diff -r d2e61a490969 -r 50d8d58dcd7c app/soc/views/simple.py
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+++ b/app/soc/views/simple.py	Thu Aug 28 23:54:35 2008 +0000
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+#!/usr/bin/python2.5
+#
+# Copyright 2008 the Melange authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Simple views that depend entirely on the template and context.
+
+simpleWithLinkName: a simple template view for URLs with a linkname
+
+errorResponse: renders an out_of_band.ErrorResponse page
+"""
+
+__authors__ = [
+  '"Todd Larsen" <tlarsen@google.com>',
+  ]
+
+
+from django import http
+from django.template import loader
+
+from soc.logic import out_of_band
+from soc.logic.site import id_user
+from soc.views.helpers import response_helpers
+from soc.views.helpers import template_helpers
+
+
+def templateWithLinkName(request,
+                         template='soc/base.html', linkname=None,
+                         context=None):
+  """A simple template view that expects a linkname extracted from the URL. 
+
+  Args:
+    request: the standard Django HTTP request object
+    template: the template to use for rendering the view (or a search list
+      of templates)
+    linkname: a site-unique "linkname" (usually extracted from the URL)
+    context: the context dict supplied to the template, which is modified
+        (so supply a copy if such modification is not acceptable)
+      linkname: the linkname parameter is added to the context
+      linkname_user: if the linkname exists for a User, that User
+        is added to the context
+
+  Returns:
+    A subclass of django.http.HttpResponse containing the generated page.
+  """
+  context['linkname'] = linkname
+  context = response_helpers.getUniversalContext(request, context=context)
+
+  try:
+    context['linkname_user'] = id_user.getUserIfLinkName(linkname)
+  except out_of_band.ErrorResponse, error:
+    return errorResponse(request, error, template, context)
+
+  return response_helpers.respond(request, template, context)
+
+
+DEF_ERROR_TMPL = 'soc/error.html'
+
+def errorResponse(request, error, template, context):
+  """Displays an error page for an out_of_band.ErrorResponse exception.
+  
+  Args:
+    request: the standard Django HTTP request object
+    error: an out_of_band.ErrorResponse exception
+    template: the "sibling" template (or a search list of such templates)
+      from which to construct the error.html template name (or names)
+    context: the context dict supplied to the template, which is modified
+        (so supply a copy if such modification is not acceptable)
+      error_message: the error message string from error.message
+      error_status: error.response_args['status'], or None if a status code
+        was not supplied to the ErrorResponse
+  """
+  context = response_helpers.getUniversalContext(request, context=context)
+  
+  # make a list of possible "sibling" templates, then append a default
+  error_templates = template_helpers.makeSiblingTemplatesList(template,
+                                                              'error.html')
+  error_templates.append(DEF_ERROR_TMPL)
+
+  context['error_status'] = error.response_args.get('status')
+  context['error_message'] = error.message
+
+  return response_helpers.respond(request, error_templates, context=context,
+                                  response_args=error.response_args)