def from_anything(data):
"""Return a People instance from any supported representation.
Supported representation are People instances, userid strings,
(username, hostname) tuples, and dictionnaries from server reply.
:param data: A representation of a People object.
"""
if isinstance(data, People):
return data
elif isinstance(data, str) or isinstance(data, unicode):
try:
username, hostname = utils.userid2tuple(data)
except ValueError:
raise exceptions.PeopleNotInstanciable(
_('hostname is missing.'))
return People(username, hostname)
elif isinstance(data, tuple) and len(data) == 2:
return People(*data)
elif isinstance(data, dict) and 'username' in data and \
'server' in data and isinstance(data['server'], dict) and \
'hostname' in data['server']:
return People(data['username'], data['server']['hostname'])
else:
raise ValueError('Invalid representation of People object: %r' %
data)
def new_callback(new_userid, new_password):
global username, hostname, password
try:
username, hostname = userid2tuple(new_userid)
except:
return False
password = new_password
if People(username, hostname, password, connect=True).authenticated:
return callback(new_userid, new_password)
else:
return False
def new_callback(new_userid, new_password):
global username, hostname, password
try:
username, hostname = userid2tuple(new_userid)
except:
return False
password = new_password
if People(username, hostname, password, connect=True).authenticated:
return callback(new_userid, new_password)
else:
return False
def get_people(userid):
username, servername = utils.userid2tuple(userid,
settings.WIDIDIT_HOSTNAME)
server = get_server(servername)
return People.objects.get(username=username, server=server)