completed the "admins can post under fake accounts" feature

1 files changed, 400 insertions, 213 deletions

diff --git a/askbot/forms.py b/askbot/forms.py
index 18fe7537..64337883 100644
--- a/askbot/forms.py
+++ b/askbot/forms.py
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
+"""Forms, custom form fields and related utility functions
+used in AskBot"""
 import re
 from django import forms
 from askbot import const
+from django.forms.util import ErrorList
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from django.utils.translation import ungettext_lazy, string_concat
 from django.utils.text import get_text_list
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
-from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from django_countries import countries
 from askbot.utils.forms import NextUrlField, UserNameField
 from askbot.mail import extract_first_email_address
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ from recaptcha_works.fields import RecaptchaField
 from askbot.conf import settings as askbot_settings
 import logging
 
+
 def cleanup_dict(dictionary, key, empty_value):
     """deletes key from dictionary if it exists
     and the corresponding value equals the empty_value
@@ -20,13 +23,27 @@ def cleanup_dict(dictionary, key, empty_value):
     if key in dictionary and dictionary[key] == empty_value:
         del dictionary[key]
 
+
 def format_form_errors(form):
+    """Formats form errors in HTML
+    if there is only one error - returns a plain string
+    if more than one, returns an unordered list of errors
+    in HTML format.
+    If there are no errors, returns empty string
+    """
     if form.errors:
         errors = form.errors.values()
         if len(errors) == 1:
             return errors[0]
         else:
-            return 'hahahahah'
+            result = '<ul>'
+            for error in errors:
+                result += '<li>%s</li>' % error
+            result += '</ul>'
+            return result
+    else:
+        return ''
+
 
 def clean_marked_tagnames(tagnames):
     """return two strings - one containing tagnames
@@ -35,7 +52,7 @@ def clean_marked_tagnames(tagnames):
     wildcard tags are those that have an asterisk at the end
     the function does not verify that the tag names are valid
     """
-    if askbot_settings.USE_WILDCARD_TAGS == False:
+    if askbot_settings.USE_WILDCARD_TAGS is False:
         return tagnames, list()
 
     pure_tags = list()
@@ -53,7 +70,8 @@ def clean_marked_tagnames(tagnames):
 
     return pure_tags, wildcards
 
-def filter_choices(remove_choices = None, from_choices = None):
+
+def filter_choices(remove_choices=None, from_choices=None):
     """a utility function that will remove choice tuples
     usable for the forms.ChoicesField from
     ``from_choices``, the removed ones will be those given
@@ -73,12 +91,47 @@ def filter_choices(remove_choices = None, from_choices = None):
             if choice == choice_to_test[0]:
                 remove = True
                 break
-        if remove == False:
-            filtered_choices += ( choice_to_test, )
+        if remove is False:
+            filtered_choices += (choice_to_test, )
 
     return filtered_choices
 
-COUNTRY_CHOICES = (('unknown',_('select country')),) + countries.COUNTRIES
+
+def need_mandatory_tags():
+    """true, if list of mandatory tags is not empty"""
+    from askbot import models
+    return (
+        askbot_settings.TAGS_ARE_REQUIRED
+        and len(models.tag.get_mandatory_tags()) > 0
+    )
+
+
+def mandatory_tag_missing_in_list(tag_strings):
+    """true, if mandatory tag is not present in the list
+    of ``tag_strings``"""
+    from askbot import models
+    mandatory_tags = models.tag.get_mandatory_tags()
+    for mandatory_tag in mandatory_tags:
+        for tag_string in tag_strings:
+            if tag_strings_match(tag_string, mandatory_tag):
+                return False
+    return True
+
+
+def tag_strings_match(tag_string, mandatory_tag):
+    """true if tag string matches the mandatory tag,
+    the comparison is not symmetric if tag_string ends with a
+    wildcard (asterisk)
+    """
+    if mandatory_tag.endswith('*'):
+        return tag_string.startswith(mandatory_tag[:-1])
+    else:
+        return tag_string == mandatory_tag
+
+
+
+COUNTRY_CHOICES = (('unknown', _('select country')),) + countries.COUNTRIES
+
 
 class CountryField(forms.ChoiceField):
     """this is better placed into the django_coutries app"""
@@ -100,10 +153,13 @@ class CountryField(forms.ChoiceField):
             return None
         return value
 
+
 class CountedWordsField(forms.CharField):
-    
+    """a field where a number of words is expected
+    to be in a certain range"""
+
     def __init__(
-        self, min_words = 0, max_words = 9999, field_name = None,
+        self, min_words=0, max_words=9999, field_name=None,
         *args, **kwargs
     ):
         self.min_words = min_words
@@ -144,28 +200,38 @@ class CountedWordsField(forms.CharField):
 
 
 class DomainNameField(forms.CharField):
+    """Field for Internet Domain Names
+    todo: maybe there is a standard field for this?
+    """
     def clean(self, value):
         #find a better regex, taking into account tlds
         domain_re = re.compile(r'[a-zA-Z\d]+(\.[a-zA-Z\d]+)+')
         if domain_re.match(value):
             return value
         else:
-            raise forms.ValidationError('%s is not a valid domain name' % value)
+            raise forms.ValidationError(
+                '%s is not a valid domain name' % value
+            )
 
 
 class TitleField(forms.CharField):
+    """Fild receiving question title"""
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(TitleField, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.required = True
         self.widget = forms.TextInput(
-                                attrs={'size' : 70, 'autocomplete' : 'off'}
-                            )
+                            attrs={'size': 70, 'autocomplete': 'off'}
+                        )
         self.max_length = 255
-        self.label  = _('title')
-        self.help_text = _('please enter a descriptive title for your question')
+        self.label = _('title')
+        self.help_text = _(
+            'please enter a descriptive title for your question'
+        )
         self.initial = ''
 
     def clean(self, value):
+        """cleans the field for minimum and maximum length
+        also is supposed to work for unicode non-ascii characters"""
         if value is None:
             value = ''
         if len(value) < askbot_settings.MIN_TITLE_LENGTH:
@@ -192,21 +258,22 @@ class TitleField(forms.CharField):
                 ) % self.max_length
             )
 
