def register_new_user(name):
''' register a Profile for the current user as long as the name hasn't been used and the user doesn't already have a Profile '''
if name is None:
raise ActionException('Name is required')
if len(Profile.query(Profile.name_order == name.upper()).fetch(1)) > 0:
raise ActionException('Name has been used by someone else')
profile, userid = _get_profile()
if profile is None:
sm = _get_site_master()
if sm is None:
profile = SiteMasterProfile(id=userid)
profile.free_games = 1
profile.free_places = 2
else:
profile = Profile(id=userid)
else:
raise ActionException('User already has a profile')
profile.name = name
profile.name_order = name.upper()
profile.updated = datetime.now()
profile.playing = profile.key
profile.put()
return profile.key.urlsafe()