def compress(self, data_list):
"""
Compress data from the hidden input fields.
The input value is usually the result of the client-side DartDM lookup,
however a user can hit 'submit' with a self-entered name, or change the
autocompleted name. If this is the case we do another DartDm lookup to
verify the name.
`data_list` is of the form `[NAME_WITH_YEAR, NETID, NAME_WITH_AFFIL]`
"""
logger.info('compress: %r' % data_list)
if len(data_list) == 0:
# Empty field
return None
if len(data_list) == 1 or not data_list[2].startswith(data_list[0]):
# User did not wait for the typeahead autocomplete,
# or changed the autocompleted name after the lookup.
# Try and lookup the given name.
results = lookup.dartdm_lookup(data_list[0])
if len(results) == 0:
raise ValidationError('User not found')
elif len(results) == 1:
return results[0] # Lookup results are already formatted
else:
raise ValidationError("Ambiguous name %r" % data_list[0])
return {
lookup.NAME_WITH_YEAR: data_list[0],
lookup.NETID: data_list[1],
lookup.NAME_WITH_AFFIL: data_list[2]
}
def dartdm_lookup_view(request):
"""
Dartmouth Name Directory connector.
The dartdm netid lookup doesn't allow cross-site requests,
hence no AJAX. This view allows us to do DND lookups by acting as
an endpoint for typeahead.
"""
try:
query = request.GET['term']
except KeyError:
results = []
else:
results = dartdm_lookup(query)
# setting safe=False allows us to return the JSON array
return JsonResponse(results, safe=False)
