summaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/cobbler/webui/CobblerWeb.py
blob: aa5b32c30aaf8e069f2fd767e3f3fc54a513c6c0 (plain)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
292
293
294
295
296
297
298
299
300
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
319
320
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
329
330
331
332
333
334
335
336
337
338
339
340
341
342
343
344
345
346
347
348
349
350
351
352
353
354
355
356
357
358
359
360
361
362
363
364
365
366
367
368
369
370
371
372
373
374
375
376
377
378
379
380
381
382
383
384
385
386
387
388
389
390
391
392
393
394
395
396
397
398
399
400
401
402
403
404
405
406
407
408
409
410
411
412
413
414
415
416
417
418
419
420
421
422
423
424
425
426
427
428
429
430
431
432
433
434
435
436
437
438
439
440
441
442
443
444
445
446
447
448
449
450
451
452
453
454
455
456
457
458
459
460
461
462
463
464
465
466
467
468
469
470
471
472
473
474
475
476
477
478
479
480
481
482
483
484
485
486
487
488
489
490
491
492
493
494
495
496
497
498
499
500
501
502
503
504
505
506
507
508
509
510
511
512
513
514
515
516
517
518
519
520
521
522
523
524
525
526
527
528
529
530
531
532
533
534
535
536
537
538
539
540
541
542
543
544
545
546
547
548
549
550
551
552
553
554
555
556
557
558
559
560
561
562
563
564
565
566
567
568
569
570
571
572
573
574
575
576
577
578
579
580
581
582
583
584
585
586
587
588
589
590
591
592
593
594
595
596
597
598
599
600
601
602
603
604
605
606
607
608
609
610
611
612
613
614
615
616
617
618
619
620
621
622
623
624
625
626
627
628
629
630
631
632
633
634
635
636
637
638
639
640
641
642
643
644
645
646
647
648
649
650
651
652
653
654
655
656
657
658
659
660
661
662
663
664
665
666
667
668
669
670
671
672
673
674
675
676
677
678
679
680
681
682
683
684
685
686
687
688
689
690
691
692
693
694
695
696
697
698
699
700
701
702
703
704
705
706
707
708
709
710
711
712
713
714
715
716
717
718
719
720
721
722
723
724
725
726
727
728
729
730
731
732
733
734
735
736
737
738
739
740
741
742
743
744
745
746
747
748
749
750
751
752
753
754
755
756
757
758
759
760
761
762
763
764
765
766
767
768
769
770
771
772
773
774
775
776
777
778
779
780
781
782
783
784
785
786
787
788
789
790
791
792
793
794
795
796
797
798
799
800
801
802
803
804
805
# Web Interface for Cobbler
#
# Copyright 2007 Albert P. Tobey <tobert@gmail.com>
# additions: Michael DeHaan <mdehaan@redhat.com>
# 
# This software may be freely redistributed under the terms of the GNU
# general public license.
# 
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

import exceptions
import xmlrpclib
from Cheetah.Template import Template
import os
import traceback
import string
from cobbler.utils import *
import logging
import sys
import Cookie
import time

LOGGING_ENABLED = True
COOKIE_TIMEOUT=29*60

if LOGGING_ENABLED:
    # set up logging
    logger = logging.getLogger("cobbler.webui")
    logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
    ch = logging.FileHandler("/var/log/cobbler/webui.log")
    ch.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
    formatter = logging.Formatter("%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s")
    ch.setFormatter(formatter)
    logger.addHandler(ch)
else:
    logger = None