-        return value.strip() # TODO: test me
+        return value.strip()  # TODO: test me
+
 
 class EditorField(forms.CharField):
-    """EditorField is subclassed by the 
+    """EditorField is subclassed by the
     :class:`QuestionEditorField` and :class:`AnswerEditorField`
     """
     length_error_template_singular = 'post content must be > %d character',
     length_error_template_plural = 'post content must be > %d characters',
-    min_length = 10#sentinel default value
+    min_length = 10  # sentinel default value
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(EditorField, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.required = True
-        self.widget = forms.Textarea(attrs={'id':'editor'})
-        self.label  = _('content')
+        self.widget = forms.Textarea(attrs={'id': 'editor'})
+        self.label = _('content')
         self.help_text = u''
         self.initial = ''
 
@@ -218,32 +285,44 @@ class EditorField(forms.CharField):
                 self.length_error_template_singular,
                 self.length_error_template_plural,
                 self.min_length
-            ) % self.min_length 
+            ) % self.min_length
             raise forms.ValidationError(msg)
         return value
 
+
 class QuestionEditorField(EditorField):
+    """Editor field for the questions"""
+
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(QuestionEditorField, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.length_error_template_singular = 'question body must be > %d character'
-        self.length_error_template_plural = 'question body must be > %d characters'
+        self.length_error_template_singular = \
+            'question body must be > %d character'
+        self.length_error_template_plural = \
+            'question body must be > %d characters'
         self.min_length = askbot_settings.MIN_QUESTION_BODY_LENGTH
 
+
 class AnswerEditorField(EditorField):
+    """Editor field for answers"""
+
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(AnswerEditorField, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.length_error_template_singular = 'answer must be > %d character'
         self.length_error_template_plural = 'answer must be > %d characters'
         self.min_length = askbot_settings.MIN_ANSWER_BODY_LENGTH
 
+
 class TagNamesField(forms.CharField):
+    """field that receives AskBot tag names"""
+
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(TagNamesField, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.required = askbot_settings.TAGS_ARE_REQUIRED
-        self.widget = forms.TextInput(attrs={'size' : 50, 'autocomplete' : 'off'})
+        self.widget = forms.TextInput(
+            attrs={'size': 50, 'autocomplete': 'off'}
+        )
         self.max_length = 255
         self.label = _('tags')
-        #self.help_text = _('please use space to separate tags (this enables autocomplete feature)')
         self.help_text = ungettext_lazy(
             'Tags are short keywords, with no spaces within. '
             'Up to %(max_tags)d tag can be used.',
@@ -253,38 +332,16 @@ class TagNamesField(forms.CharField):
         ) % {'max_tags': askbot_settings.MAX_TAGS_PER_POST}
         self.initial = ''
 
-    def need_mandatory_tags(self):
-        """true, if list of mandatory tags is not empty"""
-        from askbot import models
-        return askbot_settings.TAGS_ARE_REQUIRED and len(models.tag.get_mandatory_tags()) > 0
-
-    def tag_string_matches(self, tag_string, mandatory_tag):
-        """true if tag string matches the mandatory tag"""
-        if mandatory_tag.endswith('*'):
-            return tag_string.startswith(mandatory_tag[:-1])
-        else:
-            return tag_string == mandatory_tag
-
-    def mandatory_tag_missing(self, tag_strings):
-        """true, if mandatory tag is not present in the list
-        of ``tag_strings``"""
-        from askbot import models
-        mandatory_tags = models.tag.get_mandatory_tags()
-        for mandatory_tag in mandatory_tags:
-            for tag_string in tag_strings:
-                if self.tag_string_matches(tag_string, mandatory_tag):
-                    return False
-        return True
-
     def clean(self, value):
         from askbot import models
         value = super(TagNamesField, self).clean(value)
         data = value.strip()
         if len(data) < 1:
             if askbot_settings.TAGS_ARE_REQUIRED:
-                    raise forms.ValidationError(_('tags are required'))
+                raise forms.ValidationError(_('tags are required'))
             else:
-                return ''#don't test for required characters when tags is ''
+                #don't test for required characters when tags is ''
+                return ''
         split_re = re.compile(const.TAG_SPLIT_REGEX)
         tag_strings = split_re.split(data)
         entered_tags = []
@@ -294,11 +351,11 @@ class TagNamesField(forms.CharField):
             msg = ungettext_lazy(
                         'please use %(tag_count)d tag or less',
                         'please use %(tag_count)d tags or less',
-                        tag_count) % {'tag_count':max_tags}
+                        tag_count) % {'tag_count': max_tags}
             raise forms.ValidationError(msg)
 
