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# IVLE - Informatics Virtual Learning Environment

# Copyright (C) 2007-2008 The University of Melbourne

#

# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify

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#

# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,

# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of

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# Module: dispatch.login

# Author: Matt Giuca

# Date: 21/12/2007

import ivle.database

def get_user_details(req):

    """Gets the name of the logged in user, without presenting a login box

    or attempting to authenticate.

    Returns None if there is no user logged in.

    """

    session = req.get_session()

    # Check the session to see if someone is logged in. If so, go with it.

    try:

        login = session['login']

    except KeyError:

        return None

    # Get the full User object from the db associated with this login

    return ivle.database.User.get_by_login(req.store, login)