def addUser(request):
'''
takes in user information and adds it to the database
upload images as files in your post request
:param request:
:return: nothing
'''
username = request.POST.get('username', '')
password = request.POST.get('password', '')
user = Account()
user.first_name = request.POST.get('first_name', '')
user.last_name = request.POST.get('last_name', '')
user.email = request.POST.get('email', '')
user.username = username
user.about_me = request.POST.get('about_me', '')
user.password = password
user.profile_image = request.FILES.get('profile')
user.cover_image = request.FILES.get('cover')
#create user secret key
m = hashlib.md5()
user.friends = json.dumps(request.POST.get('friends', [])) #list of usernames
user.history = json.dumps(request.POST.get('history', [])) #list of civi's visited
user.awards = json.dumps(request.POST.get('awards', [])) #list of user awards
m.update("{username}{password}{int}".format(username=user.username, password=password, int=random.randint(0, sys.maxint)))
secret_key = m.hexdigest()
user.secret_key= secret_key
user.save()
try:
user.save()
except Exception as e:
return JsonResponse({'result': e})
return JsonResponse({'status': 200, 'result': user.secret_key})
