def generate_and_store_short_url(url, author):
""" generates a short url for url parameter and store it in db
it tries 3 times to generate and store a short url and if
all the three attempts fails returns False else returns True
"""
url_shortner_handler = urlShortener()
count = 0
short_url = None
while True:
short_url = url_shortner_handler.generateShortUrl()
result, reason = url_shortner_handler.saveUrl(short_url, url, author)
if result:
app.logger.debug('value of short url(%s) for url is (%s)', short_url, url)
short_url = SITE_URL + '/' + short_url
break
else:
if reason is 'DuplicateKeyError' and count < 3:
app.logger.debug('Short URL(%s) generated is already used. Trying again', short_url)
count += 1
continue
else:
app.logger.critical('Error in saving short url(%s) for url is (%s)', short_url, url)
break
return short_url
def getURL(shorturl):
""" Given a short url, the code looks up the short url in database
and if found redirects to the long url path.
if not found sends a 404 page not found.
"""
url_shortener_handler = urlShortener()
url = url_shortener_handler.findUrl(shorturl)
app.logger.debug('value of url is %s', url)
if url is not None:
url_shortener_handler.increment_visited_count(shorturl)
return redirect(url, code=302)
else:
return abort(404)
def index():
login_form = LoginForm()
logout_form = LogoutForm()
short_url_form = ShortURLForm()
register_form = RegisterForm()
table = None
author = 'anonymous'
short_url = None
# Set the author details
if current_user.is_authenticated:
app.logger.debug("current user name is (%s)", current_user.get_id() )
author = current_user.get_id()
# Generate short url
if request.method == 'POST' and short_url_form.validate():
short_url = generate_and_store_short_url(short_url_form.url.data, author)
if short_url is None:
flash('Internal error try again')
# Generate table of urls created
if current_user.is_authenticated:
url_shortner_handler = urlShortener()
iterator = url_shortner_handler.find_url_of_user(author, 7)
if iterator is not None:
table = urlcollection.create_collection(iterator)
# Display any errors
flash_errors(short_url_form)
return render_template('index.html',
login_form=login_form,
logout_form=logout_form,
shorturl_form=short_url_form,
register_form=register_form,
shortURL=short_url,
table=table)