perhaps
auth.settings.register_next = session.next or
auth.settings.register_next
On Sep 27, 6:05 pm, "david.waldrop" <david.wald...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I got this to work, but think there should be an easier way.
>
> I added the following snippet to the default user controller:
>
> # if user clicked a link and registers, take them to the meeting
> after the registration component logs them in
> if request.args[0] == 'register' and len(session.next) > 0:
> auth.settings.register_next = session.next
>
> what is not clear is why this could not be set in the default/index
> controller (see previous attempt).
>
> On Sep 27, 7:38 am, "david.waldrop" <david.wald...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > massimo, i need to be able to redirect the user after registration,
> > not login. But only when the user has clicked on an invitation link -
> > i.e. not always. It seems to me the auth.settings.register_next is
> > not working (or i do not understand how it works).
>
> > I see in the default user controller that this redirect:
>
> > redirect(URL(r=request,f='user',args='login',vars=dict(_next=next)))
> > passes in the url to go to after successful login, and this works as
> > expected. It handles the case where a user was sent an invitation link
> > and WAS ALREADY a registered user,
>
> > but this statement:
> > auth.settings.register_next = next
> > does not seem to do anything
>
> > Lastly I do not see where the default user controller get invoked
> > after register, but before it auto-logs the user in. In other words I
> > do not know where to put my code and what would signal it.
>
> > On Sep 26, 9:58 am, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote:
>
> > > store the url is session.next and after login if session.next redirect
> > > there and clear the variable.
>
> > > On Sep 26, 4:48 am, "david.waldrop" <david.wald...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > I have an application that enables users to invite others by
> > > > capturing
> > > > their email address and sending an email invite. The invite includes
> > > > a link to a specific 'community'. When the user clicks the link they
> > > > are taken to the application. If they are already registered (which
> > > > is not the case on 1st run experience) they are taken directly to the
> > > > meeting. What I have not been able to figure out is how I take the
> > > > user to the meeting when they are a brand new user and have to
> > > > register first. I studied several posts where you and others were
> > > > debating the changes to trunk and the various paths to accomplish
> > > > this
> > > > but did not see a solution.
>
> > > > The goal is the following:
> > > > 1) user clicks link
> > > > 2) system displays login screen
> > > > 3) user selects to register
> > > > 4) system registers and logs user in
> > > > 5) system takes user to correct community
>
> > > > Here is what I have in me default/index controller now:
>
> > > > def index():
> > > > if not auth.is_logged_in():
> > > > # if user clicked email link, redirect to login and set url
> > > > to
> > > > get and check meeting password
> > > > #meetingparm = request.env.http_host.split('.')[1]
> > > > #meeting = db(db.meeting.link==meetingparm).select().first()
> > > > meeting = db(db.meeting.link).select().first()
> > > > if meeting: # user clicked a link with a valid meeting,
> > > > lets get'em logged in and figure out who they are
> > > > next =
> > > > URL(r=request,c='meetings',f='getmeetingpassword',args=meeting.id)
> > > > auth.settings.register_onaccept=lambda form:
> > > > redirect(next)
> > > > auth.settings.register_next = next
> > > > redirect(URL(r=request,f='user',args='login',vars=dict(_next=next)))
> > > > return dict(message=T(''))
>
> > > > The problem is I do not see how to ask web2Py to redirect to
> > > > "next' (see code above) if they have to register first and are auto-
> > > > logged in.
>
>
