def insert_object(request, name, id=None, **kwargs):
"""Insert or update an object of type name into the database.
Arguemnts:
request: The django request object.
name: the name of the object to be inserted.
id: the id of an existing object that should be updated.
**kwargs: any further arguments to the modify_<name> function.
Returns:
response: A HttpResponse object indicating whether the insertion was
successful or not.
"""
try:
content_type = RestView.get_content_type(request)
data = request.raw_post_data
logger.info("Attempt to insert %s in table: %s" % (data, name))
inserted_object = None
inserter = insert.get_inserter(content_type)
function = getattr(inserter, 'modify_%s' % (name))
inserted_object = function(data, id, **kwargs)
values = {name: inserted_object}
response = RestView.render_response(request, name, values)
if id:
response.status_code = RestView.OK_STATUS
else:
response.status_code = RestView.CREATED_STATUS
response['location'] = '%s/%s/%s' % (service_url, name, inserted_object.id)
except InvalidDataException, exc:
logger.error(exc)
response = HttpResponse(exc.message)
response.status_code = RestView.BAD_REQUEST_STATUS
def _insert_publication(request, publication_id):
content_type = RestView.get_content_type(request)
data = request.raw_post_data
logger.info("Attempt to insert publication: %s" % (data))
requester = request.user
if 'application/x-bibtex' in content_type:
inserted_publication = insert.insert_bibtex_publication(data, requester)
else:
inserter = insert.get_inserter(content_type)
inserted_publication = inserter.modify_publication(data, publication_id, requester=requester)
return inserted_publication
def POST(request):
"""Inserts publications via POST request."""
try:
content_type = RestView.get_content_type(request)
data = request.raw_post_data
logger.info("Attempt to insert publication: %s" % (data))
requester = request.user
inserted_publications = None
if 'application/x-bibtex' in content_type:
inserted_publications = insert.insert_bibtex_publication(data, requester)
else:
inserter = insert.get_inserter(content_type)
inserted_publications = inserter.modify_publication(data, requester=requester)
values = {'publication_list': inserted_publications}
response = RestView.render_response(request, 'publications', values)
response.status_code = RestView.CREATED_STATUS
if type(inserted_publications) == type(Publication):
response['Location'] = "%s/publication/%s" % (service_url, inserted_publications.id)
except InvalidDataException, e:
logger.error(e)
response = HttpResponse(e.message)
response.status_code = RestView.BAD_REQUEST_STATUS
