diff -r a9c458c7782a -r aea7e764c033 pytask/taskapp/views/users.py
--- a/pytask/taskapp/views/users.py	Thu Jan 28 21:39:35 2010 +0530
+++ b/pytask/taskapp/views/users.py	Fri Jan 29 19:27:26 2010 +0530
@@ -1,1 +1,41 @@
+from django.http import HttpResponse
+from django.shortcuts import redirect, render_to_response
+from pytask.taskapp.models import Task
 
+def redirect_to_homepage(request):
+    """ simply redirect to homepage """
+    
+    return redirect('/')
+
+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)
+               
+