Thanks, Massimo. I'll try. On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 12:26 PM, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > you can try define something like ths > > def catch303(f): > try: return f() > except HTTP, http: > if http.status==303: return 'error' > raise http > > and appy the additional decorator on top of auth.requires_login > > @catch303 > @auth.requires_login() > > Massimo > > On Apr 5, 10:50 pm, Alexei Vinidiktov <alexei.vinidik...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> I just tried it with this json-rpc lib >> (http://www.desfrenes.com/python-json-rpc) , and it also seems to work >> fine. >> >> I have many more open questions about authentication and >> authorization. I'm exploring different approaches for my application: >> cookie-based, basic, token authentication, and different protocols >> also (xmlrpc, jsonrpc, json). >> >> Another question: If the authentication fails, my client application >> receives "error 303 See Other". >> >> It is my understanding that this error means that the user visiting >> the website is redirected to a different page (apparently the page >> defined in auth.settings.login_url). >> >> Can I customize the error message such that the client application can >> understand that the error results from the failed login attempt? >> >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 10:55 AM, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: >> > thank you for trying it. It is one of those features that not many >> > people are using but should be solid. >> >> > Massimo >> >> > On Apr 5, 9:44 pm, Alexei Vinidiktov <alexei.vinidik...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> >> Thanks a lot, Massimo! It worked! >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 10:36 AM, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> >> >> wrote: >> >> > you need in db.py >> >> >> > auth.settings.allow_basic_login = True >> >> >> > it defaults to False >> >> >> > On Apr 5, 9:21 pm, Alexei Vinidiktov <alexei.vinidik...@gmail.com> >> >> > wrote: >> >> >> Hello, >> >> >> >> I'm trying to make a desktop client written in Python 2.5 (on Windows) >> >> >> communicate with a web2py 1.76.5 based app using services. It works >> >> >> fine with services that don't require authentication, but I was >> >> >> wondering if I could make it authenticate the user with Basic >> >> >> authentication. >> >> >> >> I've read in the Python docs that xmlrpclib supports Basic >> >> >> authentication: >> >> >> >> " >> >> >> Both the HTTP and HTTPS transports support the URL syntax extension >> >> >> for HTTP Basic Authentication:http://user:p...@host:port/path. The >> >> >> user:pass portion will be base64-encoded as an HTTP `Authorization' >> >> >> header, and sent to the remote server as part of the connection >> >> >> process when invoking an XML-RPC method. >> >> >> " >> >> >> >> In my modified Welcome web2py app I've added the setting >> >> >> auth.settings.allow_basic_authentication = True in >> >> >> welcome/models/db.py >> >> >> >> I've decorated the private_call action like so: >> >> >> >> @auth.requires_login() >> >> >> def private_call(): >> >> >> return private_service() >> >> >> >> And I've added a test action getstring: >> >> >> >> @private_service.xmlrpc >> >> >> def getstring(): >> >> >> if auth.is_logged_in(): >> >> >> return "logged in!" >> >> >> else: >> >> >> return "not logged in!" >> >> >> >> In my desktop app I'm calling the service like this: >> >> >> >> self.server = >> >> >> xmlrpclib.Server("http://myem...@gmail.com:mypassw...@127.0.0.1:8000/welcome/default/private_call/xmlrpc";) >> >> >> print self.server.getstring() >> >> >> >> and I'm getting this traceback: >> >> >> >> Traceback (most recent call last): >> >> >> File >> >> >> "C:\Users\Alexei\Documents\wxPython\Boa\xml_rpc_test\Frame1.py", line >> >> >> 137 >> >> >> , in OnButton4Button >> >> >> print self.server3.getstring() >> >> >> File "C:\Python25\lib\xmlrpclib.py", line 1147, in __call__ >> >> >> return self.__send(self.__name, args) >> >> >> File "C:\Python25\lib\xmlrpclib.py", line 1437, in __request >> >> >> verbose=self.__verbose >> >> >> File >> >> >> "C:\Users\Alexei\Documents\wxPython\Boa\xml_rpc_test\Frame1.py", line >> >> >> 185 >> >> >> , in request >> >> >> headers >> >> >> xmlrpclib.ProtocolError: <ProtocolError for >> >> >> myem...@gmail.com:mypassword@ >> >> >> 127.0.0.1:8000/welcome/default/private_call/xmlrpc: 303 SEE OTHER> >> >> >> >> I'm obviously doing something wrong. Could you point me in the right >> >> >> direction? >> >> >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> Alexei Vinidiktov >> >> >> > -- >> >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> >> > Groups "web2py-users" group. >> >> > To post to this group, send email to web...@googlegroups.com. >> >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> >> > web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> >> > For more options, visit this group >> >> > athttp://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en. >> >> >> -- >> >> Alexei Vinidiktov >> >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> > "web2py-users" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to web...@googlegroups.com. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> > For more options, visit this group >> > athttp://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en. >> >> -- >> Alexei Vinidiktov > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "web2py-users" group. > To post to this group, send email to web...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en. > >
-- Alexei Vinidiktov -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en.
