implemented create task view which needed task.py in events. added a method show_msg to views/user.py and used it in logoff view.
from django.http import HttpResponse
from django.shortcuts import redirect, render_to_response
from pytask.taskapp.models import Task
from pytask.taskapp.forms.user import RegistrationForm, LoginForm
from pytask.taskapp.events.user import createUser
from django.contrib.auth import login, logout, authenticate
from django.contrib.auth.models import User
def show_msg(error_msg):
""" simply redirect to homepage """
return render_to_response('error.html',{'error_msg':error_msg})
def homepage(request):
""" check for authentication and display accordingly. """
user = request.user
is_guest = False
is_mentor = False
can_create_task = False
task_list = []
if not user.is_authenticated():
is_guest = True
disp_num = 10
tasks_count = Task.objects.count()
if tasks_count <= disp_num:
task_list = Task.objects.order_by('id').reverse()
else:
task_list = Task.objects.order_by('id').reverse()[:10]
else:
user_profile = user.get_profile()
is_mentor = True if user.task_mentors.all() else False
can_create_task = False if user_profile.rights == u"CT" else True
context = {'user':user,
'is_guest':is_guest,
'is_mentor':is_mentor,
'task_list':task_list,
'can_create_task':can_create_task,
}
return render_to_response('index.html', context)
def register(request):
""" user registration: gets the user details and create the user and userprofile if data entered is valid"""
if request.method == 'POST':
form = RegistrationForm(request.POST)
if form.is_valid():
data = form.cleaned_data
if data['password'] == data['repeat_password']:
if data['username'].isalnum():
try:
if User.objects.get(username__exact = data['username']):
errors=['Choose some other username']
return render_to_response('user/register.html',{'form':form,'errors':errors})
except:
u = createUser(username=data['username'], email=data['email'], password=data['password'],dob = data['dob'],gender = data['gender'])
return redirect('/accounts/login/')
else:
errors = ['Username can contain only alphabets and numbers!']
return render_to_response('user/register.html',{'form':form,'errors':errors})
else:
errors=['Password do not match']
form = RegistrationForm(request.POST)
return render_to_response('user/register.html',{'form':form,'errors':errors})#HttpResponse('Password did not match')
else:
form = RegistrationForm(request.POST)
else:
form = RegistrationForm()
return render_to_response('user/register.html', {'form': form})
def user_login(request):
if request.method == 'POST':
username = request.POST['username']
password = request.POST['password']
user = authenticate(username=username, password=password)
if user is not None:
if user.is_active:
login(request, user)
return redirect('/')# Redirect to a success page.
else:
return show_msg('username is not active, please contact the administrator')# Return a 'disabled account' error message
else:
errors = ['Please check your username and password']
form = LoginForm()
return render_to_response('user/login.html',{'form':form,'errors':errors})# Return an 'invalid login' error message.
return redirect('/')
else:
form = LoginForm()
return render_to_response('user/login.html',{'form': form})
def user_logout(request):
logout(request)
return show_msg('You have logged off successfully!!!')