view contests/views.py @ 679:89b240fe9297

For Django 1.5.2: import json; django.utils.simplejson is deprecated.
author Brian Neal <bgneal@gmail.com>
date Thu, 15 Aug 2013 20:14:33 -0500
parents ee87ea74d46b
children 16e190fa6ef8
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"""
Views for the contests application.

"""
import json

from django.http import (HttpResponse, HttpResponseForbidden,
        HttpResponseBadRequest)
from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
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        result['msg'] = 'You have been withdrawn from this contest.'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_result = json.dumps(result)
    return HttpResponse(json_result, content_type='application/json')