers[USER]
         @user.username = request.headers[USER]
@@ -29,6 +28,8 @@ def authenticate!
         @user.univ_id = request.headers[CYIN]
         @user.audit_comment = 'PpyAuthStrategy created new user from authenticated PYORK headers'
 
+        @user.set_user_type(request.headers[TYPE])
+
         if !@user.valid?
           fail!('Not authenticated. User validation failed.')
           return false
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ def authenticate!
         resource = @user
       end
 
-      resource.user_type = request.headers[TYPE]
+      resource.set_user_type(request.headers[TYPE])
       resource.uid = request.headers[USER]
       resource.username = request.headers[USER]
       resource.email = request.headers[EMAIL]

app/models/user.rb

@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   audited associated_with: :location
   has_associated_audits
 
+  def set_user_type(type)
+    self.user_type = FACULTY if type.downcase.include?('faculty')
+    self.user_type = GRADUATE if type.downcase.include?('graduate')
+    self.user_type = UNDERGRAD if type.downcase.include?('undergrad')
+    self.user_type = STAFF if type.downcase.include?('staff')
+  end
+
   def update_external_alma(user_id)
     return false if user_id.nil? || Setting.alma_apikey.nil? || Setting.alma_apikey.strip.length == 0