Add a user_info view returning JSON and JSONP (fixes #7657)

src/authentic2_pratic/urls.py

@@ -51,4 +51,5 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('',
         url('^manage/collectivities/(?P<collectivity_pk>\d+)/', include(collectivity_urlpatterns)),
         url('^$', views.agent_homepage, name='auth_homepage'),
         url('^services.json$', views.agent_homepage_jsonp, name='auth_homepage_jsonp'),
+        url('^user_info/$', views.user_info),
 )

src/authentic2_pratic/views.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from authentic2.manager.views import AjaxFormViewMixin, \
         ActionMixin, OtherActionsMixin, TitleMixin, Action
 from authentic2.manager.user_views import UserEditView, UserAddView
 from authentic2.utils import make_url
+from authentic2.attributes_ng.engine import get_attributes
 
 from . import models, tables, forms, constants
 
@@ -407,6 +408,36 @@ def agent_homepage(request):
     ctx = {'service_links': get_service_links(request)}
     return render(request, 'authentic2_pratic/agent_homepage.html', ctx)
 
+
+def return_json(request, data):
+    response = HttpResponse(content_type='application/json')
+    json_str = json.dumps(data)
+    for variable in ('jsonpCallback', 'callback'):
+        if variable in request.GET:
+            json_str = '%s(%s);' % (request.GET[variable], json_str)
+            break
+    response.write(json_str)
+    return response
+
+
+def flatten(o):
+    if isinstance(o, dict):
+        return {k: flatten(v) for k, v in o.iteritems()}
+    elif isinstance(o, (tuple, list, set)):
+        return o.__class__(flatten(v) for v in o)
+    elif isinstance(o, (bool, unicode, int, long)):
+        return o
+    else:
+        return unicode(o)
+
+
+@login_required
+def user_info(request):
+    attributes = get_attributes({'user': request.user})
+    return return_json(request, flatten(attributes))
+
+
+@login_required
 def agent_homepage_jsonp(request):
     service_links = get_service_links(request)
     data = []
@@ -417,11 +448,4 @@ def agent_homepage_jsonp(request):
             'authentication_level_is_enough': not bool(needed_authent),
             'authentication_levels': filter(None, needed_authent.split(', ')),
         })
-    response = HttpResponse(content_type='application/json')
-    json_str = json.dumps(data)
-    for variable in ('jsonpCallback', 'callback'):
-        if variable in request.GET:
-            json_str = '%s(%s);' % (request.GET[variable], json_str)
-            break
-    response.write(json_str)
-    return response
+    return return_json(request, data)