app/soc/cache/sidebar.py
author Lennard de Rijk <ljvderijk@gmail.com>
Sun, 08 Mar 2009 13:14:28 +0000
changeset 1741 0da1285f5bc0
parent 1600 0aa3de1b2acc
child 2365 a66e1dd8ced7
permissions -rw-r--r--
Public reviews are now shown on the public page for the student proposal. The assigned mentor name has been removed from the public page. The student proposal view now uses the new getReviewsForEntity method. Patch by: Lennard de Rijk Reviewed by:to-be-reviewed

#!/usr/bin/python2.5
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"""Module contains sidebar memcaching functions.
"""

__authors__ = [
    '"Sverre Rabbelier" <sverre@rabbelier.nl>',
  ]


from google.appengine.api import memcache

import soc.cache.base
import soc.cache.rights
import soc.logic.accounts


def key(id):
  """Returns the memcache key for the user's sidebar.
  """

  return 'sidebar_for_%s' % repr(id)


def get(id, *args, **kwargs):
  """Retrieves the sidebar for the specified user from the memcache.
  """

  memcache_key = key(id)
  return memcache.get(memcache_key), memcache_key


def put(sidebar, memcache_key, *args, **kwargs):
  """Sets the sidebar for the specified user in the memcache.

  Args:
    sidebar: the sidebar to be cached
  """

  # Store sidebar for just three minutes to force a refresh every so often
  retention = 3*60

  memcache.add(memcache_key, sidebar, retention)


def flush(id=None):
  """Removes the sidebar for the current user from the memcache.

  Also calls soc.cache.rights.flush for the specified user.

  Args:
    id: defaults to the current account if not set
  """

  if not id:
    id = soc.logic.accounts.getCurrentAccount()

  memcache_key = key(id)
  memcache.delete(memcache_key)
  soc.cache.rights.flush(id)


# define the cache function
cache = soc.cache.base.getCacher(get, put)