def authorize(request):
"""Get an unauth token and redirect user to Twitter's authorization URL."""
next = request.GET.get('next', None)
if next:
request.session['TWITTER_NEXT_URL'] = next
try:
tw = TwitterAPI()
try:
token = tw.get_unauthorised_request_token()
except KeyError:
# retry once
tw.close()
tw = TwitterAPI()
token = tw.get_unauthorised_request_token()
request.session['TWITTER_UNAUTH_TOKEN'] = token.to_string()
auth_url = tw.get_authorisation_url(token)
response = HttpResponseRedirect(auth_url)
tw.close()
return response
except Exception, e:
_log.exception(e)
if request.user.is_authenticated():
add_message(request, u"We are unable to connect to Twitter at the moment. Please try again in a few minutes.")
else:
add_message(request, u"We are unable to connect to Twitter at the moment. Please continue signing up below. You will be able to connect your account to Twitter later from our homepage.")
return _denied_response(request)
