コード例 #1
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def delete_task():
    data = json.loads(request.data)
    task_id = data['taskId']

    db.connect()
    submissions = db.select_columns('submissions', ['name'], ['task'],
                                    [task_id])

    if submissions:
        db.close()
        return error('Cannot delete this task!' +
                     '<br>Students have already made submissions')

    task_path = db.select_columns('task_attachments', ['path'], ['task'],
                                  [task_id])
    if task_path:
        file_upload = FileUpload(filename=task_path[0][0])
        file_upload.remove_file()

    db.delete_rows('tasks', ['id'], [task_id])
    db.delete_rows('task_attachments', ['task'], [task_id])
    db.delete_rows('task_criteria', ['task'], [task_id])
    db.delete_rows('allowed_files', ['task'], [task_id])
    db.delete_rows('submission_types', ['task'], [task_id])

    db.close()
    return jsonify({'status': 'ok', "message": "Task deleted"})
コード例 #2
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def submit_text_task():
    task_id = request.form.get('task', -1)
    text = request.form.get('text-submission', -1)

    db.connect()
    task = build_task(task_id)

    res = db.select_columns('enrollments', ['user'],
                            ['user', 'course_offering'],
                            [session['id'], task['offering']])
    if not res:
        db.close()
        return error("User not enrolled in task's course")

    if not request.form.get('certify', 'false') == 'true':
        db.close()
        return error("You must certify this is all your own work")

    if datetime.now().timestamp() >= task['deadline']:
        db.close()
        return error("Submissions closed!<br>You can no longer submit")

    mark_method_id = None
    if task['mark_method']['name'] == 'requires approval':
        mark_method_id = db.select_columns('request_statuses', ['id'],
                                           ['name'], ['pending'])[0][0]
    elif task['mark_method']['name'] == 'requires mark':
        mark_method_id = db.select_columns('request_statuses', ['id'],
                                           ['name'], ['pending mark'])[0][0]

    # check if text is too long
    if (len(text.strip().split(' ')) > task["word_limit"]):
        db.close()
        return error(f'Your submission exceeds the word limit')

    res = db.select_columns('submissions', ['*'], ['student', 'task'],
                            [session['id'], task['id']])
    if res:
        # if there's already a submission, delete it
        db.delete_rows('submissions', ['student', 'task'],
                       [session['id'], task['id']])

    db.insert_single('submissions', [
        session['id'], task['id'], task['name'], text,
        datetime.now().timestamp(), mark_method_id
    ], ['student', 'task', 'name', 'text', 'date_modified', 'status'])
    db.close()
    return jsonify({'status': 'ok'})
コード例 #3
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def delete_material():
    data = json.loads(request.data)
    material_id = data['materialId']

    db.connect()

    material_path = db.select_columns('material_attachments', ['path'],
                                      ['material'], [material_id])
    if material_path:
        file_upload = FileUpload(filename=material_path[0][0])
        file_upload.remove_file()

    db.delete_rows('materials', ['id'], [material_id])
    db.delete_rows('material_attachments', ['material'], [material_id])
    db.close()
    return jsonify({'status': 'ok', "message": "Material deleted"})
コード例 #4
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def confirm():
    confirm_code = request.args.get('confirm_code', '')
    user = request.args.get('user', '')
    db.connect()

    # get the user's confirm code & creation date
    res = db.select_columns(
        'users', ['confirm_code', 'date_created', 'email', 'id'],
        ['name'], [user]
    )

    expired = False
    now = datetime.now().timestamp()
    if len(res) and res[0][1] + config.ACCOUNT_EXPIRY < now:
        expired = True  # expire unactivated accounts every 24 hours
        db.delete_rows('users', ['name'], [user])
        flash('This activation link has expired!<br>' +
              'You must register your account again.', 'error')
    if not expired and len(res) and confirm_code == res[0][0]:
        # clear confirm code to "mark" account as activated
        user_id = res[0][3]
        res = db.select_columns(
            'update_account_types',
            ['id', 'new_name', 'account_type', 'course_offering'],
            ['email'], [res[0][2]]
        )
        if len(res) > 0:
            db.update_rows(
                'users', ['', res[0][1], res[0][2]],
                ['confirm_code', 'name', 'account_type'],
                ['name'], [user]
            )
            if res[0][3] is not None:
                account_types = get_all_account_types()
                course_role = 'staff'
                if account_types['student'] == res[0][2]:
                    course_role = 'student'
                course_role_id = db.select_columns(
                    'course_roles', ['id'], ['name'], [course_role]
                )
                enroll_user(user_id, res[0][3], course_role_id[0][0])
            db.delete_rows('update_account_types', ['id'], [res[0][0]])
        else:
            db.update_rows('users', [''], ['confirm_code'], ['name'], [user])
        flash('Account activated! You can now log in.', 'success')
    db.close()
    return redirect(url_for('.login'))
コード例 #5
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def delete_topic():
    data = json.loads(request.data)
    topic_id = data['topicId']
    db.connect()
    db.delete_rows('topics', ['id'], [topic_id])
    db.delete_rows('topic_to_area', ['topic'], [topic_id])
    db.delete_rows('announcements', ['topic'], [topic_id])
    db.delete_rows('prerequisites', ['topic'], [topic_id])
    db.close()
    return jsonify({'status': 'ok', "message": "Topic deleted"})
コード例 #6
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def respond_request():
    data = get_fields(request.form, ['response', 'student-id', 'topic'])
    db.connect()