INVALID_CREDS="Login Required"

def log_exc():
   """
   Log active traceback to logfile.
   """
   if not LOGGING_ENABLED:
       return
   (t, v, tb) = sys.exc_info()
   logger.info("Exception occured: %s" % t )
   logger.info("Exception value: %s" % v)
   logger.info("Exception Info:\n%s" % string.join(traceback.format_list(traceback.extract_tb(tb))))

class CobblerWeb(object):
    """
    The Cobbler web interface uses a MVC-style pattern.  This is the model.
    The view uses Cheetah templates.  The controller is a small shim to make
    it all run either under cgi-bin or CherryPy.  Supporting other Python
    frameworks should be trivial.
    """
    def __init__(self, server=None, base_url='/', username=None, password=None, token=None):
        self.server = server
        self.base_url = base_url
        self.remote = None
        self.token = token
        self.username = username
        self.password = password
        self.logout = None
        self.__cookies = Cookie.SimpleCookie(Cookie.SimpleCookie(os.environ.get("HTTP_COOKIE","")))

    def __xmlrpc_setup(self,is_login=False):
        """
        Sets up the connection to the Cobbler XMLRPC server.  Right now, the
        r/w server is required.   In the future, it may be possible to instantiate
        a r/o webui that doesn't need to login.
        """
    
        # changed to always create a new connection object
        self.remote = xmlrpclib.Server(self.server, allow_none=True)

        # if we do not have a token in memory, is it in a cookie?
        if self.token is None:
            self.token = self.__get_cookie_token()

        # else if we do have a token, try to use it...
        if self.token is not None:
            # validate that our token is still good
            try:
                self.remote.token_check(self.token)
                return True
            except Exception, e:
                if str(e).find("invalid token") != -1:
                    if LOGGING_ENABLED:
                        logger.info("token timeout for: %s" % self.username)
                        log_exc()
                    self.token = None
                    # this should put us back to the login screen
                    self.__cookie_logout()
                else:
                    raise e
        
        # if we (still) don't have a token, login for the first time
        if self.token is None and is_login:
            try:
                self.token = self.remote.login( self.username, self.password )
            except Exception, e:
                if LOGGING_ENABLED:
                    logger.info("login failed for: %s" % self.username)
                log_exc()
                return False
            self.__cookie_login(self.token) # save what we've got
            self.password = None # don't need it anymore, get rid of it
            return True
        
        # login failed
        return False


    def __render(self, template, data):
        """
        Call the templating engine (Cheetah), wrapping up the location
        of files while we're at it.
        """

        data['base_url'] = self.base_url

        # used by master.tmpl to determine whether or not to show login/logout links
        if data.has_key("hide_links"):
            data['logged_in'] = None
        elif self.token is not None:
            data['logged_in'] = 1
        elif self.username and self.password:
            data['logged_in'] = 'configured'
        else:
            data['logged_in'] = None

        filepath = os.path.join("/usr/share/cobbler/webui_templates/",template)
        tmpl = Template( file=filepath, searchList=[data] )
        return str(tmpl)

    def __truth(self,value):
        """
        Convert 0/1, True/False, "true"/"false", etc. to Python booleans.
        """

        if value is None:
            return False

        if type(value) == type(bool()):
            return value

        if type(value) == type(int()):
            if value > 0:
                return True
            else:
                return False

        # from item_repo.py
        if not str(value).lower() in ["yes","y","yup","yeah","true"]:
            return False
        else:
            return True

        raise Exception("Could not determine truth of value %s" % str(value))

    def cookies(self):
        """
        Returns a Cookie.SimpleCookie object with all of CobblerWeb's cookies.
        Mmmmm cookies!
        """
        # The browser doesn't maintain expires for us, which is fine since
        # cobblerd will continue to refresh a token as long as it's being
        # accessed.
        if self.token and self.__cookies["cobbler_xmlrpc_token"]:
            self.__setcookie( self.token, COOKIE_TIMEOUT )

        return self.__cookies

    def __setcookie(self,token,exp_offset):
        """
        Does all of the cookie setting in one place.
        """
        # HTTP cookie RFC:
        # http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2109/rfc2109
        #
        # Cookie.py does not let users explicitely set cookies' expiration time.
        # Instead, it runs the 'expires' member of the dictionary through its
        # _getdate() function.   As of this writing, the signature is:
        # _getdate(future=0, weekdayname=_weekdayname, monthname=_monthname)
        # When it is called to generate output, the value of 'expires' is passed
        # in as a _positional_ parameter in the first slot.
        # In order to get a time in the past, it appears that a negative number
        # can be passed through, which is what we do here.
        self.__cookies["cobbler_xmlrpc_token"] = token
        self.__cookies["cobbler_xmlrpc_token"]['expires'] = exp_offset

