def new(cls,
            username,
            password=None,
            email=None,
            first_name="",
            last_name="",
            login_method=None,
            role="MEMBER"
            ):
        """
        Create a new user
        :param username: str
        :param password: str
        :param email: str
        :param first_name: str
        :param last_name: str
        :param login_method: str
        :param role: str
        :return: AuthUser
        """
        data = {
            "first_name": first_name,
            "last_name": last_name,
            "email": email
        }

        if not password:
            password = utils.generate_random_string()

        username = username.strip().lower()
        if "@" in username and not email:
            if not utils.is_email_valid(username):
                exceptions.AuthError(_("Invalid username"))
            data["email"] = username
        elif email:
            if not utils.is_email_valid(email):
                exceptions.AuthError(_("Invalid username"))

        if not utils.is_username_valid(username):
            exceptions.AuthError(_("Invalid username"))
        if not utils.is_password_valid(password):
            raise exceptions.AuthError(_("Password is invalid"))

        if cls.get_by_username(username):
            raise exceptions.AuthError(_("Username exists already"))
        _email = data.get("email")
        if _email:
            if cls.get_by_email(_email):
                raise exceptions.AuthError(_("Email address exists already"))

        role = AuthUserRole.get_by_name(role or "MEMBER")
        if not role:
            raise exceptions.AuthError(_("Invalid user role"))

        data.update({
            "username": username,
            "password_hash": cls.encrypt_password(password),
            "email_verified": False,
            "login_method": login_method,
            "role": role,
            "status": cls.STATUS_ACTIVE
        })
        user = cls.create(**data)
        user.reset_secret_key()
        return user
Create a new user
        :param username: str
        :param password: str
        :param email: str
        :param first_name: str
        :param last_name: str
        :param login_method: str
        :param role: str
        :return: AuthUser