from manifold.manifoldquery import ManifoldQuery
from manifold.manifoldapi import ManifoldAPI
+debug=False
+debug=True
+
# add artificial delay in s
debug_spin=0
#debug_spin=1
+# turn this on if you want the fastest possible (locally cached) feedback
+# beware that this is very rough though...
+work_offline=False
+#work_offline=True
+
# 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/
+# static/js/manifold.js
+def proxy (request,format):
+ """the view associated with /manifold/proxy/
with the query passed using POST"""
# expecting a POST
return
try:
# translate incoming POST request into a query object
+ if debug: print 'manifoldproxy.proxy: request.POST',request.POST
manifold_query = ManifoldQuery()
- manifold_query.fill_from_dict(request.POST)
+ manifold_query.fill_from_POST(request.POST)
+ offline_filename="offline-%s-%s.json"%(manifold_query.action,manifold_query.subject)
# retrieve session for request
manifold_api_session_auth = request.session['manifold']['auth']
+ ### patch : return the latest one..
+ if work_offline:
+ # if that won't work then we'll try to update anyways
+ try:
+ with (file(offline_filename,"r")) as f:
+ json_answer=f.read()
+ print "By-passing : using contents from %s"%offline_filename
+ return HttpResponse (json_answer, mimetype="application/json")
+ except:
+ import traceback
+ traceback.print_exc()
+ print "PROCEEDING"
+ pass
+
# actually forward
manifold_api= ManifoldAPI(auth=manifold_api_session_auth)
+ if debug: print 'manifoldproxy.proxy: sending to backend', manifold_query
answer=manifold_api.send_manifold_query (manifold_query)
+ json_answer=json.dumps(answer)
+ if (debug):
+ with (file(offline_filename,"w")) as f:
+ f.write(json_answer)
if debug_spin:
import time
time.sleep(debug_spin)
# return json-encoded answer
- return HttpResponse (json.dumps(answer), mimetype="application/json")
+ return HttpResponse (json_answer, mimetype="application/json")
except:
import traceback
traceback.print_exc()