from pytask.taskapp.models import Request

from datetime import datetime

    """

    creates an unreplied request, based on the passed arguments

        to - a list of users to which the notification is to be sent

        by - sender of request

        role - a two character field which represents the role requested

        task - a requesting task (useful for sending admins a request to give Pynts to the user)

        assigned_user - user to whom the Pynts/Task is assigned to(useful for sending admins a request to give Pynts to the user)

    """

    req = Request(creation_date=datetime.now())

    req.by = by

    req.reply_date = datetime(1970,01,01)

    req.save()

    req.to = to

    req.role = role

    if task:

        req.task = task

    if assigned_user:

        req.assigned_user = assigned_user

    req.save()

def reply_to_request(request_id, reply):

    """

    makes a request replied with the given reply.

    arguments:

        request_id - a number denoting the id of the Request object

        reply - a boolean value to be given as reply (True/False)

    """

    try:

        request = Request.objects.get(id = request_id)

    except Request.DoesNotExist:

        return False #No such request exist

    if not request.replied:

        request.reply = reply

        request.replied = True

        request.read = True

        request.reply_date = datetime.now()

        request.save()

        return True #Reply has been added successfully

    return False #Already replied