def requestor_validate( requestor, client ):
'''this method makes sure the user exists in the system'''
try:
user = User( client.domain )
except:
return False
try:
if user.query_user( requestor )['exists']:
return True
else:
return False
except TypeError, err:
raise Exception('couldn\'t query username: '******', please contact requestor or look up user in ldap.')
def create_alias(alias, uid):
'''this method will create the alias in google's system via gam'''
user_client = User('pdx.edu','ops-cal','Utdedd7twod%')#User('pdx.edu','ops-cal','Utdedd7twod%')
uid_exists = user_client.query_user(uid)
if False in uid_exists.values():
#if the uid doesn't exist or is disnabled, then we can't use it.
#terminal failure
return "the uid: {0} is not an existing user.".format(uid)
else:
alias_is_uid = user_client.query_user(alias)
if True in alias_is_uid.values():
#if the alias-to-be is an existing username, we can't
#use it. terminal failure.
return "the alias: {0} is a uid.".format(alias)
else:
alias_exists = user_client.query_alias(alias)
if True in alias_exists.values():
#if the alias is an existing alias for someone else
#we can't use it. terminal failure.
return("The alias: {0} is already an alias for uid: {1}".format(alias,uid))
else:
#if neither uid or alias are taken in any way. then try and
#add it as prescribed. First choice: psugle
user_client.create_alias(uid, alias)
#check results:
with TemporaryFile() as temp:
call(['/var/www/env/bin/python2.6',
'/var/www/psu_gcal/gam.py', 'info', 'user', uid],
stdout=temp)
temp.seek(0)
results = temp.read()
if alias in results:
return('Successfully created alias: {0} for user: {1}.'
.format(alias, uid))
else:
#if the first time doesn't go through, try again
#print('Google alias creation with psugle failed.' + \
# 'Attempting with gam.py.')
with TemporaryFile() as temp:
call(['/var/www/env/bin/python2.6',
'/var/www/psu_gcal/gam.py', 'create', 'alias',
alias, 'user', uid], stdout=temp)
temp.seek(0)
results = temp.read()
if not 'Creating alias {0}@pdx.edu for user {1}@pdx.edu'.format(alias, uid) in results:
pass #print('incorrect gam print statement.')
#one last check here to make sure the alias was added.
with TemporaryFile() as temp:
call(['/var/www/env/bin/python2.6',
'/var/www/psu_gcal/gam.py', 'info', 'user', uid],
stdout=temp)
temp.seek(0)
results = temp.read()
if alias in results:
return 'Successfully created alias: {0} for user: {1}'.format(alias, uid)
else:
return 'Could not create the alias: {0} for user: {1}'.format(alias, uid)+'\n'+str(results)