from models import ServiceTicket, LoginTicket
-def _generate_string(length=8, chars=string.letters + string.digits):
- return ''.join(Random().sample(string.letters+string.digits, length))
+def _generate_string(length=8, chars=string.ascii_letters + string.digits):
+ """ Generates a random string of the requested length. Used for creation of tickets. """
+ return ''.join(Random().sample(chars, length))
def create_service_ticket(user, service):
+ """ Creates a new service ticket for the specified user and service.
+ Uses _generate_string.
+ """
ticket_string = 'ST-' + _generate_string(29) # Total ticket length = 29 + 3 = 32
ticket = ServiceTicket(service=service, user=user, ticket=ticket_string)
ticket.save()
return ticket
def create_login_ticket():
+ """ Creates a new login ticket for the login form. Uses _generate_string. """
ticket_string = 'LT-' + _generate_string(29)
ticket = LoginTicket(ticket=ticket_string)
ticket.save()