def createGroup(request, username):
assert isinstance(request, HttpRequest)
# If the method is a POST request, check if it is a valid Create Group form
if request.method == 'POST':
form = CreateGroupForm(request.POST)
if form.is_valid():
name = form.cleaned_data['name']
# If the group already exists, do nothing
if Group.objects.filter(name=name).exists():
return render(
request, 'app/createGroup.html', {
'title': username,
'form': CreateGroupForm(),
'error': 'Group already exists'
})
# If the group does not exists, make a new group
else:
user = User.objects.get_by_natural_key(username)
gDrive = GoogleDrive()
# Create a folder in the drive and get its id
folderId = gDrive.createGroup(name)
# Create a group in the db, setting the owner to be the user who created the group,
# and the gdriveid to be the id of the newly created folder
group = Group()
group.name = name
group.owner = user
group.gdriveid = folderId
# Create a random 16 byte key that will be used for encryption/decryption
group.key = get_random_bytes(16)
group.save()
# Create a membership relationship between the new group and the user who created it
membership = Membership()
membership.group = group
membership.user = user
membership.save()
# Redirect back to the user page
return redirect('/userpage/' + username)
else:
# If there was no POST request, just render the userpage as normal
return render(request, 'app/createGroup.html', {
'title': username,
'form': CreateGroupForm()
})
