def gconnect():
    # Validate state token
    if request.args.get('state') != login_session['state']:
        response = make_response(json.dumps('Invalid state parameter.'), 401)
        response.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
        return response
    # Obtain authorization code
    code = request.data

    try:
        # Upgrade the authorization code into a credentials object
        oauth_flow = flow_from_clientsecrets('client_secrets.json', scope='')
        oauth_flow.redirect_uri = 'postmessage'
        credentials = oauth_flow.step2_exchange(code)
    except FlowExchangeError:
        response = make_response(
            json.dumps('Failed to upgrade the authorization code.'), 401)
        response.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
        return response

    # Check that the access token is valid.
    access_token = credentials.access_token
    url = ('https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/tokeninfo?access_token=%s'
           % access_token)
    h = httplib2.Http()
    result = json.loads(h.request(url, 'GET')[1])
    # If there was an error in the access token info, abort.
    if result.get('error') is not None:
        response = make_response(json.dumps(result.get('error')), 500)
        response.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'

    # Verify that the access token is used for the intended user.
    gplus_id = credentials.id_token['sub']
    if result['user_id'] != gplus_id:
        response = make_response(
            json.dumps("Token's user ID doesn't match given user ID."), 401)
        response.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
        return response

    # Verify that the access token is valid for this app.
    if result['issued_to'] != CLIENT_ID:
        response = make_response(
            json.dumps("Token's client ID does not match app's."), 401)
        print "Token's client ID does not match app's."
        response.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
        return response

    stored_credentials = login_session.get('credentials')
    stored_gplus_id = login_session.get('gplus_id')
    if stored_credentials is not None and gplus_id == stored_gplus_id:
        response = make_response(json.dumps('Current user is already connected.'),
                                 200)
        response.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
        return response

    # Store the access token in the session for later use.
    login_session['access_token'] = credentials.access_token
    login_session['gplus_id'] = gplus_id

    # Get user info
    userinfo_url = "https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/userinfo"
    params = {'access_token': credentials.access_token, 'alt': 'json'}
    answer = requests.get(userinfo_url, params=params)

    data = answer.json()

    login_session['username'] = data['name']
    login_session['picture'] = data['picture']
    login_session['email'] = data['email']

    login_session['csrftoken'] = generate_csrf_token()

    return make_response(json.dumps('Successfully connected as %s.' % login_session['username']), 200)