def delete_data(request, username=None, id_string=None): xform, owner = check_and_set_user_and_form(username, id_string, request) if not xform: return HttpResponseForbidden(_(u'Not shared.')) try: args = {"username": username, "id_string": id_string, "query": request.GET.get('query'), "fields": request.GET.get('fields'), "sort": request.GET.get('sort')} if 'limit' in request.GET: args["limit"] = int(request.GET.get('limit')) cursor = ParsedInstance.query_mongo(**args) except ValueError as e: return HttpResponseBadRequest(e) today = datetime.today().strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S') ParsedInstance.edit_mongo( args['query'], '{ "$set": {"_deleted_at": "%s" }}' % today) records = list(record for record in cursor) response_text = simplejson.dumps(records) if 'callback' in request.GET and request.GET.get('callback') != '': callback = request.GET.get('callback') response_text = ("%s(%s)" % (callback, response_text)) return HttpResponse(response_text, mimetype='application/json')