re-ordering middleware and logon system

core/views_other.py

@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ def troggle404(request): # cannot get this to work. Handler404 in urls.py not ri
 def showrequest(request):
     return HttpResponse(request.GET)
 
-def frontpage(request):
+def frontpage(request): 
+    '''never seen in practice'''
+    # bthe messages system does a popup on this page if there is a recent message, e.g. from the admin site actions.
+    # via django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware 
+    # this is set in the templates.
     if request.user.is_authenticated():
         return render(request,'tasks.html')
 

core/views_survex.py

@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class SvxForm(forms.Form):
         return "SAVED ."
 
     def Process(self):
-        print("....\n\n\n....Processing\n\n\n")
+        print(">>>>....\n\n\n....Processing\n\n\n")
         froox = os.fspath(survexdatasetpath / (self.data['filename'] + ".svx"))
         froog = os.fspath(survexdatasetpath / (self.data['filename'] + ".log"))
         cwd = os.getcwd()
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ def svx(request, survex_file):
             rcode = rform.cleaned_data['code']
             outputtype = rform.cleaned_data['outputtype']
             difflist = form.DiffCode(rcode)
-            #print("ssss ", rform.data)
+            #print(">>>> ", rform.data)
             
             if "revert" in rform.data:
                 pass
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ def svx(request, survex_file):
             'difflist': difflist,
             'logmessage':logmessage,
             'form':form}
-    vmap.update(csrf(request))
+    # vmap.update(csrf(request)) # this now refreshes to the wrong value, now that we user render(request, 
     
     if outputtype == "ajax":
         return render(request, 'svxfiledifflistonly.html', vmap)
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ def survexcaveslist(request):
         arealist = sorted([ (area, -int(re.match(r"\d*", f).group(0) or "0"), f)  for f in os.listdir(cavesdir) ])
         fnumlist += arealist
     
-    print(fnumlist)
+    #print(fnumlist)
     
     # go through the list and identify the contents of each cave directory
     for area, num, cavedir in fnumlist: