def send_request(self, requester_username, requested_username):
friendship_object = Entities.Friendship(requester_username, requested_username, datetime.datetime.now(), None,
None, None, None)
friendship_dao = FriendshipDAO.FriendshipDAO()
enduser_dao = EndUserDao.EndUserDao()
request_sent = False
requester_existence = enduser_dao.read(requester_username)
requested_existence = enduser_dao.read(requested_username)
if requester_existence != None and requested_existence != None:
friendship_existing = friendship_dao.read(requester_username, requested_username)
if friendship_existing == None:
request_sent = friendship_dao.create(friendship_object)
else:
friendship_existing.when_requested = datetime.datetime.now()
friendship_existing.when_rejected = None
friendship_existing.when_confirmed = None
friendship_existing.when_unfriended = None
friendship_existing.when_withdrawn = None
friendship_dao.update(friendship_existing)
request_sent = True
return request_sent