    req_status = 'approved' if data[0] == 'accept' else 'rejected'
    if req_status == 'approved':
        if 'assessor' not in request.form:
            db.close()
            return error('You must specify an assessor')
        db.delete_rows('student_topic', ['student'], [data[1]])
        db.insert_single('student_topic',
                         [data[1], data[2], request.form['assessor']],
                         ['student', 'topic', 'assessor'])

    queries.respond_topic(data[1], data[2], req_status,
                          datetime.now().timestamp())
    res = db.select_columns('users', ['email', 'name'], ['id'], [data[1]])[0]
    student = {'email': res[0], 'name': res[1]}
    topic = db.select_columns('topics', ['name'], ['id'], [data[2]])[0][0]
    db.close()

    send_email(student['email'], student['name'], 'Topic Reply',
               [f'Your topic request for "{topic}" has been {req_status}.'])
    return jsonify({'status': 'ok'})
コード例 #7
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def create():
    if request.method == 'GET':

        topic_id = request.args.get('update', None, type=int)

        if topic_id:

            db.connect()
            topic_info = db.select_columns('topics', ['name', 'description'],
                                           ['id'], [topic_id])[0]

            # 404 if no such topic id
            if not len(topic_info):
                db.close()
                abort(404)

            db.close()
            return render_template('create_topic.html',
                                   heading='Edit Topic',
                                   title='Edit Topic',
                                   topic_id=topic_id,
                                   topic_info=topic_info)
        else:
            return render_template('create_topic.html',
                                   heading='Create Topic',
                                   title='Create Topic')

    try:
        data = json.loads(request.data)
        topic = data['topic']
        areas = [area['tag'] for area in data['topic_area']]
        prereqs = [prereq['tag'] for prereq in data['prereqs']]
        details = data['details']
    except ValueError as e:
        return e.args[0]

    # check if there is an edit param, if there is, get the topic id
    update_id = request.args.get('update', None, type=str)
    if update_id:
        update_id = update_id.split('-')[2]

    # make sure the course codes are uppercase and strip for areas and prereqs
    if len(areas) == 0:
        return error('You must enter at least one topic area')
    original_prereqs = prereqs
    prereqs = [x.upper().strip() for x in prereqs]
    areas = [x.strip() for x in areas]

    db.connect()
    user_id = session['id']

    # test if there is such course in the database

    course_ids = []
    i = 0
    for prereq in prereqs:
        course_id = db.select_columns('courses', ['id', 'prereq'], ['code'],
                                      [prereq])
        if len(course_id) == 0:
            db.close()
            err_msg = f'{original_prereqs[i]} is an unknown course code!'
            if not re.match(config.COURSE_CODE_FORMAT, prereqs[i]):
                err_msg = f'{original_prereqs[i]} is an invalid course code!'
            return error(err_msg)
        if course_id[0][1] == 0:
            db.close()

            return error(f'{prereqs[i]} cannot be a prerequisite!')

        course_ids.append(course_id[0][0])
        i += 1

    if not update_id:
        # test if there is such topic in the database
        res = db.select_columns('topics', ['name'], ['name'], [topic])

        # only check the name of the topic
        if len(res):
            db.close()
            return error('A topic with that name already exists!')

