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  # def search_author_class=(search_author_class)

  #  @search_author_class = search_author_class

  # end

    # if an author, simply associates with it

    # if an user, checks if it has already an author associated with it

    # if so, assicoates with that author

    # otherwise, creates a new author

    logger.error { "%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Associate Author User %%%%%%%%%%%%%%" }

    logger.error { "Me #{self.to_yaml}" }

    logger.error { "Class: #{@search_author_class}" }

    logger.error { "ID #{@search_author_id}" }

    case @search_author_class

    when ""

      logger.debug { "Adding new author to the database." }

    when "User"

      # get user id

      user = User.find(@search_author_id)

      logger.error { "Found user with this ID: #{user.id}" }

      if user.author.nil?

        logger.error { "The user has no author... creating one!" }

        # User w/o author:

        # create new author and update user

        author = Author.new

        author.save

        user.author = author

        user.save

      else

        logger.error { "found an author!" }

        author = user.author

      end

    when "Author"

      author = Author.find(@search_author_id)

    <p class="author_associated">

      <%= f.check_box :search_author_tie, :style => "float:left;" -%>

    <%= f.text_field :search_author_class -%>

    <%= f.text_field :search_author_id -%>