    def __cookie_logout(self):
        # set the cookie's expiration to this time, yesterday, which results
        # in it being deleted
        self.__setcookie( 'null', -86400 )
        return self.__cookies

    def __cookie_login(self,token):
        self.__setcookie( token, COOKIE_TIMEOUT )
        return self.__cookies
         
    def __get_cookie_token(self):
        if self.__cookies.has_key("cobbler_xmlrpc_token"):
            value = self.__cookies["cobbler_xmlrpc_token"]
            if LOGGING_ENABLED:
                logger.debug("loading token from cookie: %s" % value.value)
            return value.value
        return None

    def modes(self):
        """
        Returns a list of methods in this object that can be run as web
        modes.   In the background, it is using function attributes similarly 
        to how CherryPy does.
        """
        retval = list()
        for m in dir(self):
            func = getattr( self, m )
            if hasattr(func, 'exposed') and getattr(func,'exposed'):
                retval.append(m) 
        return retval

    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #
    # Index
    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #

    def index(self):
        return self.__render( 'index.tmpl', { "hide_links" : True } )

    def menu(self):
        return self.__render( 'blank.tmpl', { } )
   

    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #
    # Authentication
    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #

    def login(self, message=None):
        return self.__render( 'login.tmpl', {'message': message, "hide_links" : True } )

    def login_submit(self, username=None, password=None, submit=None):
        if username is None:
            return self.error_page( "No username supplied." )
        if password is None:
            return self.error_page( "No password supplied." )

        self.username = username
        self.password = password

        if not self.__xmlrpc_setup(is_login=True):
            return self.login(message="Login Failed.")

        return self.menu()

    def logout_submit(self):
        self.token = None
        self.__cookie_logout()
        return self.login()

    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #
    # Settings
    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #

    # FIXME: does it make sense to be able to edit settings?  Probably not,
    # as you could disable a lot of functionality if you aren't careful
    # including your ability to fix it back.

    def settings_view(self):
        if not self.__xmlrpc_setup():
            return self.login(message=INVALID_CREDS)

        return self.__render( 'item.tmpl', {
            'item_data': self.remote.get_settings(),
            'caption':   "Cobbler Settings"
        } )

    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #
    # Distributions
    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #

    def distro_list(self):
        if not self.__xmlrpc_setup():
            return self.login(message=INVALID_CREDS)
        distros = self.remote.get_distros()
        if len(distros) > 0:
            return self.__render( 'distro_list.tmpl', {
                'distros': distros
            })
        else:
            return self.__render('empty.tmpl', {})  
  
    def distro_edit(self, name=None):

        if not self.__xmlrpc_setup():
            return self.login(message=INVALID_CREDS)
         
        input_distro = None
        if name is not None:
            input_distro = self.remote.get_distro(name, True)

        return self.__render( 'distro_edit.tmpl', {
            'edit' : True,
            'distro': input_distro,
        } )

    # FIXME: deletes and renames
    def distro_save(self,name=None,oldname=None,new_or_edit=None,editmode='edit',kernel=None,
                    initrd=None,kopts=None,ksmeta=None,arch=None,breed=None,
                    delete1=None,delete2=None,**args):

        if not self.__xmlrpc_setup():
            return self.login(message=INVALID_CREDS)

        # handle deletes as a special case
        if new_or_edit == 'edit' and delete1 and delete2:
            try:     
                self.remote.distro_remove(name,self.token)   
            except Exception, e:
                return self.error_page("could not delete %s, %s" % (name,str(e)))
            return self.distro_list()

        # pre-command paramter checking
        if name is None and editmode=='edit' and oldname is not None:
            name = oldname
        if name is None:
            return self.error_page("name is required")
        if kernel is None or not str(kernel).startswith("/"):
            return self.error_page("kernel must be specified as an absolute path")
        if initrd is None or not str(initrd).startswith("/"):
            return self.error_page("initrd must be specified as an absolute path")
        if (editmode == 'rename' or editmode == 'copy') and name == oldname:
            return self.error_page("The name has not been changed.")
 
