Add a render helper that adds required globals

src/app/views/app.py

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import os
 import web
-from views.utils import get_nav_bar, csrf_field
 from views.login import Login
 from views.logout import Logout
 from views.register import Register
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ from views.apply import Apply
 # Connect to smtp server, enables web.sendmail()
 try:
     smtp_server = os.getenv("smtp_server") + ":25"
-    web.config.smtp_server = smtp_server 
+    web.config.smtp_server = smtp_server
 except:
     smtp_server = "molde.idi.ntnu.no:25"
     web.config.smtp_server = smtp_server
@@ -39,9 +38,6 @@ urls = (
 # Initialize application using the web py framework
 app = web.application(urls, globals())
 
-# Get html templates
-render = web.template.render('templates/')
-
 # Set session timeout
 web.config.session_parameters['timeout'] = 15000000
 
@@ -52,16 +48,9 @@ if web.config.get('_session') is None:
 else:
     session = web.config._session
 
-# Add session to global variables
-render._add_global(session, 'session')
-
-# Add CSRF field to global variables
-web.template.Template.globals['csrf_field'] = csrf_field
-
 # Make the session available cross modules through webctx
 def session_hook():
     web.ctx.session = session
-    web.template.Template.globals['session'] = session
 
 app.add_processor(web.loadhook(session_hook))
 

src/app/views/apply.py

@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 import web
 import models.project
 from models.user import get_user_name_by_id
-from views.utils import get_nav_bar, get_element_count, csrf_protected
+from views.utils import get_nav_bar, get_element_count, csrf_protected, get_render
 from views.forms import get_apply_form, get_apply_permissions_form
 
-# Get html templates
-render = web.template.render('templates/')
 
 class Apply:
 
@@ -30,8 +28,7 @@ class Apply:
         apply_permissions_form = get_apply_permissions_form()
         applicants = [[session.userid, session.username]]
         permissions = [["TRUE", "TRUE", "TRUE"]]
-        render = web.template.render('templates/', globals={"get_apply_permissions_form":get_apply_permissions_form, 'session':session})
-
+        render = get_render(globals={"get_apply_permissions_form": get_apply_permissions_form})
         return render.apply(nav, apply_form, get_apply_permissions_form, project, applicants, permissions)
 
     @csrf_protected
@@ -49,7 +46,8 @@ class Apply:
         apply_permission_form = get_apply_permissions_form()
 
         # Prepare globals
-        render = web.template.render('templates/', globals={"get_apply_permissions_form":get_apply_permissions_form, 'session':session})
+        render = get_render(globals={"get_apply_permissions_form": get_apply_permissions_form})
+
         if data.projectid:
             project = models.project.get_project_by_id(data.projectid)
 

src/app/views/index.py

@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 import web
 import models.project
-from views.utils import get_nav_bar
+from views.utils import get_nav_bar, get_render
 
-# Get html templates
-render = web.template.render('templates/')
 
 class Index:
-    
+
     def GET(self):
-        """    
+        """
         Get main page using the projects URL input variable to
         determine which projects to show.
-        
+
             :return: index page
         """
         session = web.ctx.session
@@ -31,4 +29,4 @@ class Index:
             project_bulk_one = models.project.get_projects_by_status_and_owner(str(session.userid), "finished")
             project_bulk_two = models.project.get_projects_by_participant_and_status(str(session.userid), "finished")
 
-        return render.index(nav, project_bulk_one, project_bulk_two, data.projects, categories)
+        return get_render().index(nav, project_bulk_one, project_bulk_two, data.projects, categories)

src/app/views/login.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import web
 from views.forms import login_form
-from views.utils import get_nav_bar, csrf_protected
+from views.utils import get_nav_bar, csrf_protected, get_render
 import models.session
 import models.user
 import logging
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ import time
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-# Get html templates
-render = web.template.render('templates/')
-
 # The remember cookie should be valid for a week
 remember_timeout = 3600*24*7
 
@@ -39,7 +36,7 @@ class Login():
         # Log the user in if the rememberme cookie is set and valid
         self.check_rememberme()
 
-        return render.login(nav, login_form, "")
+        return get_render().login(nav, login_form, "")
 
