def register():
"""
Register a new user for the SO platform.
Allowed GET and POST methods.
:return: rendering of the corresponding html page
"""
# enter in the page by the GET method, only render the register.html page
if request.method == 'GET':
return render_template('register.html')
# enter in the page by a POST method (filled the register page)
else:
username = request.form['username']
password = request.form['password']
password_confirmed = request.form['password_confirmed']
if password != password_confirmed:
logger.debug("Confirmed password is not the same!")
flash('Confirmed password is not the same!', 'danger')
return render_template("register.html")
# hashing the password with md5
user = user_db.get_specific_user({"username": username})
# check if the entered 'user' is already in the db
if user:
log_queue.put(["DEBUG", "Username already in database".format(username)])
flash('Username already registered', 'danger')
return render_template("register.html")
else:
hash_object = hashlib.md5(password.encode())
# insert the new user (and hashed password) in the db
user_db.insert_user({"username": username, "password": hash_object.hexdigest(), "role": "Admin"})
log_queue.put(["INFO", 'User "{}" successfully registered'.format(username)])
flash('User "{}" successfully registered'.format(username), 'success')
return render_template("login.html")
def main():
# empty database
empty_user_collection()
# insert the the admin user (password 'admin' and role 'Admin')
default_user = '******'
default_password = '******'
default_role = 'Admin'
user_record = {
"username": default_user,
"password": hashlib.md5(default_password.encode()).hexdigest(),
"role": default_role
}
insert_user(user_record)
log_process.terminate()