        # grab a reference to the object
        if new_or_edit == "edit" and editmode == "edit":
            try:
                distro = self.remote.get_distro_handle( name, self.token)
            except:
                log_exc()
                return self.error_page("Failed to lookup distro: %s" % name)
        else:
            distro = self.remote.new_distro(self.token)

        try:
            self.remote.modify_distro(distro, 'name', name, self.token)
            self.remote.modify_distro(distro, 'kernel', kernel, self.token)
            self.remote.modify_distro(distro, 'initrd', initrd, self.token)
            if kopts:
                self.remote.modify_distro(distro, 'kopts', kopts, self.token)
            if ksmeta:
                self.remote.modify_distro(distro, 'ksmeta', ksmeta, self.token)
            if arch:
                self.remote.modify_distro(distro, 'arch', arch, self.token)
            if breed:
                self.remote.modify_distro(distro, 'breed', breed, self.token)
            self.remote.save_distro(distro, self.token)
        except Exception, e:
            log_exc()
            return self.error_page("Error while saving distro: %s" % str(e))

        if editmode == "rename" and name != oldname:
            try:
                self.remote.distro_remove(oldname, self.token)
            except Exception, e:
                return self.error_page("Rename unsuccessful. Object %s was copied instead, and the old copy (%s) still remains. Reason: %s" % (name, oldname, str(e)))


        return self.distro_list()

    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #
    # Systems
    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #
    # if the system list is huge, this will probably need to use an
    # iterator so the list doesn't get copied around

    def system_list(self):

        if not self.__xmlrpc_setup():
            return self.login(message=INVALID_CREDS)

        systems = self.remote.get_systems()
        if len(systems) > 0:
            return self.__render( 'system_list.tmpl', {
                'systems': systems
            } )
        else:
            return self.__render('empty.tmpl',{})

    # FIXME: implement handling of delete1, delete2 + renames
    def system_save(self,name=None,oldname=None,editmode="edit",profile=None,
                    new_or_edit=None, mac=None, ip=None, hostname=None, 
                    kopts=None, ksmeta=None, netboot='n', dhcp_tag=None, 
                    delete1=None, delete2=None, **args):

        if not self.__xmlrpc_setup():
            return self.login(message=INVALID_CREDS)

        # parameter checking
        if name is None and editmode=='edit' and oldname is not None:
            name = oldname
        if name is None:
            return self.error_page("System name parameter is REQUIRED.")
        if (editmode == 'rename' or editmode == 'copy') and name == oldname:
            return self.error_page("The name has not been changed.")

        # handle deletes as a special case
        if new_or_edit == 'edit' and delete1 and delete2:
            try:
                self.remote.system_remove(name,self.token)
            except Exception, e:
                return self.error_page("could not delete %s, %s" % (name,str(e)))
            return self.system_list()

        # more parameter checking
        if mac is None and ip is None and hostname is None and not is_mac(name) and not is_ip(name):
            return self.error_page("System must have at least one of MAC/IP/hostname.")
        if hostname and not ip:
            ip = resolve_ip( hostname )
        if mac and not is_mac( mac ):
            return self.error_page("The provided MAC address appears to be invalid.")
        if ip and not is_ip( ip ):
            return self.error_page("The provided IP address appears to be invalid.")

