def create_account(request):
"""
Respond to posts for creating an account.
Only takes POSTs.
"""
# if next is passed, get it
next = request.GET.get('next', reverse('news.views.news_items.index'))
next = request.POST.get('next', next)
assert_or_404(valid_next_redirect(next))
assert_or_404(request.method == 'POST')
username = get_from_POST_or_404(request, 'username')
password = get_from_POST_or_404(request, 'password')
# make sure it's a valid username
if not valid_username(username):
request.session['create_account_error'] = 'Username can only ' + \
'consist of letters, numbers, and underscores, and must be ' + \
'less than 30 characters'
request.session['create_account_username'] = username
return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('news.views.login.login_view') +
"?next=" + next)
# make sure no other users have this username
if User.objects.filter(username=username):
request.session['create_account_error'] = \
'Username ' + username + ' taken'
request.session['create_account_username'] = username
return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('news.views.login.login_view') +
"?next=" + next)
# make sure it's a valid password
if not valid_password(password):
request.session['create_account_error'] = \
'Password cannot be blank and must be less than 30 characters'
request.session['create_account_username'] = username
return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('news.views.login.login_view') +
"?next=" + next)
# create the user and userprofile
user = User.objects.create_user(username, '', password)
UserProfile.objects.create(user=user)
return login_view(request)
def testValidUsername(self):
""" Test valid_username(). """
# usernames must match \w+
self.assert_(valid_username('user'))
self.assert_(valid_username('32__328LALAuser'))
self.assert_(valid_username('_'))
self.assert_(valid_username('a' * NEWS_MAX_USERNAME_LENGTH))
self.assertFalse(valid_username('!#^#$'))
self.assertFalse(valid_username(''))
self.assertFalse(valid_username('\n'))
self.assertFalse(valid_username('66.66'))
self.assertFalse(valid_username('doctor user'))
self.assertFalse(valid_username('日本語'))
# usernames must not be too long
self.assertFalse(valid_username('a' * (NEWS_MAX_USERNAME_LENGTH + 1)))
