app/soc/logic/validate.py
author Pawel Solyga <Pawel.Solyga@gmail.com>
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:21:09 +0000
changeset 249 325fb70c61a9
parent 245 app/soc/logic/common.py@b14c2c4d3484
child 251 8f23804302d0
permissions -rw-r--r--
Replace common module with validate module. Move validation function from feed module to validate module and remove feed.py. Correct any usage of validation functions from common and feed modules into validate module. Patch by: Pawel Solyga Review by: to-be-reviewed

#!/usr/bin/python2.5
#
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"""Common validation helper functions.
"""

__authors__ = [
  '"Pawel Solyga" <pawel.solyga@gmail.com>',
  ]


import re

from google.appengine.api import urlfetch

import feedparser


def isFeedURLValid(feed_url=None):
  """Returns True if provided url is valid ATOM or RSS.

  Args:
    feed_url: ATOM or RSS feed url
  """
  if feed_url:
    result = urlfetch.fetch(feed_url)
    if result.status_code == 200:
      parsed_feed = feedparser.parse(result.content)
      if parsed_feed.version and (parsed_feed.version != ''):
        return True
  return False


LINKNAME_PATTERN = r'''(?x)
    ^
    [0-9a-z]   # start with ASCII digit or lowercase
    (
     [0-9a-z]  # additional ASCII digit or lowercase
     |         # -OR-
     _[0-9a-z] # underscore and ASCII digit or lowercase
    )*         # zero or more of OR group
    $
'''

LINKNAME_REGEX = re.compile(LINKNAME_PATTERN)

def isLinkNameFormatValid(link_name):
  """Returns True if link_name is in a valid format.

  Args:
    link_name: link name used in URLs for identification
  """
  if LINKNAME_REGEX.match(link_name):
    return True
  return False