app/soc/cache/sidebar.py
author Lennard de Rijk <ljvderijk@gmail.com>
Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:14:42 +0000
changeset 1157 76e2ed09661c
parent 1033 71ff49dbb4b6
child 1307 091a21cf3627
permissions -rw-r--r--
Added status property to the user model. This is to accommodate the ability to exclude users from using the website. Note that since the access modules is currently undergoing some reconstruction changing the status will not actually effect the User 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)


def put(sidebar, id, user):
  """Sets the sidebar for the specified user in the memcache.

  Args:
    sidebar: the sidebar to be cached
  """

  # Store sidebar for ten minutes since new programs might get added
  retention = 3*60

  memcache_key = key(id)
  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)