Added basic 'invite' functionality
Currently the invite can only be created, existing ones can be
listed and edited, or deleted if desired.
"""
This module collects helper functions and classes that "span" multiple levels
of MVC. In other words, these functions/classes introduce controlled coupling
for convenience's sake.
"""
from django.template import loader
from django.http import HttpResponse, Http404
from django.db.models.manager import Manager
from django.db.models.query import QuerySet
def render_to_response(*args, **kwargs):
"""
Returns a HttpResponse whose content is filled with the result of calling
django.template.loader.render_to_string() with the passed arguments.
"""
httpresponse_kwargs = {'mimetype': kwargs.pop('mimetype', None)}
return HttpResponse(loader.render_to_string(*args, **kwargs), **httpresponse_kwargs)
def _get_queryset(klass):
"""
Returns a QuerySet from a Model, Manager, or QuerySet. Created to make
get_object_or_404 and get_list_or_404 more DRY.
"""
if isinstance(klass, QuerySet):
return klass
elif isinstance(klass, Manager):
manager = klass
else:
manager = klass._default_manager
return manager.all()
def get_object_or_404(klass, *args, **kwargs):
"""
Uses get() to return an object, or raises a Http404 exception if the object
does not exist.
klass may be a Model, Manager, or QuerySet object. All other passed
arguments and keyword arguments are used in the get() query.
Note: Like with get(), an MultipleObjectsReturned will be raised if more than one
object is found.
"""
queryset = _get_queryset(klass)
try:
return queryset.get(*args, **kwargs)
except queryset.model.DoesNotExist:
raise Http404('No %s matches the given query.' % queryset.model._meta.object_name)
def get_list_or_404(klass, *args, **kwargs):
"""
Uses filter() to return a list of objects, or raise a Http404 exception if
the list is empty.
klass may be a Model, Manager, or QuerySet object. All other passed
arguments and keyword arguments are used in the filter() query.
"""
queryset = _get_queryset(klass)
obj_list = list(queryset.filter(*args, **kwargs))
if not obj_list:
raise Http404('No %s matches the given query.' % queryset.model._meta.object_name)
return obj_list