Functions
def	b64decodepad (s)
	Helper function to ensure that a b64 string is correctly padded to four spaces. More...

def	BestTranslation (translations, languages, defaultlang='en')
	Returns the best translation found in a dict of different translations. More...

def	Bound (val, min, max)
	Returns a value that is no smaller than min or larger than max. More...

def	CodeDir (code)
	Separates a filename into three character segments with the directory separator '/' in between. More...

def	EscapeSQL (s)
	Escapes special characters to be used in a SQL query string. More...

def	FromShortCode (code, chars='0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ-_')
	Turns a six character alphanumeric code into a 32-bit value. More...

def	GetModel (model)
	Returns the model object from the correct module. More...

def	KeyFromValue (ls, value)
	Does a reverse lookup to find the key of a value in a dict. More...

def	LoadTranslation (g, app, translation, languages)
	Load the translation into the global language dict in g.T. More...

def	MakeRBID ()
	Returns a random 64-bit int ID. More...

def	MakeRID ()
	Returns a random 32-bit int ID. More...

def	ToShortCode (val, chars='0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ-_')
	Turns a 32-bit value into a six character alphanumeric code. More...

Function Documentation

◆ b64decodepad()

def pafera.utils.b64decodepad ( s )

Helper function to ensure that a b64 string is correctly padded to four spaces.

Definition at line 174 of file utils.py.

◆ BestTranslation()

def pafera.utils.BestTranslation	(	translations,
		languages,
		defaultlang = `'en'`
	)

Returns the best translation found in a dict of different translations.

languages should be a list of of ISO 639-1 language codes.

defaultlang is set to 'en', so be sure to set it to your native language if used on other systems.

Definition at line 104 of file utils.py.

◆ Bound()

def pafera.utils.Bound	(	val,
		min,
		max
	)

Returns a value that is no smaller than min or larger than max.

Definition at line 21 of file utils.py.

◆ CodeDir()

def pafera.utils.CodeDir ( code )

Separates a filename into three character segments with the directory separator '/' in between.

Useful for avoiding having millions of small files inside of the same directory, which is known to severely degrade performance on some filesystems.

Definition at line 87 of file utils.py.

◆ EscapeSQL()

def pafera.utils.EscapeSQL ( s )

Escapes special characters to be used in a SQL query string.

Taken from mysql-connector's version.

Definition at line 190 of file utils.py.

◆ FromShortCode()

def pafera.utils.FromShortCode	(	code,
		chars = `'0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ-_'`
	)

Turns a six character alphanumeric code into a 32-bit value.

It's the reverse of ToShortCode()

Definition at line 61 of file utils.py.

◆ GetModel()

def pafera.utils.GetModel ( model )

Returns the model object from the correct module.

Definition at line 155 of file utils.py.

◆ KeyFromValue()

def pafera.utils.KeyFromValue	(	ls,
		value
	)

Does a reverse lookup to find the key of a value in a dict.

Definition at line 218 of file utils.py.

◆ LoadTranslation()

def pafera.utils.LoadTranslation	(	g,
		app,
		translation,
		languages
	)

Load the translation into the global language dict in g.T.

languages should be a list of of ISO 639-1 language codes.

'en' will always be the last language code on the list.

Definition at line 129 of file utils.py.

◆ MakeRBID()

def pafera.utils.MakeRBID ( )

Returns a random 64-bit int ID.

Definition at line 15 of file utils.py.

◆ MakeRID()

def pafera.utils.MakeRID ( )

Returns a random 32-bit int ID.

Definition at line 9 of file utils.py.

◆ ToShortCode()

def pafera.utils.ToShortCode	(	val,
		chars = `'0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ-_'`
	)

Turns a 32-bit value into a six character alphanumeric code.

Useful for shortening JSON data or use in URLs.

Thanks to http://programanddesign.com/php/base62-encode/

Definition at line 33 of file utils.py.

Functions