app/soc/logic/validate.py
author Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:18:39 +0000
changeset 1308 35b75ffcbb37
parent 1307 091a21cf3627
child 1501 3601ddfe785a
permissions -rw-r--r--
Partially reverted "Update the copyright notice for 2009." This partially reverts commit r1933. Only the files that were created in 2008 were reverted. Patch by: Sverre Rabbelier

#!/usr/bin/python2.5
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# Copyright 2008 the Melange authors.
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"""Common validation helper functions.
"""

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


import feedparser

from google.appengine.api import urlfetch

from soc.models import linkable


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


def isLinkIdFormatValid(link_id):
  """Returns True if link_id is in a valid format.

  Args:
    link_id: link ID used in URLs for identification
  """
  if linkable.LINK_ID_REGEX.match(link_id):
    return True
  return False


def isScopePathFormatValid(scope_path):
  """Returns True if scope_path is in a valid format.
  
  Args:
    scope_path: scope path prepended to link ID
      used for identification.
  """
   
  if linkable.SCOPE_PATH_REGEX.match(scope_path):
    return True
  
  return False