def start_broadcasting(request, title, is_public, coordinates = [], categories = [], username = None, password = None):
u"""
Checks if title is available name for broadcasting
returns None on failure or object reserved for broadcasting,
"""
if not title or len(title) < 5:
return None
stream = {
'title' : title,
'is_public' : is_public,
'user' : None
}
# check for username and password
if username and password:
try:
stream['user'] = User.objects.get(username = username, password = password)
except ObjectDoesNotExist:
return None
slug = slughifi(title)
# if slug is unique?
if Stream.objects.filter(slug = slug).count() == 0:
new_stream = Stream.objects.create(**stream)
new_stream.save()
# add categories
for category in Category.objects.filter(slug__in = list(categories)):
new_stream.categories.add(category)
return {
'uuid': new_stream.uuid,
'server': new_stream.server.url,
'url': new_stream.get_absolute_url(),
}
else:
return None
def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
self.slug = slughifi(self.title)
return super(Stream, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
self.slug = slughifi(self.name)
return super(Category, self).save(*args, **kwargs)