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+#!/usr/bin/python2.5
+#
+# Copyright 2008 the Melange authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Base for all (Site, Group, etc.) home page views.
+
+public: how the general public sees a "home" page
+"""
+
+__authors__ = [
+  '"Todd Larsen" <tlarsen@google.com>',
+  '"Pawel Solyga" <pawel.solyga@gmail.com>',
+  ]
+
+
+from google.appengine.ext import db
+
+from soc.logic import models
+from soc.views import helper
+from soc.views.helper import decorators
+
+import soc.logic.models.home_settings
+import soc.views.helper.responses
+import soc.views.helper.templates
+
+
+DEF_HOME_PUBLIC_TMPL = 'soc/home/public.html'
+
+@decorators.view
+def public(request, page=None, path=None, entity_type='HomeSettings',
+           template=DEF_HOME_PUBLIC_TMPL):
+  """How the "general public" sees a "home" page.
+
+  Args:
+    request: the standard django request object.
+    page: a soc.logic.site.page.Page object which is abstraction that
+      combines a Django view with sidebar menu info
+    path: path (entire "scoped" portion combined with the link_name)
+      used to retrieve the Group's "home" settings
+    template: the template path to use for rendering the template.
+
+  Returns:
+    A subclass of django.http.HttpResponse with generated template.
+  """
+  # create default template context for use with any templates
+  context = helper.responses.getUniversalContext(request)
+  
+  settings = models.home_settings.logic.getFromFields(
+      path=path, entity_type=entity_type)
+
+  if settings:
+    context['home_settings'] = settings
+    
+    # check if ReferenceProperty to home Document is valid
+    try:
+      home_doc = settings.home
+    except db.Error:
+      home_doc = None
+
+    if home_doc:
+      home_doc.content = helper.templates.unescape(home_doc.content)
+      context['home_document'] = home_doc
+
+  return helper.responses.respond(request, template, context=context)