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Python Build a Social Network with Flask Broadcasting Lunch Order Form

Nadine Abella
Nadine Abella
1,032 Points

How to set the current user?

having a bit of trouble down at line 83 on lunch.py how do we set the user?

lunch.py
from flask import Flask, g, render_template, flash, redirect, url_for
from flask.ext.bcrypt import check_password_hash
from flask.ext.login import LoginManager, login_user, current_user, login_required, logout_user

import forms
import models

app = Flask(__name__)
app.secret_key = 'this is our super secret key. do not share it with anyone!'
login_manager = LoginManager()
login_manager.init_app(app)
login_manager.login_view = 'login'


@login_manager.user_loader
def load_user(userid):
    try:
        return models.User.select().where(
            models.User.id == int(userid)
        ).get()
    except models.DoesNotExist:
        return None


@app.before_request
def before_request():
    g.db = models.DATABASE
    g.db.connect()
    g.user = current_user


@app.after_request
def after_request(response):
    g.db.close()
    return response


@app.route('/register', methods=('GET', 'POST'))
def register():
    form = forms.SignUpInForm()
    if form.validate_on_submit():
        models.User.new(
            email=form.email.data,
            password=form.password.data
        )
        flash("Thanks for registering!") 
    return render_template('register.html', form=form)


@app.route('/login', methods=('GET', 'POST'))
def login():
    form = forms.SignUpInForm()
    if form.validate_on_submit():
        try:
            user = models.User.get(
                models.User.email == form.email.data
            )
            if check_password_hash(user.password, form.password.data):
                login_user(user)
                flash("You're now logged in!")
            else:
                flash("No user with that email/password combo")
        except models.DoesNotExist:
              flash("No user with that email/password combo")
    return render_template('register.html', form=form)

@app.route('/secret')
@login_required
def secret():
    return "I should only be visible to logged-in users"

@app.route('/logout')
def logout():
    logout_user()
    return redirect(url_for('login'))


@app.route("/order", methods = ["GET","POST"])
def order_lunch():
  form = forms.LunchOrderForm()
  user = None
  if form.validate_on_submit():
    models.LunchOrder.create(user = current_user)########################Line 83
  return render_template("lunch.html",form = form)

@app.route('/')
def index():
    return render_template('index.html')

1 Answer

Ricky Catron
Ricky Catron
13,023 Points

You can import current_user from flask login. It manages users and sessions for you so you don't need to set it.

--Ricky