        # now start to insert data into db
        # insert topic
        db.insert_single('topics', [topic, user_id, details],
                         ['name', 'supervisor', 'description'])
    # otherwise, update the topic name and description
    else:
        db.update_rows('topics', [topic, details], ['name', 'description'],
                       ['id'], [update_id])

    topic_id = db.select_columns('topics', ['id'], ['name'], [topic])[0][0]
    # if this is an update, delete all the related area and prereqs
    # then insert the new ones
    if update_id:
        db.delete_rows('topic_to_area', ['topic'], [topic_id])
        db.delete_rows('prerequisites', ['topic'], [topic_id])
    # now get topic areas
    for area in areas:
        # get area_id if area in database
        area_id = db.select_columns('topic_areas', ['id'], ['name'], [area])

        # else add area to database and get the id
        if not area_id:
            db.insert_single('topic_areas', [area], ['name'])
            area_id = db.select_columns('topic_areas', ['id'], ['name'],
                                        [area])

            db.insert_single('topic_to_area', [topic_id, area_id[0][0]],
                             ['topic', 'topic_area'])
        else:
            # add to linking table
            db.insert_single('topic_to_area', [topic_id, area_id[0][0]],
                             ['topic', 'topic_area'])

    # now insert prereqs
    for i in range(len(course_ids)):
        db.insert_single('prerequisites', [0, topic_id, course_ids[i]],
                         ['type', 'topic', 'course'])

    db.close()
    return jsonify({'status': 'ok'})
コード例 #8
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def upload_material():
    try:
        fields = [
            'file-label', 'file-name', 'course-offering', 'old-material-id',
            'delete-old-file'
        ]
        file_label, file_name, course_offering, old_material_id, \
            delete_old_file = \
            get_fields(request.form, fields,
                       optional=['word-limit', 'file-name'],
                       ints=['course-offering'])
    except ValueError as e:
        return e.args[0]

    try:
        old_material_id = int(old_material_id)
    except ValueError as e:
        old_material_id = None

    # check if no file when there should be one
    if file_name == '' and \
            (delete_old_file == 'true' or old_material_id is None):
        return error('File is required!')
    db.connect()
    # check if course offering is valid
    res = db.select_columns('course_offerings', ['id'], ['id'],
                            [course_offering])
    if not len(res):
        db.close()
        return error('Cannot attach material to unknown course offering')

    # check if material with same label exists in course
    res = db.select_columns('materials', ['id'], ['name', 'course_offering'],
                            [file_label, course_offering])
    if len(res) and old_material_id != res[0][0]:
        db.close()
        return error('An item with that label already exists in this course')

    # otherwise, we can insert the material into the course
    if len(file_name):
        try:
            sent_file = FileUpload(req=request)
        except KeyError:
            db.close()
            return error('Could not find a file to upload')
        res = db.select_columns('file_types', ['name'])
        file_types = list(map(lambda x: x[0], res))
        if sent_file.get_extention() not in file_types:
            db.close()
            accept_files = ', '.join(file_types)
            return error(f'Accepted file types are: {accept_files}')
        if sent_file.get_size() > config.MAX_FILE_SIZE:
            sent_file.remove_file()
            db.close()
            return error(
                f'File exceeds the maximum size of {config.MAX_FILE_SIZE} MB')
        sent_file.commit()

    if delete_old_file == 'true':
        old = db.select_columns('material_attachments', ['path'], ['material'],
                                [old_material_id])
        if old:
            db.delete_rows('material_attachments', ['material'],
                           [old_material_id])
            try:
                prev_submission = FileUpload(filename=old[0][0])
                prev_submission.remove_file()
            except LookupError:
                # If the file doesn't exists don't worry as we are deleting
                # the attachment anyway
                pass

    if old_material_id is not None:
        # update existing material entries
        db.update_rows('materials', [file_label], ['name'], ['id'],
                       [old_material_id])
        db.update_rows('materials', [file_label], ['name'], ['id'],
                       [old_material_id])
        if delete_old_file == 'true':
            db.insert_single(
                'material_attachments',
                [old_material_id, sent_file.get_name()], ['material', 'path'])
    else:
        # add material and file path to db
        db.insert_single('materials', [course_offering, file_label, 0],
                         ['course_offering', 'name', 'visible'])
        res = db.select_columns('materials', ['id'],
                                ['name', 'course_offering'],
                                [file_label, course_offering])
        db.insert_single('material_attachments',
                         [res[0][0], sent_file.get_name()],
                         ['material', 'path'])
    db.close()
    return jsonify({'status': 'ok'})
コード例 #9
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def create():
    course_id = request.args.get('course_offering_id', None, type=int)
    if request.method == 'GET':
        if course_id is None:
            abort(400)
        db.connect()
        res = db.select_columns('course_offerings', ['id'], ['id'],
                                [course_id])
        if not len(res):
            db.close()
            abort(404)
        file_types = db.select_columns('file_types', ['name'])
        file_types = list(map(lambda x: x[0], file_types))
        allowed_file_types = ','.join(file_types)

        heading = 'Create Task'
        default_fields = {
            'task-name': '',
            'deadline': '',
            'task-description': '',
            'submission-type': 'text',
            'word-limit': '',
            'maximum-file-size': '',
            'accepted-file-type': '',
            'marking-method': 'accept',
            'criteria': [],
            'task_attachments': []
        }