-        if self.need_mandatory_tags():
-            if self.mandatory_tag_missing(tag_strings):
+        if need_mandatory_tags():
+            if mandatory_tag_missing_in_list(tag_strings):
                 msg = _(
                     'At least one of the following tags is required : %(tags)s'
                 ) % {'tags': get_text_list(models.tag.get_mandatory_tags())}
@@ -307,18 +364,22 @@ class TagNamesField(forms.CharField):
         for tag in tag_strings:
             tag_length = len(tag)
             if tag_length > askbot_settings.MAX_TAG_LENGTH:
-                #singular form is odd in english, but required for pluralization
-                #in other languages
-                msg = ungettext_lazy('each tag must be shorter than %(max_chars)d character',#odd but added for completeness
-                                'each tag must be shorter than %(max_chars)d characters',
-                                tag_length) % {'max_chars':tag_length}
+                #singular form is odd in english, but
+                #required for pluralization
+                #in other languages, odd but added for completeness
+                msg = ungettext_lazy(
+                    'each tag must be shorter than %(max_chars)d character',
+                    'each tag must be shorter than %(max_chars)d characters',
+                    tag_length
+                ) % {'max_chars': tag_length}
                 raise forms.ValidationError(msg)
 
             #todo - this needs to come from settings
             tagname_re = re.compile(const.TAG_REGEX, re.UNICODE)
             if not tagname_re.search(tag):
                 raise forms.ValidationError(_(
-                    'In tags, please use letters, numbers and characters "-+.#"'
+                    'In tags, please use letters, '
+                    'numbers and characters "-+.#"'
                 ))
             #only keep unique tags
             if tag not in entered_tags:
@@ -340,7 +401,7 @@ class TagNamesField(forms.CharField):
                     #because we need tag name cases to be the same
                     #as those stored in the database
                     stored_tag = models.Tag.objects.get(
-                                            name__iexact = entered_tag
+                                            name__iexact=entered_tag
                                         )
                     if stored_tag.name not in cleaned_entered_tags:
                         cleaned_entered_tags.append(stored_tag.name)
@@ -349,30 +410,54 @@ class TagNamesField(forms.CharField):
 
         return u' '.join(cleaned_entered_tags)
 
+
 class WikiField(forms.BooleanField):
+    """Rendered as checkbox turning post into
+    "community wiki"
+    """
+
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(WikiField, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.required = False
         self.initial = False
-        self.label  = _('community wiki (karma is not awarded & many others can edit wiki post)')
-        self.help_text = _('if you choose community wiki option, the question and answer do not generate points and name of author will not be shown')
+        self.label = _(
+            'community wiki (karma is not awarded & '
+            'many others can edit wiki post)'
+        )
+        self.help_text = _(
+            'if you choose community wiki option, the question '
+            'and answer do not generate points and name of '
+            'author will not be shown'
+        )
+
     def clean(self, value):
         return value and askbot_settings.WIKI_ON
 
+
 class EmailNotifyField(forms.BooleanField):
+    """Rendered as checkbox which turns on
+    email notifications on the post"""
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(EmailNotifyField, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.required = False
         self.widget.attrs['class'] = 'nomargin'
 
+
 class SummaryField(forms.CharField):
+
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(SummaryField, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.required = False
-        self.widget = forms.TextInput(attrs={'size' : 50, 'autocomplete' : 'off'})
+        self.widget = forms.TextInput(
+            attrs={'size': 50, 'autocomplete': 'off'}
+        )
         self.max_length = 300
-        self.label  = _('update summary:')
-        self.help_text = _('enter a brief summary of your revision (e.g. fixed spelling, grammar, improved style, this field is optional)')
+        self.label = _('update summary:')
+        self.help_text = _(
+            'enter a brief summary of your revision (e.g. '
+            'fixed spelling, grammar, improved style, this '
+            'field is optional)'
+        )
 
 
 class DumpUploadForm(forms.Form):
@@ -382,6 +467,7 @@ class DumpUploadForm(forms.Form):
     """
     dump_file = forms.FileField()
 
+
 class ShowQuestionForm(forms.Form):
     """Cleans data necessary to access answers and comments
     by the respective comment or answer id - necessary
@@ -389,10 +475,10 @@ class ShowQuestionForm(forms.Form):
     on the page other than the first page of answers to a question.
     Same for the answers that are shown on the later pages.
     """
-    answer = forms.IntegerField(required = False)
-    comment = forms.IntegerField(required = False)
-    page = forms.IntegerField(required = False)
-    sort = forms.CharField(required = False)
+    answer = forms.IntegerField(required=False)
+    comment = forms.IntegerField(required=False)
+    page = forms.IntegerField(required=False)
+    sort = forms.CharField(required=False)
 
     def __init__(self, data, default_sort_method):
         super(ShowQuestionForm, self).__init__(data)
@@ -436,6 +522,7 @@ class ShowQuestionForm(forms.Form):
         self.cleaned_data = out_data
         return out_data
 
