register plone user and notify if needed

gistfile1.txt

    def _register(self, username, properties):
        member = None
        try:
            # force encoding to utf8
            for k,v in properties.items():
                properties[k]= v.encode('utf8')
            member = self.regtool.addMember(username, properties['fullname'], properties['email'])
            member.setMemberProperties(properties)
            self.created += 1
            msg = "created user '%s' -> %s" % (username,str(properties))
            logger.info(msg)
            self.success.append(msg)
            self.add_to_group.append(username)
            if not _validateEmail(properties['email']):
                msg = "validating email address  '%s' for %s" % (properties['email'],username)
                e = "invalid email address '%s' for %s" % (properties['email'],username)
                self.errors.append(dict(msg=msg,error=e))
        except ValueError, e:
            msg = "failed creation user '%s' -> %s" % (username,str(properties))
            self.errors.append(dict(msg=msg,error=e))
            logger.error(msg)
            logger.error(e)

        if self.must_notify:
            try:
                self.regtool.registeredNotify(username)
                msg = "notified user %s" % username
                logger.info(msg)
                self.success.append(msg)
                return True
            except ValueError, e:
                msg = "failed notification user %s" % username
                self.errors.append(dict(msg=msg,error=e))
                logger.error(msg)
                logger.error(e)
                return False