def preflight(self, runtype=None, mac=None, name=None):
"""Log preflight."""
client = Client.by_mac(mac)
if not client:
client = Client()
client.mac = mac
DBSession.add(client)
client.runtype = runtype
if name:
client.name = name
else:
client.name = "<NO NAME>"
client.runstate = u"in progress"
client.timestamp = datetime.now()
client.remote_ip = unicode(request.environ['REMOTE_ADDR'])
client.activity = {"Updating": "preflight"}
DBSession.flush()
return "preflight logged for %s\n" % name