        # if updating old task then load old task data
        old_task_id = request.args.get('update', None, type=int)
        if old_task_id is not None:
            res = queries.get_past_task_data(old_task_id)
            if res is not None:
                res = res[0]
                heading = 'Edit Task'

                # basic task details
                default_fields['task-name'] = res[0]
                time_format = '%d/%m/%Y %H:%M'
                due_date = datetime.fromtimestamp(res[1])
                default_fields['deadline'] = due_date.strftime(time_format)
                default_fields['task-description'] = res[2]

                attachments = db.select_columns('task_attachments', ['path'],
                                                ['task'], [old_task_id])
                for r in attachments:
                    file = [FileUpload(filename=r[0])]
                    default_fields['task_attachments'] = file

                # submission method specific
                if res[3] == 'text submission':
                    default_fields['word-limit'] = res[4]
                else:
                    default_fields['submission-type'] = 'file'
                    default_fields['maximum-file-size'] = int(res[5])
                    default_fields['accepted-file-type'] = res[6]

                # marking method specifics
                if res[7] == 'requires mark':
                    default_fields['marking-method'] = 'criteria'
                    crit = db.select_columns('task_criteria',
                                             ['name, max_mark'], ['task'],
                                             [old_task_id])
                    if crit is not None:
                        default_fields['criteria'] = crit

        db.close()
        if default_fields['maximum-file-size'] == '':
            default_fields['maximum-file-size'] = 5
        if default_fields['accepted-file-type'] == '':
            default_fields['accepted-file-type'] = '.pdf'
        return render_template('create_task.html',
                               heading=heading,
                               title=heading,
                               file_types=file_types,
                               course_id=course_id,
                               max_file_size=config.MAX_FILE_SIZE,
                               max_word_limit=config.MAX_WORD_LIMIT,
                               accepted_file_types=allowed_file_types,
                               old_task_id=old_task_id,
                               default_fields=default_fields)

    try:
        fields = [
            'task-name', 'deadline', 'task-description', 'submission-type',
            'word-limit', 'maximum-file-size', 'accepted-file-type',
            'marking-method', 'num-criteria', 'course-id', 'file-name',
            'old_task_id', 'delete_old_attachment'
        ]
        task_name, deadline, task_description, submission_type, \
            word_limit, max_file_size, accepted_ftype, marking_method, \
            num_criteria, course_id, file_name, old_task_id, \
            delete_old_attachment = \
            get_fields(request.form, fields,
                       optional=['word-limit', 'file-name'],
                       ints=['maximum-file-size', 'num-criteria',
                             'word-limit', 'course-id',
                             'delete_old_attachment'])
    except ValueError as e:
        return e.args[0]

    try:
        old_task_id = int(old_task_id)
    except ValueError as e:
        old_task_id = None

    try:
        deadline = datetime.strptime(deadline, '%d/%m/%Y %H:%M').timestamp()
    except ValueError:
        return error('Invalid date format for deadline!')

    if submission_type == 'file':
        max_size = config.MAX_FILE_SIZE
        if not (1 <= max_file_size <= max_size):
            return error(
                f'Maximum file size must be between 1 and {max_size}!')
    elif submission_type == 'text':
        try:
            word_limit = get_fields(request.form, ['word-limit'],
                                    ints=['word-limit'])[0]
        except ValueError as e:
            return e.args[0]
        max_word_limit = config.MAX_WORD_LIMIT
        if not (1 <= word_limit <= max_word_limit):
            return error(f'Word limit must be between 1 and {max_word_limit}!')
    else:
        return error('Unknown submission type!')

    if marking_method == 'criteria':
        if num_criteria < 1:
            return error('At least one marking criterion is required!')
        else:
            criteria = [f'criteria-{i}' for i in range(1, num_criteria + 1)]
            marks = [f'maximum-mark-{i}' for i in range(1, num_criteria + 1)]
            try:
                criteria = get_fields(request.form, criteria)
                marks = get_fields(request.form, marks, ints=marks)
            except ValueError as e:
                return e.args[0]

        if sum([mark for mark in marks]) != 100:
            return error('Marks must add to 100!')
    elif marking_method != 'accept':
        return error('Unknown marking method!')

