app/soc/views/helpers/response_helpers.py
author Pawel Solyga <Pawel.Solyga@gmail.com>
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:13:24 +0000
changeset 83 3f4f7c540b75
child 99 8c38b546a3cf
permissions -rw-r--r--
Created response helper respond() function that is used to generate base templates and it's child templates (handles sign in/out links, user name etc). Updated User model helper text. Added basic user profile view (not finished yet). Added css entries for buttons and added buttons background. Added /user/profile and /user/profile/linkname support in urls.py.

#!/usr/bin/python2.5
#
# Copyright 2008 the Melange authors.
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"""Helpers used to display various views that are forms.
"""

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

import os

from google.appengine.api import users
from django import http
from django import shortcuts

IS_DEV = os.environ['SERVER_SOFTWARE'].startswith('Dev')

# DeadlineExceededError can live in two different places
try:
  # When deployed
  from google.appengine.runtime import DeadlineExceededError
except ImportError:
  # In the development server
  from google.appengine.runtime.apiproxy_errors import DeadlineExceededError

def respond(request, template, params=None):
  """Helper to render a response, passing standard stuff to the response.

  Args:
    request: The request object.
    template: The template name; '.html' is appended automatically.
    params: A dict giving the template parameters; modified in-place.

  Returns:
    Whatever render_to_response(template, params) returns.

  Raises:
    Whatever render_to_response(template, params) raises.
  """
  if params is None:
    params = {}
  
  params['request'] = request
  params['user'] = users.get_current_user()
  params['is_admin'] = users.is_current_user_admin()
  params['is_dev'] = IS_DEV
  params['sign_in'] = users.create_login_url(request.path)
  params['sign_out'] = users.create_logout_url(request.path)
  try:
    return shortcuts.render_to_response(template, params)
  except DeadlineExceededError:
    logging.exception('DeadlineExceededError')
    return http.HttpResponse('DeadlineExceededError')
  except MemoryError:
    logging.exception('MemoryError')
    return http.HttpResponse('MemoryError')
  except AssertionError:
    logging.exception('AssertionError')
    return http.HttpResponse('AssertionError')