def test_hpc_connection(user):
"""
:param user: user object
:returns: True/False after trying to connect to the cluster,
sets a flag if successful and returns True if flag is set as
True without testing the connection first
"""
logger.debug("testing if user exists")
try:
hpcuser = HPCUser.objects.get(user=user)
except (HPCUser.DoesNotExist, TypeError):
return False
#logger.debug(dir(hpcuser))
if hpcuser.testedConnection:
#logger.debug("testConnection = True")
return hpcuser.hpc_username
myHPC = HPC(location="msg", username=hpcuser.hpc_username)
if myHPC.testConnection():
hpcuser.testedConnection = True
#logger.debug("tested for real: " + repr(hpcuser.testedConnection))
hpcuser.save()
return hpcuser.hpc_username
else:
hpcuser.testedConnection = False
hpcuser.save()
return False
def getPublicKey():
"""leftover from before"""
return HPC.getPublicKey()
