Changes between Version 8 and Version 9 of login-service

Timestamp:

Jun 1, 2016, 3:23:20 PM (9 years ago)

Author:

Jamie McClelland

Comment:

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login-service

@@ -1 +1 @@
 = Login Service =
 
-May First/People Link provides a web-based API for verifying login credentials called "login-service". It is designed to allow applications to verify that a given username and password is valid. It takes as input a username, password, and application id, and responds with either a 1 (indicating invalid) or a 0 indicating a valid username and password.
+May First/People Link provides a web-based API for verifying login credentials called "login-service". It is designed to allow applications to verify that a given username and password is valid or that a given username exists. 
+
+In "check" mode it takes as input a username, password, and application id, and responds with either a no (indicating invalid) or a yes indicating a valid username and password or error.
+
+In "user" mode it takes as input a username and application id, and responds with either a no (indicating the username doesn't exist) or a yes indicating a valid username or error.
 
 == Server side ==
@@ -20 +24 @@
 {{{
 #!/bin/bash
-user="$1"
-pass="$2"
-app_id="$3"
-out=$(curl -s "https://id.mayfirst.org:8080/check?user=$user&password=$pass&app_id=$3")
+
+service="$1"
+app_id="$2"
+user="$3"
+pass="$4"
+
+if [ -z "$service" -o -z "$app_id" -o -z "$user" ]; then
+  printf "Please pass service app_id and user as the first three arguments.\n"
+  exit 2
+fi
+
+if [ "$service" != "user" -a "$service" != "check" ]; then
+  printf "Service must be user or check.\n"
+  exit 2
+fi
+
+if [ "$service" = "check" -a -z "$pass" ]; then
+  printf "If you pass user as the service, the last argument should be a password.\n"
+  exit 2
+fi
+
+out=$(curl -s "https://id.mayfirst.org:8080/${service}?user=${user}&password=${pass}&app_id=${app_id}")
+
 [ "$out" = "yes" ] && exit 0
 exit 1
@@ -41 +64 @@
 username = 'YOUR-USER-NAME'
 password = 'YOUR-PASSWORD'
+appid = 'YOUR-APP-ID'
 
-check = auth(username, password)
+check = auth(username, password, appid)
 
 if check == "0":
@@ -59 +83 @@
 
 # set the login service URL
-url = 'https://id.mayfirst.org:8080/check'
-# this python lib uses a standard id
-appid= 'THESTRINGOFTHEAPPID'
+url = 'https://id.mayfirst.org:8080/'
 
 
-def auth(username, password):
+def auth(username, password, appid):
     values = {'user' : username,
               'password' : password,
               'app_id' : appid}
    
-    req = requests.post(url, data=values)
+    req = requests.post(url + "check", data=values)
+    is_valid_user = req.text
+
+    if is_valid_user == "yes":
+        return "0"
+    return "1"
+
+def user(username):
+    values = {'user' : username,
+              'app_id' : appid}
+   
+    req = requests.post(url + user, data=values)
     is_valid_user = req.text