def post(self):
""" Actions to post, edit, and update comments on the post. """
user_name = self.user.name
# Post a comment
if self.request.get('comment'):
comment = self.request.get('comment') # comment content
author = user_name
post_id = self.request.get('post_id')
post = Post.by_id(int(post_id))
comment = Comment(author=author, comment=comment, parent=post.key)
comment.put()
self.redirect('/post?post_id=' + post_id)
# Delete an existing comment
elif self.request.get('delete'):
post_id = self.request.get('post_id')
post = Post.by_id(int(post_id))
comment_id = int(self.request.get('delete'))
comment_to_delete = Comment.get_by_id(comment_id, parent=post.key)
comment_to_delete.key.delete()
self.redirect('/post?post_id=' + post_id)
# Edit an existing comment
elif self.request.get('edit'):
post_id = self.request.get('post_id')
post = Post.by_id(int(post_id))
comment_id = int(self.request.get('edit'))
comment_to_edit = Comment.get_by_id(comment_id, parent=post.key)
if self.user.name == comment_to_edit.author: # Verify user is author
self.render('editcomment.html',
comment=comment_to_edit,
user_name=user_name,
comment_id=comment_id,
post_id=post_id)
return
else:
self.redirect('/post?post_id=' +
post_id) # Wish I could flash error msg
elif self.request.get('update'):
post_id = self.request.get('post_id')
post = Post.by_id(int(post_id))
comment_id = int(self.request.get('update'))
comment_to_update = Comment.get_by_id(comment_id, parent=post.key)
updated_comment_contents = self.request.get('updated-comment')
updated_comment_contents = cgi.escape(updated_comment_contents)
comment_to_update.comment = updated_comment_contents
comment_to_update.put()
self.redirect('/post?post_id=' + post_id)
else:
self.redirect('/')
