"""
POST requests processing.
Currently used only for new cheat sheets submission.
Configuration parameters:
path.spool
"""
import string
import os
import random
from config import CONFIG
def _save_cheatsheet(topic_name, cheatsheet):
"""
Save posted cheat sheet `cheatsheet` with `topic_name`
in the spool directory
"""
nonce = ''.join(random.choice(string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits) for _ in range(9))
filename = topic_name.replace('/', '.') + "." + nonce
filename = os.path.join(CONFIG["path.spool"], filename)
open(filename, 'w').write(cheatsheet)
def process_post_request(req, topic):
"""
Process POST request `req`.
"""
for key, val in req.form.items():
if key == '':
if topic is None:
topic_name = "UNNAMED"
else:
topic_name = topic
cheatsheet = val
else:
if val == '':
if topic is None:
topic_name = "UNNAMED"
else:
topic_name = topic
cheatsheet = key
else:
topic_name = key
cheatsheet = val
_save_cheatsheet(topic_name, cheatsheet)
