def validateStudent():
username = getUsername()
passhash=getPassHash()
if control.isStudent(username) and control.validatePassword(username,passhash):
print username + " validated"
return username
else:
raise web.seeother('/logout/?msg=unauthorized')
def validateUser():
"""
Returns the username if the user cookies match the database.
Otherwise logs out the user.
"""
username = getUsername()
passhash=getPassHash()
if control.validatePassword(username,passhash):
return username
else:
raise web.seeother('/logout/?msg=unauthorized')
def validateInstructor():
"""
This method verifies that the user is an instructor
by testing the username/password pair. If it's good, return the
username. Otherwise log the user out.
"""
username = getUsername()
passhash=getPassHash()
if control.isInstructor(username) and control.validatePassword(username,passhash):
print username + " validated"
return username
else:
raise web.seeother('/logout/?msg=unauthorized')