        # grab a reference to the object
        if new_or_edit == "edit" and editmode == "edit":
            try:
                system = self.remote.get_system_handle( name, self.token )
            except:
                return self.error_page("Failed to lookup system: %s" % name)
        else:
            system = self.remote.new_system( self.token )

        # go!
        try:
            self.remote.modify_system(system, 'name', name, self.token )
            self.remote.modify_system(system, 'profile', profile, self.token)
            if mac:
               self.remote.modify_system(system, 'mac', mac, self.token)
            if ip:
               self.remote.modify_system(system, 'ip', ip, self.token)
            if hostname:
               self.remote.modify_system(system, 'hostname', hostname, self.token)
            if kopts:
               self.remote.modify_system(system, 'kopts', kopts, self.token)
            if ksmeta:
               self.remote.modify_system(system, 'ksmeta', ksmeta, self.token)
            if netboot:
               self.remote.modify_system(system, 'netboot-enabled', netboot, self.token)
            if dhcp_tag:
               self.remote.modify_system(system, 'dhcp-tag', dhcp_tag, self.token)
            self.remote.save_system( system, self.token)
        except Exception, e:
            # FIXME: get the exact error message and display to the user.
            log_exc()
            return self.error_page("Error while saving system: %s" % str(e))

        if editmode == "rename" and name != oldname:
            try:
                self.remote.system_remove(oldname, self.token)
            except Exception, e:
                return self.error_page("Rename unsuccessful. Object %s was copied instead, and the old copy (%s) still remains. Reason: %s" % (name, oldname, str(e)))
        
        return self.system_list()


    def system_edit(self, name=None):

        if not self.__xmlrpc_setup():
            return self.login(message=INVALID_CREDS)

        input_system = None
        if name is not None:
            input_system = self.remote.get_system(name,True)
            input_system['netboot_enabled'] = self.__truth(input_system['netboot_enabled'])

        return self.__render( 'system_edit.tmpl', {
            'edit' : True,
            'system': input_system,
            'profiles': self.remote.get_profiles()
        } )

    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #
    # Profiles
    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #
    def profile_list(self):
        if not self.__xmlrpc_setup():
            return self.login(message=INVALID_CREDS)
        profiles = self.remote.get_profiles()
        if len(profiles) > 0:
            return self.__render( 'profile_list.tmpl', {
                'profiles': profiles
            } )
        else:
            return self.__render('empty.tmpl', {})

    def subprofile_edit(self, name=None):
        return self.profile_edit(self,name,subprofile=1)

    def profile_edit(self, name=None, subprofile=0):

        if not self.__xmlrpc_setup():
            return self.login(message=INVALID_CREDS)

        input_profile = None
        if name is not None:
             input_profile = self.remote.get_profile(name,True)

        return self.__render( 'profile_edit.tmpl', {
            'edit' : True,
            'profile': input_profile,
            'distros': self.remote.get_distros(),
            'profiles': self.remote.get_profiles(),
            'repos':   self.remote.get_repos(),
            'ksfiles': self.remote.get_kickstart_templates(self.token),
            'subprofile': subprofile
        } )

    def profile_save(self,new_or_edit=None,editmode='edit',name=None,oldname=None,
                     distro=None,kickstart=None,kopts=None,
                     ksmeta=None,virtfilesize=None,virtram=None,virttype=None,
                     virtpath=None,repos=None,dhcptag=None,delete1=None,delete2=None,
                     parent=None,subprofile=None,**args):

        if not self.__xmlrpc_setup():
            return self.login(message=INVALID_CREDS)

        # pre-command parameter checking 
        if name is None and editmode=='edit' and oldname is not None:
            name = oldname
        if name is None:
            return self.error_page("name is required")
        if distro is None:
            return self.error_page("distro is required")
        if (editmode == 'rename' or editmode == 'copy') and name == oldname:
            return self.error_page("The name has not been changed")
    
        # handle deletes as a special case
        if new_or_edit == 'edit' and delete1 and delete2:
            try:
                self.remote.profile_remove(name,self.token)
            except Exception, e:
                return self.error_page("could not delete %s, %s" % (name,str(e)))
            return self.profile_list()

