view contests/views.py @ 661:15dbe0ccda95

Prevent exceptions when viewing downloads in the admin when the file doesn't exist on the filesystem. This is usually seen in development but can also happen in production if the file is missing.
author Brian Neal <bgneal@gmail.com>
date Tue, 14 May 2013 21:02:47 -0500
parents ee87ea74d46b
children 89b240fe9297
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"""
Views for the contests application.

"""
from django.http import (HttpResponse, HttpResponseForbidden,
        HttpResponseBadRequest)
from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
from django.utils import simplejson
from django.views.decorators.http import require_POST

from contests.models import Contest


@require_POST
def enter(request):
    """
    This view is an AJAX view that is used to enter or withdraw a user from a
    given contest. This function toggles the user's entered state in the
    contest.

    """
    if not request.user.is_authenticated():
        return HttpResponseForbidden("Please login first")

    contest_id = request.POST.get('contest_id')
    if not contest_id:
        return HttpResponseBadRequest("Missing contest_id")

    contest = get_object_or_404(Contest, pk=contest_id)
    if not contest.can_enter():
        return HttpResponseForbidden("Contest is over")

    # Toggle the user's state in the contest

    result = {}
    if request.user in contest.contestants.all():
        contest.contestants.remove(request.user)
        result['entered'] = False
        result['msg'] = 'You have been withdrawn from this contest.'
    else:
        contest.contestants.add(request.user)
        result['entered'] = True
        result['msg'] = 'You have been entered into this contest!'

    json = simplejson.dumps(result)
    return HttpResponse(json, content_type='application/json')