+
 class ChangeUserReputationForm(forms.Form):
     """Form that allows moderators and site administrators
     to adjust reputation of users.
@@ -445,13 +532,15 @@ class ChangeUserReputationForm(forms.Form):
     """
 
     user_reputation_delta = forms.IntegerField(
-                                    min_value = 1,
-                                    label = _('Enter number of points to add or subtract')
-                                )
-    comment = forms.CharField(max_length = 128)
+                            min_value=1,
+                            label=_(
+                                'Enter number of points to add or subtract'
+                            )
+                        )
+    comment = forms.CharField(max_length=128)
 
     def clean_comment(self):
-        if 'comment' in  self.cleaned_data:
+        if 'comment' in self.cleaned_data:
             comment = self.cleaned_data['comment'].strip()
             if comment == '':
                 del self.cleaned_data['comment']
@@ -485,9 +574,7 @@ class ChangeUserStatusForm(forms.Form):
     "moderation" tab
     """
 
-    user_status = forms.ChoiceField(
-                            label = _('Change status to'),
-                        )
+    user_status = forms.ChoiceField(label=_('Change status to'))
 
     def __init__(self, *arg, **kwarg):
 
@@ -508,12 +595,12 @@ class ChangeUserStatusForm(forms.Form):
 
         #remove current status of the "subject" user from choices
         user_status_choices = filter_choices(
-                                        remove_choices = [subject.status, ],
-                                        from_choices = user_status_choices
+                                        remove_choices=[subject.status, ],
+                                        from_choices=user_status_choices
                                     )
 
         #add prompt option
-        user_status_choices = ( ('select', _('which one?')), ) \
+        user_status_choices = (('select', _('which one?')), ) \
                                 + user_status_choices
 
         self.fields['user_status'].choices = user_status_choices
@@ -561,41 +648,39 @@ class ChangeUserStatusForm(forms.Form):
                 msg = _(
                         'If you wish to change %(username)s\'s status, '
                         'please make a meaningful selection.'
-                    ) % {'username': self.subject.username }
+                    ) % {'username': self.subject.username}
                 raise forms.ValidationError(msg)
 
         return self.cleaned_data
 
+
 class SendMessageForm(forms.Form):
     subject_line = forms.CharField(
-                            label = _('Subject line'),
-                            max_length = 64,
-                            widget = forms.TextInput(
-                                            attrs = {'size':64},
-                                        )
-                        )
+                        label=_('Subject line'),
+                        max_length=64,
+                        widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'size': 64}, )
+                    )
     body_text = forms.CharField(
-                            label = _('Message text'),
-                            max_length = 1600,
-                            widget = forms.Textarea(
-                                            attrs = {'cols':64}
-                                        )
+                            label=_('Message text'),
+                            max_length=1600,
+                            widget=forms.Textarea(attrs={'cols': 64})
                         )
 
 
 class NotARobotForm(forms.Form):
     recaptcha = RecaptchaField(
-                    private_key = askbot_settings.RECAPTCHA_SECRET,
-                    public_key = askbot_settings.RECAPTCHA_KEY
+                    private_key=askbot_settings.RECAPTCHA_SECRET,
+                    public_key=askbot_settings.RECAPTCHA_KEY
                 )
 
+
 class FeedbackForm(forms.Form):
     name = forms.CharField(label=_('Your name (optional):'), required=False)
     email = forms.EmailField(label=_('Email:'), required=False)
     message = forms.CharField(
         label=_('Your message:'),
         max_length=800,
-        widget=forms.Textarea(attrs={'cols':60})
+        widget=forms.Textarea(attrs={'cols': 60})
     )
     no_email = forms.BooleanField(
         label=_("I don't want to give my email or receive a response:"),
@@ -612,19 +697,21 @@ class FeedbackForm(forms.Form):
 
     def _add_recaptcha_field(self):
         self.fields['recaptcha'] = RecaptchaField(
-                                private_key = askbot_settings.RECAPTCHA_SECRET,
-                                public_key = askbot_settings.RECAPTCHA_KEY
-                                )
+                            private_key=askbot_settings.RECAPTCHA_SECRET,
+                            public_key=askbot_settings.RECAPTCHA_KEY
+                        )
 
     def clean(self):
         super(FeedbackForm, self).clean()
         if not self.is_auth:
-            if not self.cleaned_data['no_email'] and not self.cleaned_data['email']:
+            if not self.cleaned_data['no_email'] \
+                and not self.cleaned_data['email']:
                 msg = _('Please mark "I dont want to give my mail" field.')
                 self._errors['email'] = self.error_class([msg])
 
         return self.cleaned_data
 
+
 class FormWithHideableFields(object):
     """allows to swap a field widget to HiddenInput() and back"""
 
@@ -646,7 +733,81 @@ class FormWithHideableFields(object):
         if name in self.__hidden_fields:
             self.fields[name] = self.__hidden_fields.pop(name)
 