        # grab a reference to the object
        if new_or_edit == "edit" and editmode == "edit":
            try:
                profile = self.remote.get_profile_handle( name, self.token )
            except:
                return self.error_page("Failed to lookup profile: %s" % name)
        else:
            if str(subprofile) != "1":
                profile = self.remote.new_profile(self.token, is_subobject=False)
            else:
                profile = self.remote.new_profile(self.token, is_subobject=True)

        try:
            self.remote.modify_profile(profile, 'name', name, self.token)
            if str(subprofile) != "1":
                self.remote.modify_profile(profile,  'distro', distro, self.token)
            else:
                self.remote.modify_profile(profile,  'parent', parent, self.token)
            if kickstart:
                self.remote.modify_profile(profile, 'kickstart', kickstart, self.token)
            if kopts:
                self.remote.modify_profile(profile, 'kopts', kopts, self.token)
            if ksmeta:
                self.remote.modify_profile(profile, 'ksmeta', ksmeta, self.token)
            if virtfilesize:
                self.remote.modify_profile(profile, 'virt-file-size', virtfilesize, self.token)
            if virtram:
                self.remote.modify_profile(profile, 'virt-ram', virtram, self.token)
            if virttype:
                self.remote.modify_profile(profile, 'virt-type', virttype, self.token)
            if virtpath:
                self.remote.modify_profile(profile, 'virt-path', virtpath, self.token)

            if repos is None:
                repos = []
            if type(repos) == type(str()):
                repos = [ repos ]
            if type(repos) == type([]):
                if '--none--' in repos:
                    repos.remove( '--none--' )
                self.remote.modify_profile(profile, 'repos', repos, self.token)

            if dhcptag:
                self.remote.modify_profile(profile, 'dhcp-tag', dhcptag, self.token)
            self.remote.save_profile(profile,self.token)
        except Exception, e:
            log_exc()
            return self.error_page("Error while saving profile: %s" % str(e))

        if editmode == "rename" and name != oldname:
            try:
                self.remote.profile_remove(oldname, self.token)
            except Exception, e:
                return self.error_page("Rename unsuccessful. Object %s was copied instead, and the old copy (%s) still remains. Reason: %s" % (name, oldname, str(e)))


        return self.profile_list()

    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #
    # Repos
    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #

    def repo_list(self):
        if not self.__xmlrpc_setup():
            return self.login(message=INVALID_CREDS)
        repos = self.remote.get_repos()
        if len(repos) > 0:
            return self.__render( 'repo_list.tmpl', {
                'repos': repos
            })
        else:
            return self.__render('empty.tmpl', {})

    def repo_edit(self, name=None):
        if not self.__xmlrpc_setup():
            return self.login(message=INVALID_CREDS)

        input_repo = None
        if name is not None:
            input_repo = self.remote.get_repo(name, True)
            input_repo['keep_updated'] = self.__truth(input_repo['keep_updated'])

        return self.__render( 'repo_edit.tmpl', {
            'repo': input_repo,
        } )

    def repo_save(self,name=None,oldname=None,new_or_edit=None,editmode="edit",
                  mirror=None,keep_updated=None,local_filename=None,
                  rpm_list=None,createrepo_flags=None,delete1=None,delete2=None,**args):
        if not self.__xmlrpc_setup():
            return self.login(message=INVALID_CREDS)

        # pre-command parameter checking
        if name is None and editmode=='edit' and oldname is not None:
            name = oldname
        if name is None:
            return self.error_page("name is required")
        if (editmode == 'rename' or editmode == 'copy') and name == oldname:
            return self.error_page("The name has not been changed.")

        # handle deletes as a special case
        if new_or_edit == 'edit' and delete1 and delete2:
            try:
                self.remote.repo_remove(name,self.token)
            except Exception, e:
                return self.error_page("could not delete %s, %s" % (name,str(e)))
            return self.repo_list()

