class UsersController < Clearance::UsersController
  before_action :require_login, only: [:create] # does this need to be in both user controllers?

  ...

  def user_params
    params.require(:user)
  end
end

class Clearance::UsersController < ApplicationController
 before_action :require_login, only: [:create]
 require 'will_paginate/array'

  def new
     @user = user_from_params
     render template: 'users/new'
   end

  def create
     @user = user_from_params
     @user.regenerate_password

     if @user.save
       sign_in @user unless current_user
       UserMailer.welcome_email(@user).deliver!
       redirect_to users_path
     else
       render template: 'users/new'
     end
   end

  def edit
     @user = User.friendly.find(params[:id])
   end

   def update
     @user = User.friendly.find(params[:id])
     if @user.update(permit_params)
       redirect_to @user
       flash[:success] = "This profile has been updated."
     else
       render 'edit'
     end
   end

private

def avoid_sign_in
  redirect_to Clearance.configuration.redirect_url
end

def url_after_create(user)
  dashboards_path(user)
end

def user_from_params
 user_params = params[:user] || Hash.new
 is_public = check_public_params(user_params)

 first_name = user_params.delete(:first_name)
 last_name = user_params.delete(:last_name)
 email = user_params.delete(:email)
 password = user_params.delete(:password)
 parish = user_params.delete(:parish)
 division = user_params.delete(:division)
 admin = user_params.delete(:admin)

 Clearance.configuration.user_model.new(user_params).tap do |user|
   user.first_name = first_name
   user.last_name = last_name
   user.password = password
   user.email = email
   user.is_public = is_public
   user.parish_id = parish.to_i
   user.division = division
   user.admin = admin
 end
end

def permit_params
    params.require(:user).permit(:first_name, :last_name, :email, :password, :is_public, :parish_id, :division, :admin)
  end
end