from cubicweb.web import Redirect

from cubicweb.web.application import CubicWebPublisher

# proof of concept : monkey patch publish method so that if we are in an

# anonymous session and __fblogin is found is req.form, the user with the

# given login is created if necessary and then a session is opened for that

# user

# NOTE: this require "cookie" authentication mode

def auto_login_publish(self, path, req):

    if (req.cnx is None or req.cnx.anonymous_connection) and req.form.get('__fblogin'):

        login = password = req.form.pop('__fblogin')

        self.repo.register_user(login, password)

        req.form['__login'] = login

        req.form['__password'] = password

        if req.cnx:

            req.cnx.close()

        req.cnx = None

        try:

            self.session_handler.set_session(req)

        except Redirect:

            pass

        assert req.user.login == login

    return orig_publish(self, path, req)

orig_publish = CubicWebPublisher.main_publish

CubicWebPublisher.main_publish = auto_login_publish