diff -r caef98aa4a98 -r 59220b704562 __init__.py
--- a/__init__.py	Thu Sep 17 19:38:04 2009 +0200
+++ b/__init__.py	Fri Sep 18 11:24:37 2009 +0200
@@ -121,6 +121,27 @@
         raise KeyError
     def set_entity_cache(self, entity):
         pass
+
+    def create_entity(self, etype, *args, **kwargs):
+        """add a new entity of the given type"""
+        rql = 'INSERT %s X' % etype
+        relations = []
+        restrictions = []
+        cachekey = []
+        for rtype, rvar in args:
+            relations.append('X %s %s' % (rtype, rvar))
+            restrictions.append('%s eid %%(%s)s' % (rvar, rvar))
+            cachekey.append(rvar)
+        for attr in kwargs:
+            if attr in cachekey:
+                continue
+            relations.append('X %s %%(%s)s' % (attr, attr))
+        if relations:
+            rql = '%s: %s' % (rql, ', '.join(relations))
+        if restrictions:
+            rql = '%s WHERE %s' % (rql, ', '.join(restrictions))
+        return self.execute(rql, kwargs, cachekey).get_entity(0, 0)
+
     # url generation methods ##################################################
 
     def build_url(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -191,18 +212,9 @@
             userinfo['email'] = ""
             return userinfo
         user = self.actual_session().user
-        rql = "Any F,S,A where U eid %(x)s, U firstname F, U surname S, U primary_email E, E address A"
-        try:
-            firstname, lastname, email = self.execute(rql, {'x': user.eid}, 'x')[0]
-            if firstname is None and lastname is None:
-                userinfo['name'] = ''
-            else:
-                userinfo['name'] = ("%s %s" % (firstname, lastname))
-            userinfo['email'] = email
-        except IndexError:
-            userinfo['name'] = None
-            userinfo['email'] = None
         userinfo['login'] = user.login
+        userinfo['name'] = user.name()
+        userinfo['email'] = user.get_email()
         return userinfo
 
     def is_internal_session(self):