-class AskForm(forms.Form, FormWithHideableFields):
+
+class PostAsSomeoneForm(forms.Form):
+    post_author_username = forms.CharField(
+        initial=_('User name:'),
+        help_text=_(
+            'Enter name to post on behalf of someone else. '
+            'Can create new accounts.'
+        ),
+        required=False,
+        widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'class': 'tipped-input'})
+    )
+    post_author_email = forms.CharField(
+        initial=_('Email address:'),
+        required=False,
+        widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'class': 'tipped-input'})
+    )
+
+    def get_post_user(self, user):
+        """returns user on whose behalf the post or a revision
+        is being made
+        """
+        username = self.cleaned_data['post_author_username']
+        email= self.cleaned_data['post_author_email']
+        if user.is_administrator() and username and email:
+            post_user = user.get_or_create_user(username, email)
+        else:
+            post_user = user
+        return post_user
+
+    def clean_post_author_username(self):
+        """if value is the same as initial, it is reset to
+        empty string
+        todo: maybe better to have field where initial value is invalid,
+        then we would not have to have two almost identical clean functions?
+        """
+        username = self.cleaned_data.get('post_author_username', '')
+        initial_username = unicode(self.fields['post_author_username'].initial)
+        if username == initial_username:
+            self.cleaned_data['post_author_username'] = ''
+        return self.cleaned_data['post_author_username']
+
+    def clean_post_author_email(self):
+        """if value is the same as initial, it is reset to
+        empty string"""
+        email = self.cleaned_data.get('post_author_email', '')
+        initial_email = unicode(self.fields['post_author_email'].initial)
+        if email == initial_email:
+            email = ''
+        if email != '':
+            email = forms.EmailField().clean(email)
+        self.cleaned_data['post_author_email'] = email
+        return email
+
+    def clean(self):
+        """requires email address if user name is given"""
+        username = self.cleaned_data.get('post_author_username', '')
+        email = self.cleaned_data.get('post_author_email', '')
+        if username == '' and email:
+            username_errors = self._errors.get(
+                                    'post_author_username',
+                                    ErrorList()
+                                )
+            username_errors.append(_('User name is required with the email'))
+            self._errors['post_author_username'] = username_errors
+            raise forms.ValidationError('missing user name')
+        elif email == '' and username:
+            email_errors = self._errors.get('post_author_email', ErrorList())
+            email_errors.append(_('Email is required if user name is added'))
+            self._errors['post_author_email'] = email_errors
+            raise forms.ValidationError('missing email')
+
+        return self.cleaned_data
+
+
+class AskForm(PostAsSomeoneForm, FormWithHideableFields):
     """the form used to askbot questions
     field ask_anonymously is shown to the user if the
     if ALLOW_ASK_ANONYMOUSLY live setting is True
@@ -654,45 +815,43 @@ class AskForm(forms.Form, FormWithHideableFields):
     in the cleaned data, and will evaluate to False if the
     settings forbids anonymous asking
     """
-    title  = TitleField()
-    text   = QuestionEditorField()
-    tags   = TagNamesField()
+    title = TitleField()
+    text = QuestionEditorField()
+    tags = TagNamesField()
     wiki = WikiField()
     ask_anonymously = forms.BooleanField(
-        label = _('ask anonymously'),
-        help_text = _(
+        label=_('ask anonymously'),
+        help_text=_(
             'Check if you do not want to reveal your name '
             'when asking this question'
         ),
-        required = False,
-    )
-    openid = forms.CharField(required=False, max_length=255, widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'size' : 40, 'class':'openid-input'}))
-    user   = forms.CharField(
         required=False,
-        max_length=255,
-        label="User",
-        help_text=_("Enter the username to post this as. New users are automatically created."),
-        widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'size' : 35}))
-    email  = forms.CharField(required=False, max_length=255, widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'size' : 35}))
+    )
+    openid = forms.CharField(
+        required=False, max_length=255,
+        widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'size': 40, 'class': 'openid-input'})
+    )
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(AskForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         #hide ask_anonymously field
-        if askbot_settings.ALLOW_ASK_ANONYMOUSLY == False:
+        if askbot_settings.ALLOW_ASK_ANONYMOUSLY is False:
             self.hide_field('ask_anonymously')
 
     def clean_ask_anonymously(self):
         """returns false if anonymous asking is not allowed
         """
-        if askbot_settings.ALLOW_ASK_ANONYMOUSLY == False:
+        if askbot_settings.ALLOW_ASK_ANONYMOUSLY is False:
             self.cleaned_data['ask_anonymously'] = False
         return self.cleaned_data['ask_anonymously']
 
+
 ASK_BY_EMAIL_SUBJECT_HELP = _(
     'Subject line is expected in the format: '
     '[tag1, tag2, tag3,...] question title'
 )
 
+
 class AskByEmailForm(forms.Form):
     """:class:`~askbot.forms.AskByEmailForm`
     validates question data, where question was posted
@@ -711,12 +870,13 @@ class AskByEmailForm(forms.Form):
     * ``email`` - email address
     * ``title`` - question title
     * ``tagnames`` - tag names all in one string
-    * ``body_text`` - body of question text - a pass-through, no extra validation
+    * ``body_text`` - body of question text -
+      a pass-through, no extra validation
     """
-    sender = forms.CharField(max_length = 255)
+    sender = forms.CharField(max_length=255)
     subject = forms.CharField(
-        max_length = 255,
-        error_messages = {
+        max_length=255,
+        error_messages={
             'required': ASK_BY_EMAIL_SUBJECT_HELP
         }
     )
@@ -748,17 +908,19 @@ class AskByEmailForm(forms.Form):
         match = subject_re.match(raw_subject)
         if match:
             #make raw tags comma-separated
-            if match.group(1) is None:#no tags
+            if match.group(1) is None:  # no tags
                 self.cleaned_data['tagnames'] = ''
             else:
-                tagnames = match.group(1).replace(';',',')
+                tagnames = match.group(1).replace(';', ',')
 
