Access logged_in user in modules :: web2py

Question

I am working in a web2py application, where I need to access current user in modules, so is there any possibility to access current user in web2py modules, and yes then How can I access this?

Thanks

Answer 1

One option is to use the thread local current object. Assuming you are using the standard name auth for the Auth object, in a module, you can do:

from gluon import current

def myfunction():
    user = current.globalenv['auth'].user

You can also explicitly add the user object as an attribute of current within a model file:

from gluon import current
current.auth_user = auth.user

And then in the module, you can access current.auth_user.

As noted here, you should not assign properties of the current object to top level variables or class attributes within the module (this is because the current object is local to each thread, but such assignments will only take place once, when the module is first imported).

Another option is simply to pass the auth object to your functions or classes from the module. For example, in a module:

def myfunction(auth):
    user = auth.user