[xwiki-users] CookieMonster

[Sergiu Dumitriu]

P.S.: Why CookieMonster?

On 2/21/07, Sergiu Dumitriu <sergiu.dumitriu at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 2/20/07, THOMAS, BRIAN M (ATTSI) <bt0008 at att.com> wrote:
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> > I apologize for the length of this message, but it's a topic that I
> > believe to be of pretty wide interest and takes some explaining.
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> The first approach would have required a custom form, and it looked hard
> > enough that I didn't try it, but most of all I couldn't work out how to
> > get the correct permissions.  Between that and the second, I created a
> > URL object with which I formatted a GET request to the
> > XWiki.RegisterNewUser page.  That had significant problems, chief of
> > which was determining whether the registration had actually worked - the
> > HTTP status doesn't tell you, and I'd have to parse the response to
> > guess the answer.  Changing the form (which I had to do anyway) would
> > make that easier, but I didn't like that answer either.
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> We're already working on adding meaningful HTTP status codes. In a few
> days (if you want this) we can make registration return the proper status
> code. And I don't think you need to write a form, the right GET URL should
> work just fine.
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> So, in short:
> >   1) Where, if anywhere, can I jump into the XWiki APIs to initialize
> > the context properly? and/or
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> Try looking inside .../xwiki/web/XWikiAction , that's a good starting
> point. Right now I'm in a hurry, so I don't have time to check myself.
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>   2) If this is a stupid way to approach the problem, what would be a
> > wiser one?
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> If the registration page would return status codes, I'd say it is better
> to create a request.
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> Thanks in advance, as always,
> >
> > brain[sic]
> >
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> Sergiu Dumitriu
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