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+import time
+
+from PLC.Method import Method
+from PLC.Parameter import Parameter, Mixed
+from PLC.Auth import Auth
+from PLC.Sessions import Session, Sessions
+from PLC.Nodes import Node, Nodes
+from PLC.Persons import Person, Persons
+
+class GetSession(Method):
+ """
+ Returns a new session key if a user or node authenticated
+ successfully, faults otherwise.
+ """
+
+ roles = ['admin', 'pi', 'user', 'tech', 'node']
+ accepts = [Auth()]
+ returns = Session.fields['session_id']
+
+
+ def call(self, auth):
+ # Authenticated with a session key, just return it
+ if auth.has_key('session'):
+ return auth['session']
+
+ session = Session(self.api)
+
+ if isinstance(self.caller, Person):
+ # XXX Make this configurable
+ session['expires'] = int(time.time()) + (24 * 60 * 60)
+
+ session.sync(commit = False)
+
+ if isinstance(self.caller, Node):
+ session.add_node(self.caller, commit = True)
+ elif isinstance(self.caller, Person):
+ session.add_person(self.caller, commit = True)
+
+ return session['session_id']