def load_user_config(user):
try:
c = UserConfig.objects.get(user=user)
except UserConfig.DoesNotExist:
# use defaults
c = UserConfig(created_by=user,
user=user,
data=json.dumps(user_defaults))
c.save()
# parse json from the database (or defaults)
return json.loads(c.data)
def save_user_config(user, data):
# update or save settings
try:
c = UserConfig.objects.get(user=user)
c.data = json.dumps(data)
c.save()
except UserConfig.DoesNotExist:
c = UserConfig(created_by=user,
user=user,
data=json.dumps(data))
c.save()
# delete cache
cache.delete(user_cache_key(user))