--- a/app/soc/views/helper/params.py	Sun Mar 22 22:15:46 2009 +0000
+++ b/app/soc/views/helper/params.py	Sun Mar 22 22:54:14 2009 +0000
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@
   new_params['delete_redirect'] = '/%(url_name)s/list' % params
   new_params['invite_redirect'] = '/request/list'
   new_params['edit_cancel_redirect'] = '/%(url_name)s/list' % params
+  new_params['public_redirect'] = None
 
   new_params['sidebar'] = None
   new_params['sidebar_grouping'] = 'main'

--- a/app/soc/views/models/base.py	Sun Mar 22 22:15:46 2009 +0000
+++ b/app/soc/views/models/base.py	Sun Mar 22 22:54:14 2009 +0000
@@ -122,7 +122,10 @@
       return helper.responses.errorResponse(
           error, request, template=params['error_public'], context=context)
 
-    self._public(request, entity, context)
+    if not self._public(request, entity, context):
+      redirect = params['public_redirect']
+      if redirect:
+        return http.HttpResponseRedirect(redirect)
 
     context['entity'] = entity
     context['entity_type'] = params['name']
@@ -798,12 +801,15 @@
   def _public(self, request, entity, context):
     """Performs any required processing to get an entity's public page.
 
+    Should return True iff the public page should be displayed.
+
     Args:
       request: the django request object
       entity: the entity to make public
       context: the context object
     """
-    pass
+
+    return True
 
   def _editGet(self, request, entity, form):
     """Performs any required processing on the form to get its edit page.

--- a/app/soc/views/models/group_app.py	Sun Mar 22 22:15:46 2009 +0000
+++ b/app/soc/views/models/group_app.py	Sun Mar 22 22:54:14 2009 +0000
@@ -133,15 +133,6 @@
     super(View, self)._editPost(request, entity, fields)
 
 
-  def _public(self, request, entity, context):
-    """See base._public().
-    """
-
-    context['entity_type_url'] = self._params['url_name']
-
-    super(View, self)._public(request, entity, context)
-
-
   @decorators.merge_params
   @decorators.check_access
   def list(self, request, access_type,

--- a/app/soc/views/models/notification.py	Sun Mar 22 22:15:46 2009 +0000
+++ b/app/soc/views/models/notification.py	Sun Mar 22 22:54:14 2009 +0000
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@
     context['entity_type_url'] = self._params['url_name']
     context['entity_suffix'] = self._logic.getKeySuffix(entity)
 
+    return True
+
 
 view = View()
 

--- a/app/soc/views/models/presence.py	Sun Mar 22 22:15:46 2009 +0000
+++ b/app/soc/views/models/presence.py	Sun Mar 22 22:54:14 2009 +0000
@@ -123,9 +123,13 @@
     except db.Error:
       home_doc = None
 
-    if home_doc:
-      home_doc.content = helper.templates.unescape(home_doc.content)
-      context['home_document'] = home_doc
+    if not home_doc:
+      return False
+
+    home_doc.content = helper.templates.unescape(home_doc.content)
+    context['home_document'] = home_doc
+
+    return True
 
   def _editGet(self, request, entity, form):
     """See base.View._editGet().