Added reset password api method

app/controllers/api/v1/users_controller.rb

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+require 'securerandom'
+class Api::V1::UsersController < Api::V1::BaseController
+
+  def password_reset
+    if can? :manage, User
+      user = User.find_by_id(params[:user_id])
+      render :json => { "error" => "User not found"}, :status => 404 and return if user.nil?
+      render :json => { "error" => "Not allowed to reset your own password in this fashion."}, :status => 403 and return if user.id == current_user.id
+
+      new_pass = SecureRandom.hex[0,8]
+      user.password = new_pass
+      user.save
+      render :json => { "password" => new_pass}, :status => 200 and return
+    else
+      render :json => { "error" => "You do not have the permission"}, :status => 403 and return
+    end
+  end
+
+  def checkout
+    #must use @current_user since user may not have signed in
+    if !@current_user.checked_in?
+      render :json => { "error" => "You were not even checked in."}, :status => 404 and return
+    else
+      @current_user.checkout
+      render :nothing => true, :status => 204 and return
+    end
+  end
+end