     @csrf_protected
     def POST(self):
@@ -50,6 +47,7 @@ class Login():
         session = web.ctx.session
         nav = get_nav_bar(session)
         data = web.input(username="", password="", remember=False)
+        render = get_render()
 
         # Validate login credential with database query
         user = models.user.get_user(data.username)

src/app/views/logout.py

@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ import web
 from views.utils import get_nav_bar
 import models.session
 
-# Get html templates
-render = web.template.render('templates/')
-
 
 class Logout:
 

src/app/views/new_project.py

@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 import web
 from web import form
 from views.forms import get_task_form_elements, get_project_form_elements, get_user_form_elements, project_buttons
-from views.utils import get_nav_bar, get_element_count, csrf_protected
+from views.utils import get_nav_bar, get_element_count, csrf_protected, get_render
 import models.project
 import models.user
 
-# Get html templates
-render = web.template.render('templates/')
-
 
 class New_project:
     def GET(self):
@@ -24,7 +21,7 @@ class New_project:
         task_form_elements = get_task_form_elements()
         user_form_elements = get_user_form_elements()
         project_form = form.Form(*(project_form_elements + task_form_elements + user_form_elements))
-        return render.new_project(nav, project_form, project_buttons,  "")
+        return get_render().new_project(nav, project_form, project_buttons,  "")
 
     @csrf_protected
     def POST(self):
@@ -35,6 +32,7 @@ class New_project:
         """
         session = web.ctx.session
         nav = get_nav_bar(session)
+        render = get_render()
 
         # Try the different URL input parameters to determine how to generate the form
         data = web.input(add_user=None, remove_user=None,

src/app/views/open_projects.py

@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 import web
-from views.utils import get_nav_bar
+from views.utils import get_nav_bar, get_render
 from models.project import get_categories, get_projects_by_status_and_category
 
-# Get html templates
-render = web.template.render('templates/')
-
 
 class Open_projects:
     def GET(self):
@@ -20,4 +17,4 @@ class Open_projects:
             open_projects = get_projects_by_status_and_category(data.categoryid, "open")
         nav = get_nav_bar(session)
         categories = get_categories()
-        return render.open_projects(nav, categories, open_projects)
+        return get_render().open_projects(nav, categories, open_projects)

src/app/views/project.py

@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 import web
 import models.project
-from views.utils import get_nav_bar, csrf_protected
+from views.utils import get_nav_bar, csrf_protected, get_render
 from views.forms import project_form
 import os
 from time import sleep
 
-# Get html templates
-render = web.template.render('templates/')
-
 
 class Project:
 
@@ -38,8 +35,9 @@ class Project:
         else:
             project = [[]]
             tasks = [[]]
-        render = web.template.render('templates/', globals={'get_task_files':models.project.get_task_files, 'session':session})
-        return render.project(nav, project_form, project, tasks,permissions, categories)
+
+        render = get_render(globals={'get_task_files': models.project.get_task_files})
+        return render.project(nav, project_form, project, tasks, permissions, categories)
 
     @csrf_protected
     def POST(self):

src/app/views/register.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import web
 from views.forms import register_form
-from views.utils import get_nav_bar, csrf_protected, password_weakness
+from views.utils import get_nav_bar, csrf_protected, password_weakness, get_render
 import models.register
 import models.user
 import logging
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ import re
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-# Get html templates
-render = web.template.render('templates/')
-
 
 class Register:
 
@@ -23,7 +20,7 @@ class Register:
         """
         session = web.ctx.session
         nav = get_nav_bar(session)
-        return render.register(nav, register_form, "")
+        return get_render().register(nav, register_form, "")
 
     @csrf_protected
     def POST(self):
@@ -35,6 +32,7 @@ class Register:
         session = web.ctx.session
         nav = get_nav_bar(session)
         data = web.input()
+        render = get_render()
 
         register = register_form()
         if not register.validates():

src/app/views/utils.py

@@ -2,6 +2,19 @@ import web
 from uuid import uuid4
 
 
+def get_render(path='templates/', globals={}, **kwargs):
+    default_globals = {
+        'session': web.config._session,
+        'csrf_field': csrf_field,
+    }
+
+    return web.template.render(
+        path,
+        globals={**default_globals, **globals},
+        **kwargs,
+    )
+
+
 def get_nav_bar(session):
     """
     Generates the page nav bar