split engine/ into manifold/ (backend oriented) and unfold/ (the UI)

[myslice.git] / engine / manifoldproxy.py

diff --git a/engine/manifoldproxy.py b/engine/manifoldproxy.py
deleted file mode 100644 (file)
index f75d430..0000000
--- a/engine/manifoldproxy.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-import json
-# this is for django objects only
-#from django.core import serializers
-from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseForbidden
-
-from engine.manifoldquery import ManifoldQuery
-from engine.manifoldapi import ManifoldAPI
-
-# add artificial delay in s
-debug_spin=0
-#debug_spin=1
-
-# this view is what the javascript talks to when it sends a query
-# see also
-# myslice/urls.py
-# as well as 
-# static/js/manifold-async.js
-def api (request,format):
-    """the view associated with /manifold/api/ 
-with the query passed using POST"""
-    
-    # expecting a POST
-    if request.method != 'POST':
-        print "manifoldproxy.api: unexpected method %s -- exiting"%request.method
-        return 
-    # we only support json for now
-    # if needed in the future we should probably cater for
-    # format_in : how is the query encoded in POST
-    # format_out: how to serve the results
-    if format != 'json':
-        print "manifoldproxy.api: unexpected format %s -- exiting"%format
-        return
-    try:
-        # translate incoming POST request into a query object
-        manifold_query = ManifoldQuery()
-        manifold_query.fill_from_dict(request.POST)
-        # retrieve session for request
-        manifold_api_session_auth = request.session['manifold']['auth']
-        # actually forward
-        manifold_api= ManifoldAPI(auth=manifold_api_session_auth)
-        answer=manifold_api.send_manifold_query (manifold_query)
-        if debug_spin:
-            import time
-            time.sleep(debug_spin)
-        # return json-encoded answer
-        return HttpResponse (json.dumps(answer), mimetype="application/json")
-    except:
-        import traceback
-        traceback.print_exc()
-
-#################### 
-# see CSRF_FAILURE_VIEW in settings.py
-# the purpose of redefining this was to display the failure reason somehow
-# this however turns out disappointing/not very informative
-failure_answer=[ "csrf_failure" ]
-def csrf_failure(request, reason=""):
-    print "CSRF failure with reason '%s'"%reason
-    return HttpResponseForbidden (json.dumps (failure_answer), mimetype="application/json")