    db.connect()
    res = db.select_columns('course_offerings', ['id'], ['id'], [course_id])
    if not len(res):
        db.close()
        return error('Cannot create task for unknown course!')
    res = db.select_columns('tasks', ['id', 'name'],
                            ['name', 'course_offering'],
                            [task_name, course_id])
    if len(res) and res[0][0] != old_task_id:
        db.close()
        return error('A task with that name already exists in this course!')

    # retrieve some foreign keys for insertion
    res = db.select_columns('file_types', ['id'], ['name'], [accepted_ftype])
    if not len(res):
        db.close()
        return error('Invalid or unsupported file type!')
    file_type_id = res[0][0]

    # upload file if present
    sent_file = None
    if len(file_name):
        try:
            sent_file = FileUpload(req=request)
        except KeyError:
            db.close()
            return error('Could not find a file to upload')

        res = db.select_columns('file_types', ['name'])
        file_types = list(map(lambda x: x[0], res))
        if sent_file.get_extention() not in file_types:
            db.close()
            accept_files = ', '.join(file_types)
            return error(f'Accepted file types are: {accept_files}')
        if sent_file.get_size() > config.MAX_FILE_SIZE:
            sent_file.remove_file()
            db.close()
            return error(
                f'File exceeds the maximum size of {config.MAX_FILE_SIZE} MB')
        sent_file.commit()

    if (len(file_name) and old_task_id is not None) or delete_old_attachment:
        old = db.select_columns('task_attachments', ['path'], ['task'],
                                [old_task_id])
        if old:
            db.delete_rows('task_attachments', ['task'], [old_task_id])
            try:
                prev_submission = FileUpload(filename=old[0][0])
                prev_submission.remove_file()
            except LookupError:
                # If the file doesn't exists don't worry as we are deleting
                # the attachment anyway
                pass

    res = db.select_columns('submission_methods', ['id'], ['name'],
                            ['{} submission'.format(submission_type)])
    submission_method_id = res[0][0]
    marking_method = 'approval' if marking_method == 'accept' else 'mark'
    res = db.select_columns('marking_methods', ['id'], ['name'],
                            ['requires {}'.format(marking_method)])
    mark_method_id = res[0][0]

    # commit task
    if old_task_id is not None:
        # update an existing task
        db.update_rows('tasks', [
            task_name, course_id, deadline, task_description, max_file_size,
            submission_method_id, mark_method_id, word_limit
        ], [
            'name', 'course_offering', 'deadline', 'description', 'size_limit',
            'submission_method', 'marking_method', 'word_limit'
        ], ['id'], [old_task_id])
    else:
        # add a new task`
        db.insert_single('tasks', [
            task_name, course_id, deadline, task_description, max_file_size, 0,
            submission_method_id, mark_method_id, word_limit
        ], [
            'name', 'course_offering', 'deadline', 'description', 'size_limit',
            'visible', 'submission_method', 'marking_method', 'word_limit'
        ])

    res = db.select_columns('tasks', ['id'], ['name', 'course_offering'],
                            [task_name, course_id])
    task_id = res[0][0]

    if sent_file:
        db.insert_single('task_attachments',
                         [task_id, sent_file.get_name()], ['task', 'path'])

    # delete old entries in other tables
    if old_task_id is not None:
        db.delete_rows('submission_types', ['task'], [old_task_id])

        res = db.select_columns('task_criteria', ['id'], ['task'],
                                [old_task_id])
        for r in res:
            db.delete_rows('marks', ['criteria'], [r[0]])
        db.delete_rows('task_criteria', ['task'], [old_task_id])

    # commit accepted file type
    db.insert_single('submission_types', [file_type_id, task_id],
                     ['file_type', 'task'])

