comparison gpp/core/views.py @ 149:ab7830b067b3

Implement ticket #40. Added a simple way to search for usernames and then view their profile. Moved this ajax username search feature out of the messages app and into core.
author Brian Neal <bgneal@gmail.com>
date Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:07:28 +0000
parents 2d299909e074
children be3fff614b93
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1 """ 1 """
2 Views for the core application. These are mainly shared, common views 2 Views for the core application. These are mainly shared, common views
3 used by multiple applications. 3 used by multiple applications.
4 """ 4 """
5 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
6 from django.http import HttpResponse
7 from django.http import HttpResponseBadRequest
8 from django.http import HttpResponseForbidden
5 from django.shortcuts import render_to_response 9 from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
6 from django.template import RequestContext 10 from django.template import RequestContext
7 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required 11 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
8 from django.views.decorators.http import require_GET 12 from django.views.decorators.http import require_GET
9 13
13 """ 17 """
14 This view provides the Markdown help cheat sheet. It is expected 18 This view provides the Markdown help cheat sheet. It is expected
15 to be called via AJAX. 19 to be called via AJAX.
16 """ 20 """
17 return render_to_response('core/markdown_help.html') 21 return render_to_response('core/markdown_help.html')
22
23
24 def ajax_users(request):
25 """
26 If the user is authenticated, return a string of usernames whose names start with
27 the 'q' GET parameter, limited by the 'limit' GET parameters. The names are separated
28 by newlines. Only active usernames are returned.
29 If the user is not authenticated, return an empty string.
30 """
31 q = request.GET.get('q', None)
32 if q is None:
33 return HttpResponseBadRequest()
34
35 if request.user.is_authenticated():
36 q = request.GET.get('q', ' ')
37 limit = int(request.GET.get('limit', 10))
38 users = User.objects.filter(is_active=True,
39 username__istartswith=q).values_list('username', flat=True)[:limit]
40 user_list = u"\n".join(users)
41 return HttpResponse(user_list)
42 return HttpResponseForbidden()