now there is a working button at the login page to create a new user. User creation should work, although right now it lacks a check whether or not the user already exists.

createaccount.py

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import helper,psql
+
+maxuser = 1000
+
+def display_create_form(req,form):
+	"""
+	gets a request object and a util.FieldStorage form.
+	writes a HTML page containing one name and two password fields.
+	"""
+	data = """
+	<form  method="post">
+	<p>Your username:<br>
+	<input name="username" type="text" id="text" size="20"></p>
+	<p>Your Password:<br>
+	<input name="password1" type="text" id="text" size="20"></p>
+	<p>Please retype your Password:<br>
+	<input name="password2" type="text" id="text" size="20"></p>
+	<input type="hidden" name="sessionid" value="%s">
+	<input type="hidden" name="createaccount" value="process">
+	<p><input type="submit" id ="submit" value="create account"></p>
+	</form>
+	"""  % helper.generate_session_id()
+	req.write(data)
+
+def process_form(req,form):
+	"""
+	gets a request object and a util.FieldStorage form.
+	Tries to read out username, password1 and password2 from form.
+	If all needed data is there, create the named user and return a 'success' 
+	page. Else fail with detailed error.
+	"""
+	try:
+		password1 = form["password1"]
+	except:
+		password1 = ""
+	try:
+		password2 = form["password2"]
+	except:
+		password2 = ""
+	try:
+		username = form["username"]
+	except:
+		username = ""
+	if (username != "") and (password1 != "") and (password2 != "") and (password1 == password2):
+		psql.add_webgo_user(username,password1)
+		req.write("User %s has been successfully created. Click the following button to login:<br>" % username)
+		data = """
+		<form  method="post">
+		<input name="username" type="hidden" value="%s"></p>
+		<input name="password" type="hidden" value="%s"></p>
+		<input type="hidden" name="sessionid" value="%s">	
+		<p><input type="submit" id ="submit" value="login"></p>
+		</form>
+		"""  % (username,password1,helper.generate_session_id())
+		req.write(data)
+	else:
+		if username == "":
+			req.write("Please enter a username you would like to have.<br>")
+		if (password1 == "") or (password2 == "") or (password1 != password2):
+			req.write("Both given passwords have to be the same and non-empty.<br>")
+		display_create_form(req,form)
+
+
+def main(req,form):
+	
+	req.write(helper.header())
+	helper.debug(req,form,str(form.keys()))
+	
+	try:
+		createvalue = form["createaccount"]
+	except:
+		createvalue = ""
+	if  createvalue == "process":
+		process_form(req,form)
+	else:	
+		display_create_form(req,form)
+	
+	req.write(helper.footer())

deletegame.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def main(req,form):
 	manage the removal of game from game slots of players and 
 	delete game from database.
 	"""
-	helper.debug(req,form,"<br>"+str(form.keys())+" sessionid in form:"+form["sessionid"]+"<br>")
+	helper.debug(req,form,str(form.keys())+" sessionid in form:"+form["sessionid"]+"<br>")
 	try:
 		gamename = form["game"]
 	except:

documentation/development/TODO

@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@
 - add a description field for a goban table
 - add a date-of-creation-creation field and a last-changed-field to goban table
 - display game list more nicely with players and last change.
+- delete user if inactive for n months
+- add a preferences page with a modify password and delete account button
+- modify psql.add_webgo_user to check if user already exists

gamecreation.py

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from mod_python import *
 import psql,helper,login
 
-DEBUG = 1
 
 def display_game_creation_form(req,sessionid,username):
 	"""
@@ -99,8 +98,7 @@ def main(req,form):
 	gets a request object and a util.FieldStorage form.
 	returns nothing.
 	"""
-	if DEBUG:
+	req.write(str(form.keys())+"<hr>")
-		req.write(str(form.keys())+"<hr>")
 	
 	username 	= form["username"]
 	#TODO:check if valid session id

login.py

@@ -92,11 +92,15 @@ def login_form():
 	<form  method="post">
 	<p>Name:<br>
 	<input name="username" type="text" id="text" size="20"></p>
-	<p>Pasword:<br>
+	<p>Password:<br>
 	<input name="password" type="text" id="text" size="20"></p>
 	<input type="hidden" name="sessionid" value="%s">
 	<p><input type="submit" id ="submit" value="login"></p>
 	</form>
+	<form method="post">
+	<input type="hidden" name="createaccount" value="init">
+	<input type="submit" id="submit" value="create account">
+	</form>
 	"""  % helper.generate_session_id()
 	data += helper.footer()
 	return data

main.py

@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ def handler(req):
 			
 		#if sessionid=sesssionid and time < timeout:
 		# set_timeout
-		helper = apache.import_module("helper")
 		if (psql.get_user_info(username,'timeout') > int(time.time())) and (sessionid == psql.get_user_info(username,'sessionid')):
 			psql.set_user_timeout(username)
 			if "create" in form.keys():
@@ -43,9 +42,12 @@ def handler(req):
 				login = apache.import_module("login")
 				login.main(req,form)
 		else:
-			#call login.py
+			if "createaccount" in form.keys():
-			login = apache.import_module("login")
+				createaccount = apache.import_module("createaccount")
-			login.main(req,form)
+				createaccount.main(req,form)
+			else:#call login.py
+				login = apache.import_module("login")
+				login.main(req,form)
 		
 		return apache.OK
 	except: