diff -r 554581fa3253 -r c2001db39937 pytask/taskapp/views/user.py
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/pytask/taskapp/views/user.py	Fri Jan 29 23:34:19 2010 +0530
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+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 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)
+
+
+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 HttpResponse('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 HttpResponse('You have logged off successfully!!!')