registration.py

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# @package src.wi.utils.registration
# 
# @author Piotr Wójcik
# @date 21.09.2010
# 

import re

from django.conf import settings

from wi.utils.views import make_request


SHA1_RE = re.compile('^[A-Z0-9]{40}$')


##
# 
#     Method turns keyword arguments (which describe user) into a dictionary and registers the user by \c XMLRPC and
#     
def register(**kwargs):
    if ('recaptcha' in kwargs):
        kwargs.pop('recaptcha')
    kwargs['wi_data'] = settings.WI_DATA
    return make_request('guest/user/register/', kwargs)


##
# 
#     Method checks, if \c activation_key is ok. If so, it activates user.
#     
def activate(activation_key):
    if SHA1_RE.search(activation_key):
        response = make_request('guest/user/activate/', {'act_key': activation_key, 'wi_data': settings.WI_DATA})
        if response['status'] == 'ok':
            return response
    return False