                 #pre-process tags
                 tag_list = [tag.strip() for tag in tagnames.split(',')]
                 tag_list = [re.sub(r'\s+', ' ', tag) for tag in tag_list]
+
                 if askbot_settings.REPLACE_SPACE_WITH_DASH_IN_EMAILED_TAGS:
                     tag_list = [tag.replace(' ', '-') for tag in tag_list]
-                tagnames = ' '.join(tag_list)#todo: use tag separator char here
+                #todo: use tag separator char here
+                tagnames = ' '.join(tag_list)
 
                 #clean tags - may raise ValidationError
                 self.cleaned_data['tagnames'] = TagNamesField().clean(tagnames)
@@ -770,27 +932,28 @@ class AskByEmailForm(forms.Form):
             raise forms.ValidationError(ASK_BY_EMAIL_SUBJECT_HELP)
         return self.cleaned_data['subject']
 
-class AnswerForm(forms.Form):
-    text   = AnswerEditorField()
-    wiki   = WikiField()
-    openid = forms.CharField(required=False, max_length=255, widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'size' : 40, 'class':'openid-input'}))
-    user   = forms.CharField(
-        required=False,
-        max_length=255,
-        label="User",
-        help_text=_("Enter the username to post this as. New users are automatically created."),
-        widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'size' : 35}))
-    email  = forms.CharField(required=False, max_length=255, widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'size' : 35}))
-    email_notify = EmailNotifyField(initial = False)
+
+class AnswerForm(PostAsSomeoneForm):
+    text = AnswerEditorField()
+    wiki = WikiField()
+    openid = forms.CharField(
+        required=False, max_length=255,
+        widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'size': 40, 'class': 'openid-input'})
+    )
+    email_notify = EmailNotifyField(initial=False)
+
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(AnswerForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.fields['email_notify'].widget.attrs['id'] = 'question-subscribe-updates'
+        self.fields['email_notify'].widget.attrs['id'] = \
+                                    'question-subscribe-updates'
+
 
 class VoteForm(forms.Form):
     """form used in ajax vote view (only comment_upvote so far)
     """
     post_id = forms.IntegerField()
-    cancel_vote = forms.CharField()#char because it is 'true' or 'false' as string
+    # char because it is 'true' or 'false' as string
+    cancel_vote = forms.CharField()
 
     def clean_cancel_vote(self):
         val = self.cleaned_data['cancel_vote']
@@ -800,7 +963,9 @@ class VoteForm(forms.Form):
             result = False
         else:
             del self.cleaned_data['cancel_vote']
-            raise forms.ValidationError('either "true" or "false" strings expected')
+            raise forms.ValidationError(
+                    'either "true" or "false" strings expected'
+                )
         self.cleaned_data['cancel_vote'] = result
         return self.cleaned_data['cancel_vote']
 
@@ -808,50 +973,58 @@ class VoteForm(forms.Form):
 class CloseForm(forms.Form):
     reason = forms.ChoiceField(choices=const.CLOSE_REASONS)
 
+
 class RetagQuestionForm(forms.Form):
     tags = TagNamesField()
-    # initialize the default values
+
     def __init__(self, question, *args, **kwargs):
+        """initialize the default values"""
         super(RetagQuestionForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.fields['tags'].initial = question.thread.tagnames
 
+
 class RevisionForm(forms.Form):
     """
     Lists revisions of a Question or Answer
     """
-    revision = forms.ChoiceField(widget=forms.Select(attrs={'style' : 'width:520px'}))
+    revision = forms.ChoiceField(
+                    widget=forms.Select(
+                        attrs={'style': 'width:520px'}
+                    )
+                )
 
     def __init__(self, post, latest_revision, *args, **kwargs):
         super(RevisionForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         revisions = post.revisions.values_list(
-            'revision', 'author__username', 'revised_at', 'summary')
+            'revision', 'author__username', 'revised_at', 'summary'
+        )
         date_format = '%c'
-        self.fields['revision'].choices = [
-            (r[0], u'%s - %s (%s) %s' % (r[0], r[1], r[2].strftime(date_format), r[3]))
-            for r in revisions]
+        rev_choices = list()
+        for r in revisions:
+            rev_details = u'%s - %s (%s) %s' % (
+                r[0], r[1], r[2].strftime(date_format), r[3]
+            )
+            rev_choices.append((r[0], rev_details))
+
+        self.fields['revision'].choices = rev_choices
         self.fields['revision'].initial = latest_revision.revision
 
-class EditQuestionForm(forms.Form, FormWithHideableFields):
-    title  = TitleField()
-    text   = QuestionEditorField()
-    tags   = TagNamesField()
+
+class EditQuestionForm(PostAsSomeoneForm, FormWithHideableFields):
+    title = TitleField()
+    text = QuestionEditorField()
+    tags = TagNamesField()
     summary = SummaryField()
     wiki = WikiField()
     reveal_identity = forms.BooleanField(
-        help_text = _(
+        help_text=_(
             'You have asked this question anonymously, '
             'if you decide to reveal your identity, please check '
             'this box.'
         ),
-        label = _('reveal identity'),
-        required = False,
-    )
-    user_author  = forms.CharField(
+        label=_('reveal identity'),
         required=False,
-        max_length=255,
-        label="User",
-        help_text=_("Enter the username to post this as. New users are automatically created."),
-        widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'size' : 35}))
+    )
 