    # commit marking criteria
    marking_criteria = []
    if marking_method == 'approval':
        marking_criteria.append(
            ('task_criteria', [task_id, 'Approval',
                               100], ['task', 'name', 'max_mark']))
    else:
        for i in range(len(criteria)):
            marking_criteria.append(
                ('task_criteria', [task_id, criteria[i],
                                   marks[i]], ['task', 'name', 'max_mark']))
    db.insert_multiple(marking_criteria)

    db.close()
    return jsonify({'status': 'ok'})
コード例 #10
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def submit_file_task():
    task_id = request.form.get('task', -1)
    db.connect()
    res = db.select_columns('tasks', [
        'deadline', 'marking_method', 'visible', 'course_offering',
        'size_limit'
    ], ['id'], [task_id])
    if not res:
        db.close()
        return error("Task not found")

    task = build_task(task_id)
    res = db.select_columns('enrollments', ['user'],
                            ['user', 'course_offering'],
                            [session['id'], task['offering']])
    if not res:
        db.close()
        return error("User not enrolled in task's course")

    if not request.form.get('certify', 'false') == 'true':
        db.close()
        return error("You must certify this is all your own work")

    if datetime.now().timestamp() >= task['deadline']:
        db.close()
        return error("Submissions closed!<br>You can no longer submit")

    if task['mark_method']['name'] == 'requires approval':
        res = db.select_columns('request_statuses', ['id'], ['name'],
                                ['pending'])
    elif task['mark_method']['name'] == 'requires mark':
        res = db.select_columns('request_statuses', ['id'], ['name'],
                                ['pending mark'])
    pending_status_id = res[0][0]

    try:
        sent_file = FileUpload(req=request)
    except KeyError:
        db.close()
        return error("You must supply a file for submission")

    if sent_file.get_extention() not in task['accepted_files']:
        db.close()
        accept_files = ', '.join([f[1:] for f in task['accepted_files']])
        return error(f"File must be formatted as {accept_files}")
    if sent_file.get_size() > task['file_limit']:
        sent_file.remove_file()
        db.close()
        return error(
            f'File exceeds the maximum size of {task["file_limit"]} MB')

    sent_file.commit()
    res = db.select_columns('submissions', ['path'], ['student', 'task'],
                            [session['id'], task['id']])
    if res:
        db.delete_rows('submissions', ['student', 'task'],
                       [session['id'], task['id']])
        # If the file doesn't exists don't worry as we are deleting
        # the submission anyway
        try:
            prev_submission = FileUpload(filename=res[0][0])
            prev_submission.remove_file()
        except LookupError:
            pass

    db.insert_single('submissions', [
        session['id'], task['id'],
        sent_file.get_original_name(),
        str(sent_file.get_name()),
        datetime.now().timestamp(), pending_status_id
    ], ['student', 'task', 'name', 'path', 'date_modified', 'status'])
    db.close()
    return jsonify({'status': 'ok'})
コード例 #11
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def register():
    if request.method == 'GET':
        return render_template('register.html',
                               title='Register', hide_navbar=True)

    try:
        fields = ['email', 'password', 'confirm-password']
        email, password, confirm = get_fields(request.form, fields)
    except ValueError as e:
        return e.args[0]

    if not re.match(config.EMAIL_FORMAT, email):
        return error(
            f'Invalid email format!<br>{config.EMAIL_FORMAT_ERROR}', 'email')

    db.connect()
    res = db.select_columns('users', ['email', 'date_created', 'confirm_code'],
                            ['email'], [email])

    now = datetime.now().timestamp()
    if len(res):
        if res[0][2] != '' and res[0][1] + config.ACCOUNT_EXPIRY < now:
            # expire unactivated accounts every 24 hours
            db.delete_rows('users', ['email'], [email])
        else:
            db.close()
            return error('This email has already been registered!', 'email')

    if len(password) < 8:
        msg = 'Password must be at least 8 characters long!'
        db.close()
        return error(msg, 'password')

    if password != confirm:
        db.close()
        return error('Passwords do not match!', 'confirm-password')

    hashed_pass = bcrypt.hashpw(password.encode('utf-8'), bcrypt.gensalt())
    name = email.split('@')[0]

    # get the id for a public account
    acc_type = db.select_columns('account_types',
                                 ['id'], ['name'], ['public'])

    confirm_code = uuid.uuid1()
    activation_link = url_for('.confirm', user=name,
                              confirm_code=confirm_code, _external=True)
    send_email(to=email, name=email, subject='Confirm Account Registration',
               messages=[
                   'You recently registered for an account on TMS.',
                   'To activiate your account, click ' +
                   f'<a href="{activation_link}">here</a>.',
                   'This link will expire in 24 hours.'
               ])

    db.insert_single(
        'users',
        [name, hashed_pass, email, acc_type[0][0], str(confirm_code), now],
        ['name', 'password', 'email', 'account_type', 'confirm_code',
         'date_created']
    )
    db.close()
    return jsonify({'status': 'ok'})