[Mpuls-commits] r5154 - in base/trunk: . mpulsweb/lib

[scm-commit@wald.intevation.org]

Author: bh
Date: 2011-07-06 18:57:15 +0200 (Wed, 06 Jul 2011)
New Revision: 5154

Modified:
   base/trunk/ChangeLog
   base/trunk/mpulsweb/lib/security.py
Log:
* mpulsweb/lib/security.py (store_dbname_in_session): New. Store
the db name in the session to be used later via
get_dbname_from_list. This provides a more abstract interface than
storing it in the session directly and will be useful for the meta
server.


Modified: base/trunk/ChangeLog
===================================================================
--- base/trunk/ChangeLog	2011-07-05 14:02:46 UTC (rev 5153)
+++ base/trunk/ChangeLog	2011-07-06 16:57:15 UTC (rev 5154)
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2011-07-06  Bernhard Herzog  <bh at intevation.de>
+
+	* mpulsweb/lib/security.py (store_dbname_in_session): New. Store
+	the db name in the session to be used later via
+	get_dbname_from_list. This provides a more abstract interface than
+	storing it in the session directly and will be useful for the meta
+	server.
+
 2011-07-05  Bernhard Herzog  <bh at intevation.de>
 
 	* mpulsweb/lib/base.py (BaseController.merge_dict): Removed. It's

Modified: base/trunk/mpulsweb/lib/security.py
===================================================================
--- base/trunk/mpulsweb/lib/security.py	2011-07-05 14:02:46 UTC (rev 5153)
+++ base/trunk/mpulsweb/lib/security.py	2011-07-06 16:57:15 UTC (rev 5154)
@@ -230,6 +230,17 @@
     session. The session var gets set in the login-method of the auth controller."""
     return session.get('DB_NAME_FROM_LIST')
 
+def store_dbname_in_session(dbname):
+    """Store the KA-specific part of the database name in the session.
+    The value can be retrieved again with get_dbname_from_list. It is
+    intended to be used if the name has to be determined by the
+    application using a method not covered by get_unmapped_db_name. The
+    application should call store_dbname_in_session before calling
+    checkLogin.
+    """
+    session["DB_NAME_FROM_LIST"] = dbname
+    session.save()
+
 def get_unmapped_db_name():
     """Return the KA-specific part of the database name. In first place it
     tries to get the name from a saved db name in a session var.  If this ther