     #todo: this is odd that this form takes question as an argument
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -871,8 +1044,8 @@ class EditQuestionForm(forms.Form, FormWithHideableFields):
     def can_stay_anonymous(self):
         """determines if the user cat keep editing the question
         anonymously"""
-        return (askbot_settings.ALLOW_ASK_ANONYMOUSLY \
-            and self.question.is_anonymous \
+        return (askbot_settings.ALLOW_ASK_ANONYMOUSLY
+            and self.question.is_anonymous
             and self.user.is_owner_of(self.question)
         )
 
@@ -898,7 +1071,7 @@ class EditQuestionForm(forms.Form, FormWithHideableFields):
         """
         value = self.cleaned_data['reveal_identity']
         if self.question.is_anonymous:
-            if value == True:
+            if value is True:
                 if self.user.is_owner_of(self.question):
                     #regardless of the ALLOW_ASK_ANONYMOUSLY
                     return True
@@ -916,7 +1089,7 @@ class EditQuestionForm(forms.Form, FormWithHideableFields):
             else:
                 can_ask_anon = askbot_settings.ALLOW_ASK_ANONYMOUSLY
                 is_owner = self.user.is_owner_of(self.question)
-                if can_ask_anon == False and is_owner:
+                if can_ask_anon is False and is_owner:
                     self.show_field('reveal_identity')
                     raise forms.ValidationError(
                         _(
@@ -938,63 +1111,61 @@ class EditQuestionForm(forms.Form, FormWithHideableFields):
         field edit_anonymously. It relies on correct cleaning
         if the "reveal_identity" field
         """
+        super(EditQuestionForm, self).clean()
         reveal_identity = self.cleaned_data.get('reveal_identity', False)
         stay_anonymous = False
-        if reveal_identity == False and self.can_stay_anonymous():
+        if reveal_identity is False and self.can_stay_anonymous():
             stay_anonymous = True
         self.cleaned_data['stay_anonymous'] = stay_anonymous
         return self.cleaned_data
 
-class EditAnswerForm(forms.Form):
+
+class EditAnswerForm(PostAsSomeoneForm):
     text = AnswerEditorField()
     summary = SummaryField()
     wiki = WikiField()
-    user = forms.CharField(
-        required=False,
-        max_length=255,
-        label="User",
-        help_text=_("Enter the username to post this as. New users are automatically created."),
-        widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'size' : 35}))
 
     def __init__(self, answer, revision, *args, **kwargs):
         super(EditAnswerForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.fields['text'].initial = revision.text
         self.fields['wiki'].initial = answer.wiki
 
+
 class EditTagWikiForm(forms.Form):
-    text = forms.CharField(required = False)
+    text = forms.CharField(required=False)
     tag_id = forms.IntegerField()
 
+
 class EditUserForm(forms.Form):
     email = forms.EmailField(
                     label=u'Email',
                     required=True,
                     max_length=255,
-                    widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'size' : 35})
+                    widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'size': 35})
                 )
 
     realname = forms.CharField(
                         label=_('Real name'),
                         required=False,
                         max_length=255,
-                        widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'size' : 35})
+                        widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'size': 35})
                     )
 
     website = forms.URLField(
                         label=_('Website'),
                         required=False,
                         max_length=255,
-                        widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'size' : 35})
+                        widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'size': 35})
                     )
 
     city = forms.CharField(
                         label=_('City'),
                         required=False,
                         max_length=255,
-                        widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'size' : 35})
+                        widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'size': 35})
                     )
 
-    country = CountryField(required = False)
+    country = CountryField(required=False)
 
     show_country = forms.BooleanField(
                         label=_('Show country'),
@@ -1008,15 +1179,18 @@ class EditUserForm(forms.Form):
 
     birthday = forms.DateField(
                         label=_('Date of birth'),
-                        help_text=_('will not be shown, used to calculate age, format: YYYY-MM-DD'),
+                        help_text=_(
+                            'will not be shown, used to calculate '
+                            'age, format: YYYY-MM-DD'
+                        ),
                         required=False,
-                        widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'size' : 35})
+                        widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'size': 35})
                     )
 
     about = forms.CharField(
                         label=_('Profile'),
                         required=False,
-                        widget=forms.Textarea(attrs={'cols' : 60})
+                        widget=forms.Textarea(attrs={'cols': 60})
                     )
 
     def __init__(self, user, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -1030,7 +1204,7 @@ class EditUserForm(forms.Form):
         self.fields['realname'].initial = user.real_name
         self.fields['website'].initial = user.website
         self.fields['city'].initial = user.location
-        if user.country == None:
+        if user.country is None:
             country = 'unknown'
         else:
             country = user.country
@@ -1048,24 +1222,32 @@ class EditUserForm(forms.Form):
         """For security reason one unique email in database"""
         if self.user.email != self.cleaned_data['email']:
             #todo dry it, there is a similar thing in openidauth
-            if askbot_settings.EMAIL_UNIQUE == True:
+            if askbot_settings.EMAIL_UNIQUE is True:
                 if 'email' in self.cleaned_data:
                     try:
-                        User.objects.get(email = self.cleaned_data['email'])
+                        User.objects.get(email=self.cleaned_data['email'])
                     except User.DoesNotExist:
                         return self.cleaned_data['email']
                     except User.MultipleObjectsReturned:
-                        raise forms.ValidationError(_('this email has already been registered, please use another one'))
-                    raise forms.ValidationError(_('this email has already been registered, please use another one'))
+                        raise forms.ValidationError(_(
+                            'this email has already been registered, '
+                            'please use another one')
+                        )
+                    raise forms.ValidationError(_(
+                        'this email has already been registered, '
+                        'please use another one')
+                    )
         return self.cleaned_data['email']
 
