Give debug message in email debug mode

If the server is running in email debug mode (current
default), users have often asked where the mail is. So tell
them in the web browser that their mail is on the console.

1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/mediagoblin/auth/views.py b/mediagoblin/auth/views.py
index f67f0588..b6f38fec 100644
--- a/mediagoblin/auth/views.py
+++ b/mediagoblin/auth/views.py
@@ -30,6 +30,19 @@ from mediagoblin.auth.lib import send_verification_email, \
                                  send_fp_verification_email
 
 
+def email_debug_message(request):
+    """
+    If the server is running in email debug mode (which is
+    the current default), give a debug message to the user
+    so that they have an idea where to find their email.
+    """
+    if mg_globals.app_config['email_debug_mode']:
+        # DEBUG message, no need to translate
+        messages.add_message(request, messages.DEBUG,
+            u"This instance is running in email debug mode. "
+            u"The email will be on the console of the server process.")
+
+
 def register(request):
     """
     Your classic registration view!
@@ -78,6 +91,7 @@ def register(request):
             request.session.save()
 
             # send verification email
+            email_debug_message(request)
             send_verification_email(user, request)
 
             # redirect the user to their homepage... there will be a
@@ -184,6 +198,7 @@ def resend_activation(request):
     request.user[u'verification_key'] = unicode(uuid.uuid4())
     request.user.save()
 
+    email_debug_message(request)
     send_verification_email(request.user, request)
 
     messages.add_message(
@@ -204,6 +219,11 @@ def forgot_password(request):
     fp_form = auth_forms.ForgotPassForm(request.POST)
 
     if request.method == 'POST' and fp_form.validate():
+
+        # Here, so it doesn't depend on the actual mail being sent
+        # and thus doesn't reveal, wether mail was sent.
+        email_debug_message(request)
+
         # '$or' not available till mongodb 1.5.3
         user = request.db.User.find_one(
             {'username': request.POST['username']})