Overhauled the way in which user details are passed to the frontend

controllers/web/user.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from flask import Blueprint
 
 from flask import render_template, redirect, request, session, flash
 from controllers.database.user import UserController
+from models.users.user import User
 from models.users.customer import Customer
 from models.users.seller import Seller
 from hashlib import sha512
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ blueprint = Blueprint("users", __name__)
 # Function responsible for delivering the Login page for the site
 @blueprint.route('/login')
 def display_login():
-    return render_template('index.html', content="login.html", user = session.get('user'))
+    return render_template('index.html', content="login.html")
 
 # Function responsible for handling logins to the site
 @blueprint.post('/login')
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ def login():
         flash(error)
         return redirect("/login")
 
-    session['user'] = user.username
+    session['user_id'] = user.id
     return redirect("/")
 
 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ def login():
 # Function responsible for delivering the Signup page for the site
 @blueprint.route('/signup')
 def display_signup():
-    return render_template('index.html', content="signup.html", user = session.get('user'))
+    return render_template('index.html', content="signup.html")
 
 # Function responsible for handling signups to the site
 @blueprint.post('/signup')
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ def signup():
         flash(error)
         return redirect("/signup")
 
-    # Signup as seller or Customer
+    # Signup as Seller or Customer
     if request.form.get('seller'):
         user = Seller(
             request.form['username'],
@@ -85,5 +86,5 @@ def signup():
 # Function responsible for handling logouts from the site
 @blueprint.route('/logout')
 def logout():
-    session.pop('user')
+    session.pop('user_id')
     return redirect("/")