app/soc/logic/out_of_band.py
author Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:38:27 +0000
changeset 293 1edd01373e71
parent 111 f506a22f50db
child 303 4f1bb54ddae5
permissions -rw-r--r--
Add an access control module The module's purpose is to check access requirements, (such as being logged in), and raise an exception containing a authentication request when the requirement is not met. Patch by: Sverre Rabbelier Reviewed by: Pawel Solyga, Augie Fackler, Todd Larsen Reviewed at: http://codereviews.googleopensourceprograms.com/1601 Review id: 1601

#!/usr/bin/python2.5
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"""Out-of-band responses to render instead of the usual HTTP response.
"""

__authors__ = [
  '"Todd Larsen" <tlarsen@google.com>',
  ]


class OutOfBandResponse(Exception):
  """Base exception for out-of-band responses raised by controller logic.
  """
  pass


class ErrorResponse(OutOfBandResponse):
  """Out-of-band response when controller logic needs a special error page.
  """

  def __init__(self, message, **response_args):
    """Constructor used to set error message and HTTP response arguments.
  
    Args:
      message: error message to display on the error page
      **response_args: keyword arguments that are supplied directly to
        django.http.HttpResponse; the most commonly used is 'status' to
        set the HTTP status code for the response
    """
    self.message = message
    self.response_args = response_args


class AccessViolationResponse(OutOfBandResponse):
  """"Out of band response when an access requirement was not met.
  """

  def __init__(self, response):
    """Constructor used to set response message \.

    Args:
      response: The response that should be returned to the user.
    """

    self._response = response

  def response(self):
    """Returns the response that was set in the constructor.
    """

    return self._response