[doc] Add information on PrimaryView methods and attributes in order to get to a more meaningful example of a view customization.
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