app/soc/cache/sidebar.py
author Lennard de Rijk <ljvderijk@gmail.com>
Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:53:52 +0000
changeset 1421 7602d41f0ed8
parent 1418 50e989482d1b
child 1476 ef8e8de75ebb
permissions -rw-r--r--
Made some changes to StudentProposal. Abstract is now required and content field has been added. New is now the default status. This will be used to easily distinguish between applications that didn't have their initial ranking/scoring yet. 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
from google.appengine.api import users

import soc.cache.base
import soc.cache.rights


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

  return 'sidebar_for_%s' % repr(id)


def get(id, user):
  """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, id, user):
  """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 = users.get_current_user()

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


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