        # more parameter checking
        if mirror is None:
            return self.error_page("mirror is required")

        # grab a reference to the object
        if new_or_edit == "edit" and editmode == "edit":
            try:
                repo = self.remote.get_repo_handle( name, self.token)
            except:
                return self.error_page("Failed to lookup repo: %s" % name)
        else:
            repo = self.remote.new_repo(self.token)

        try:
            self.remote.modify_repo(repo, 'name', name, self.token)
            self.remote.modify_repo(repo, 'mirror', mirror, self.token)

            keep_updated = self.__truth( keep_updated )
            self.remote.modify_repo(repo, 'keep-updated', keep_updated, self.token)

            if local_filename:
                self.remote.modify_repo(repo, 'local-filename', local_filename, self.token)
            if rpm_list:
                self.remote.modify_repo(repo, 'rpm-list', rpm_list, self.token)
            if createrepo_flags:
                self.remote.modify_distro(repo, 'createrepo-flags', createrepo_flags, self.token)
            self.remote.save_repo(repo, self.token)
        except Exception, e:
            log_exc()
            return self.error_page("Error while saving repo: %s" % str(e))

        if editmode == "rename" and name != oldname:
            try:
                self.remote.repo_remove(oldname, self.token)
            except Exception, e:
                return self.error_page("Rename unsuccessful. Object %s was copied instead, and the old copy (%s) still remains. Reason: %s" % (name, oldname, str(e)))

        return self.repo_list()

    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #
    # Kickstart files
    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #

    def ksfile_list(self):
        if not self.__xmlrpc_setup():
            return self.login(message=INVALID_CREDS)
        return self.__render( 'ksfile_list.tmpl', {
            'ksfiles': self.remote.get_kickstart_templates(self.token)
        } )

    def ksfile_edit(self, name=None):
        if not self.__xmlrpc_setup():
            return self.login(message=INVALID_CREDS)
        return self.__render( 'ksfile_edit.tmpl', {
            'name': name,
            'ksdata': self.remote.read_or_write_kickstart_template(name,True,"",self.token)
        } )

    def ksfile_save(self, name=None, ksdata=None, **args):
        if not self.__xmlrpc_setup():
            return self.login(message=INVALID_CREDS)
        try:
            self.remote.read_or_write_kickstart_template(name,False,ksdata,self.token)
        except Exception, e:
            return self.error_page("An error occurred while trying to save kickstart file %s:<br/><br/>%s" % (name,str(e)))
        return self.ksfile_edit(name=name)

    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #
    # Miscellaneous
    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #
 
    def sync(self):
        if not self.__xmlrpc_setup():
            return self.login(message=INVALID_CREDS)

        try:
            rc = self.remote.sync(self.token)
            if not rc:
                return self.error_page("Sync failed.  Try debugging locally.")
        except Exception, e:
            log_exc()
            return self.error_page("Sync encountered an exception: %s" % str(e))

        return self.__render('message.tmpl', {
            'message1' : "Sync complete.",
            'message2' : "Cobbler config has been applied to filesystem."
        }) 

    def random_mac(self):
        if not self.__xmlrpc_setup():
            return self.login(message=INVALID_CREDS)
        mac = self.remote.get_random_mac()
        return mac

    def error_page(self, message):

        # hack to remove some junk from remote fault errors so they
        # look as if they were locally generated and not exception-based.
        if message.endswith(">"):
            message = message[:-2]
            message = message.replace(":","")

        return self.__render( 'error_page.tmpl', {
            'message': message
        } )

    # make CherryPy and related frameworks able to use this module easily
    # by borrowing the 'exposed' function attritbute standard and using
    # it for the modes() method

    modes.exposed = False
    error_page.exposed = False
    index.exposed = True
    menu.exposed = True

    login.exposed = True
    login_submit.exposed = True
    logout_submit.exposed = True
    cookies.exposed = False

    distro_edit.exposed = True
    distro_list.exposed = True
    distro_save.exposed = True

    subprofile_edit.exposed = True
    profile_edit.exposed = True
    profile_list.exposed = True
    profile_save.exposed = True

    system_edit.exposed = True
    system_list.exposed = True
    system_save.exposed = True

    repo_edit.exposed = True
    repo_list.exposed = True
    repo_save.exposed = True

    settings_view.exposed = True
    ksfile_edit.exposed = True
    ksfile_save.exposed = True
    ksfile_list.exposed = True

    sync.exposed = True
    random_mac.exposed = True

class CobblerWebAuthException(exceptions.Exception):
    pass