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

controllers/database/user.py

@@ -50,6 +50,30 @@ class UserController(DatabaseController):
         
         return None
 
+    
+    def read_id(self, id: int) -> User | None:
+        params = [
+            id
+        ]
+
+        cursor = self._conn.execute(
+            "SELECT * FROM Users WHERE id = ?",
+            params
+        )
+        row = cursor.fetchone()
+
+        if row != None:
+            params = dict(zip(self.FIELDS, row))
+
+            # Is user a seller
+            type = Customer
+            if row[7] == "Seller":
+                type = Seller
+            
+            obj = self.new_instance(type, params)
+            return obj
+    
+        return None
     def update(self):
         print("Doing work")
     

controllers/web/endpoints.py

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-from flask import redirect
-from flask import Blueprint
+from models.users.user import User
+from controllers.database.user import UserController
+
+from flask import redirect, Blueprint, session
 
 from . import user
 from . import product
@@ -9,6 +11,24 @@ blueprint = Blueprint('main', __name__)
 blueprint.register_blueprint(user.blueprint)
 blueprint.register_blueprint(product.blueprint)
 
+
+### CONTEXTS ###
+
+# Function that returns a given user class based on the ID in the session
+@blueprint.context_processor
+def get_user() -> dict[User|None]:
+    # Get the user based on the user ID
+    user_id = session.get('user_id')
+    user = None
+    
+    if user_id != None:
+        db = UserController()
+        user = db.read_id(user_id)
+        print(user)
+        
+    return dict(user=user)
+
+
 # Function responsible for displaying the main landing page of the site
 @blueprint.route('/')
 def index():

controllers/web/product.py

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def index():
     if products == None:
         flash("No Products available")
     
-    return render_template('index.html', content="content.html", user = session.get('user'), products = products)
+    return render_template('index.html', content="content.html", products = products)
 
 # Loads a given product category page
 @blueprint.route('/<string:category>')
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def category(category: str):
     if products == None:
         flash(f"No Products available in {category}")
     
-    return render_template('index.html', content="content.html", user = session.get('user'), products = products, category = category)
+    return render_template('index.html', content="content.html", products = products, category = category)
 
 # Loads a given product based on ID
 @blueprint.route('/<int:id>')

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("/")

templates/header.html

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
             <input type="submit" class="search-button">
         </form>
         {% if user != None: %}
-            <a href="/logout">Welcome, {{ user }}</a>
+            <a href="/logout">Welcome, {{ user.username }}</a>
         {% else %}
             <a href="/login">Login/Signup</a>
         {% endif %}