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Last change on this file since 8042 was 7993, checked in by Henrik Bettermann, 13 years ago

Use different clearance form field interfaces for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

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1## $Id: utils.py 7993 2012-03-27 20:59:30Z henrik $
2##
3## Copyright (C) 2011 Uli Fouquet & Henrik Bettermann
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18"""General helper utilities for Kofa.
19"""
20import os
21import grok
22import string
23from zope.i18n import translate
24from zope.interface import implements
25from random import SystemRandom as r
26from waeup.kofa.interfaces import IKofaUtils
27from waeup.kofa.interfaces import MessageFactory as _
28from waeup.kofa.smtp import send_mail as send_mail_internally
29from waeup.kofa.utils.countries import COUNTRIES
30from waeup.kofa.utils.helpers import get_sorted_preferred
31
32def send_mail(from_name,from_addr,rcpt_name,rcpt_addr,subject,body,config):
33    """Wrapper for the real SMTP functionality in :mod:`waeup.kofa.smtp`.
34
35    Merely here to stay compatible with lots of calls to this place.
36    """
37    mail_id = send_mail_internally(
38        from_name, from_addr, rcpt_name, rcpt_addr,
39        subject, body, config)
40    return True
41
42#: A list of phone prefixes (order num, country, prefix).
43#: Items with same order num will be sorted alphabetically.
44#: The lower the order num, the higher the precedence.
45INT_PHONE_PREFIXES = [
46    (99, _('Germany'), '49'),
47    ( 1, _('Nigeria'), '234'),
48    (99, _('U.S.'), '1'),
49    ]
50
51def sorted_phone_prefixes(data = INT_PHONE_PREFIXES, request=None):
52    """Sorted tuples of phone prefixes.
53
54    Ordered as shown above and formatted for use in select boxes.
55
56    If request is given, we'll try to translate all country names in
57    order to sort alphabetically correctly.
58
59    XXX: This is a function (and not a constant) as different
60    languages might give different orders. This is not tested yet.
61
62    XXX: If we really want to use alphabetic ordering here, we might
63    think about caching results of translations.
64    """
65    if request is not None:
66        data = [
67            (x, translate(y, context=request), z)
68            for x, y, z in data]
69    return tuple([
70        ('%s (+%s)' % (x[1],x[2]), '+%s' % x[2])
71        for x in sorted(data)
72        ])
73
74class KofaUtils(grok.GlobalUtility):
75    """A collection of parameters and methods subject to customization.
76
77    """
78    grok.implements(IKofaUtils)
79    # This the only place where we define the portal language
80    # which is used for the translation of system messages
81    # (e.g. object histories).
82    PORTAL_LANGUAGE = 'en'
83
84    PREFERRED_LANGUAGES_DICT = {
85        'en':(1, u'English'),
86        'fr':(2, u'Français'),
87        'de':(3, u'Deutsch'),
88        'ha':(4, u'Hausa'),
89        'yo':(5, u'Yoruba'),
90        'ig':(6, u'Igbo'),
91        }
92
93    #: A function to return
94    @classmethod
95    def sorted_phone_prefixes(cls, data=INT_PHONE_PREFIXES, request=None):
96        return sorted_phone_prefixes(data, request)
97
98    EXAM_SUBJECTS_DICT = {
99        'math': 'Mathematics',
100        'computer_science': 'Computer Science',
101        }
102
103    #: Exam grades. The tuple is sorted as it should be displayed in
104    #: select boxes.
105    EXAM_GRADES = (
106        ('A', 'Best'),
107        ('B', 'Better'),
108        ('C', 'Good'),
109        )
110
111    INST_TYPES_DICT = {
112        'faculty': 'Faculty of',
113        'department': 'Department of',
114        'school': 'School of',
115        'office': 'Office for',
116        'centre': 'Centre for',
117        'institute': 'Institute of',
118        'school_for': 'School for',
119        }
120
121    STUDY_MODES_DICT = {
122        'ug_ft': 'Undergraduate Full-Time',
123        'ug_pt': 'Undergraduate Part-Time',
124        'pg_ft': 'Postgraduate Full-Time',
125        'pg_pt': 'Postgraduate Part-Time',
126        }
127
128    APP_CATS_DICT = {
129        'basic': 'Basic Application',
130        'no': 'no application',
131        'pg': 'Postgraduate',
132        'sandwich': 'Sandwich',
133        'cest': 'Part-Time, Diploma, Certificate'
134        }
135
136    SEMESTER_DICT = {
137        1: 'First Semester',
138        2: 'Second Semester',
139        3: 'Combined',
140        9: 'N/A'
141        }
142
143    #: a tuple of tuples (<COUNTRY-NAME>, <ISO-CODE>) with Nigeria first.
144    COUNTRIES = get_sorted_preferred(COUNTRIES, ['NG'])
145
146    def sendContactForm(self,from_name,from_addr,rcpt_name,rcpt_addr,
147                from_username,usertype,portal,body,subject):
148        """Send an email with data provided by forms.
149        """
150        config = grok.getSite()['configuration']
151        text = _(u"""Fullname: ${a}
152User Id: ${b}
153User Type: ${c}
154Portal: ${d}
155
156${e}
157""")
158        text = _(text,
159            mapping = {
160            'a':from_name,
161            'b':from_username,
162            'c':usertype,
163            'd':portal,
164            'e':body})
165        body = translate(text, 'waeup.kofa',
166            target_language=self.PORTAL_LANGUAGE)
167        return send_mail(
168            from_name,from_addr,rcpt_name,rcpt_addr,subject,body,config)
169
170    def fullname(self,firstname,lastname,middlename=None):
171        """Full name constructor.
172        """
173        # We do not necessarily have the middlename attribute
174        if middlename:
175            return string.capwords(
176                '%s %s %s' % (firstname, middlename, lastname))
177        else:
178            return string.capwords(
179                '%s %s' % (firstname, lastname))
180
181    def genPassword(self, length=8, chars=string.letters + string.digits):
182        """Generate a random password.
183        """
184        return ''.join([r().choice(chars) for i in range(length)])
185
186
187    def sendCredentials(self, user, password=None, login_url=None, msg=None):
188        """Send credentials as email.
189
190        Input is the applicant for which credentials are sent and the
191        password.
192
193        Returns True or False to indicate successful operation.
194        """
195        subject = 'Your Kofa credentials'
196        text = _(u"""Dear ${a},
197
198${b}
199Student Registration and Information Portal of
200${c}.
201
202Your user name: ${d}
203Your password: ${e}
204Login page: ${f}
205
206Please remember your user name and keep
207your password secret!
208
209Please also note that passwords are case-sensitive.
210
211Regards
212""")
213        config = grok.getSite()['configuration']
214        from_name = config.name_admin
215        from_addr = config.email_admin
216        rcpt_name = user.title
217        rcpt_addr = user.email
218        text = _(text,
219            mapping = {
220            'a':rcpt_name,
221            'b':msg,
222            'c':config.name,
223            'd':user.name,
224            'e':password,
225            'f':login_url})
226
227        body = translate(text, 'waeup.kofa',
228            target_language=self.PORTAL_LANGUAGE)
229        return send_mail(
230            from_name,from_addr,rcpt_name,rcpt_addr,subject,body,config)
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