[mod_python] Publisher Weirdness

Hi Graham

It would be nice if there was a mod_python recipe for doing a logon.

Marinus

On 2/27/06, Graham Dumpleton <grahamd at dscpl.com.au> wrote:
>
> marinus van aswegen wrote ..
> > Hi Graham
> >
> > I thought that my session line will not just create the session but will
> > access the session for that request?
>
> No it doesn't.
>
> What you will need to do is to use a scheme whereby you cache the
> first created session object for later access. The common convention
> for this is to save it as "req.session".
>
> def _get_session(req):
>   if not hasattr(req,"session"):
>     req.session = Session.Session(req, secret = config.cookie_passwd)
>     ... perform any first time initialisation etc.
>   return req.session
>
> def _validate_session(req):
>     session = _get_session(req)
>     ....
>
> def test(req):
>   _validate_session(req)
>   session = req.session
>   ...
>
> BTW, ensure you put an underscore before these utility functions
> else they will be directly accessible to remote users with the right
> URL. The underscore will hide them.
>
> PS, please try and keep replies on the mailing list by using "Reply All"
> and not just "Reply".
>
> Graham
>
> > On 2/27/06, Graham Dumpleton <grahamd at dscpl.com.au> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > On 27/02/2006, at 7:36 PM, marinus van aswegen wrote:
> > >
> > > > def validate_session(req):
> > > >     """
> > > >     this function must be called prior to all function to
> > > >     ensure that the user is autenticated
> > > >     """
> > > >
> > > >     # get the session for this request
> > > >     session = Session.Session(req, secret = config.cookie_passwd)
> > > >      .....
> > >
> > > > def test(req):
> > > >
> > > >     validate_session(req)
> > > >
> > > >     session = Session.Session(req, secret = config.cookie_passwd)
> > >
> > > Here is your first problem. The validate_session() function has
> already
> > > created a session object. Creating the second here for the same
> request
> > > will cause a deadlock.
> > >
> > > There are various other things which could be done better, but will
> just
> > > point out this obvious thing for now.
> > >
> > > Graham
> > >
>
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