Sessions and authentication module for Waltz

auth.py

#-*- coding: utf-8 -*-                                                                                                                                                    

"""                                                                                                                                                                       
    auth.py                                                                                                                                                               
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    Sessions and authentication                                                                                                                                           
"""

def initialize_session(web, app, storage_method, **kwargs):
    web.config.session_parameters['ignore_expiry'] = False

    def default_session(web_session):
        default_session = {'logged': False,
                           'username': '',
                           }
        web_session.update(default_session)

    session = web.session.Session(app, storage_method, initializer=default_session)

    def session_hook():
        """Expose variables to subapps"""
        web.ctx.session = {session}
    session_hook = kwargs.setdefault('hook', session_hook)
    app.add_processor(web.loadhook(session_hook))

    return session