+
 class TagFilterSelectionForm(forms.ModelForm):
     email_tag_filter_strategy = forms.ChoiceField(
-        choices = const.TAG_DISPLAY_FILTER_STRATEGY_CHOICES,
-        initial = const.EXCLUDE_IGNORED,
-        label = _('Choose email tag filter'),
-        widget = forms.RadioSelect
+        choices=const.TAG_DISPLAY_FILTER_STRATEGY_CHOICES,
+        initial=const.EXCLUDE_IGNORED,
+        label=_('Choose email tag filter'),
+        widget=forms.RadioSelect
     )
+
     class Meta:
         model = User
         fields = ('email_tag_filter_strategy',)
@@ -1082,31 +1264,31 @@ class TagFilterSelectionForm(forms.ModelForm):
 class EmailFeedSettingField(forms.ChoiceField):
     def __init__(self, *arg, **kwarg):
         kwarg['choices'] = const.NOTIFICATION_DELIVERY_SCHEDULE_CHOICES
-        #kwarg['initial'] = askbot_settings.DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_DELIVERY_SCHEDULE
         kwarg['widget'] = forms.RadioSelect
         super(EmailFeedSettingField, self).__init__(*arg, **kwarg)
 
+
 class EditUserEmailFeedsForm(forms.Form):
     FORM_TO_MODEL_MAP = {
-        'all_questions':'q_all',
-        'asked_by_me':'q_ask',
-        'answered_by_me':'q_ans',
-        'individually_selected':'q_sel',
-        'mentions_and_comments':'m_and_c',
+        'all_questions': 'q_all',
+        'asked_by_me': 'q_ask',
+        'answered_by_me': 'q_ans',
+        'individually_selected': 'q_sel',
+        'mentions_and_comments': 'm_and_c',
     }
     NO_EMAIL_INITIAL = {
-        'all_questions':'n',
-        'asked_by_me':'n',
-        'answered_by_me':'n',
-        'individually_selected':'n',
-        'mentions_and_comments':'n',
+        'all_questions': 'n',
+        'asked_by_me': 'n',
+        'answered_by_me': 'n',
+        'individually_selected': 'n',
+        'mentions_and_comments': 'n',
     }
     INSTANT_EMAIL_INITIAL = {
-        'all_questions':'i',
-        'asked_by_me':'i',
-        'answered_by_me':'i',
-        'individually_selected':'i',
-        'mentions_and_comments':'i',
+        'all_questions': 'i',
+        'asked_by_me': 'i',
+        'answered_by_me': 'i',
+        'individually_selected': 'i',
+        'mentions_and_comments': 'i',
     }
 
     asked_by_me = EmailFeedSettingField(
@@ -1129,7 +1311,7 @@ class EditUserEmailFeedsForm(forms.Form):
     def set_initial_values(self, user=None):
         from askbot import models
         KEY_MAP = dict([(v, k) for k, v in self.FORM_TO_MODEL_MAP.iteritems()])
-        if user != None:
+        if user is not None:
             settings = models.EmailFeedSetting.objects.filter(subscriber=user)
             initial_values = {}
             for setting in settings:
@@ -1159,7 +1341,7 @@ class EditUserEmailFeedsForm(forms.Form):
         """
         return self.FORM_TO_MODEL_MAP.values()
 
-    def set_frequency(self, frequency = 'n'):
+    def set_frequency(self, frequency='n'):
         data = {
             'all_questions': frequency,
             'asked_by_me': frequency,
@@ -1171,9 +1353,9 @@ class EditUserEmailFeedsForm(forms.Form):
             self.cleaned_data = data
         self.initial = data
 
-    def save(self,user,save_unbound=False):
-        """
-            with save_unbound==True will bypass form validation and save initial values
+    def save(self, user, save_unbound=False):
+        """with save_unbound==True will bypass form
+        validation and save initial values
         """
         from askbot import models
         changed = False
@@ -1201,23 +1383,25 @@ class EditUserEmailFeedsForm(forms.Form):
                 user.followed_threads.clear()
         return changed
 
+
 class SubscribeForEmailUpdatesField(forms.ChoiceField):
     """a simple yes or no field to subscribe for email or not"""
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         kwargs['widget'] = forms.widgets.RadioSelect
         kwargs['error_messages'] = {
-            'required':_('please choose one of the options above')
+            'required': _('please choose one of the options above')
         }
         kwargs['choices'] = (
-            ('y',_('okay, let\'s try!')),
+            ('y', _('okay, let\'s try!')),
             (
                 'n',
-                _('no %(sitename)s email please, thanks') \
+                _('no %(sitename)s email please, thanks')
                     % {'sitename': askbot_settings.APP_SHORT_NAME}
             )
         )
         super(SubscribeForEmailUpdatesField, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
+
 class SimpleEmailSubscribeForm(forms.Form):
     subscribe = SubscribeForEmailUpdatesField()
 
@@ -1233,11 +1417,13 @@ class SimpleEmailSubscribeForm(forms.Form):
             email_settings_form = EFF(initial=EFF.NO_EMAIL_INITIAL)
         email_settings_form.save(user, save_unbound=True)
 
+
 class GroupLogoURLForm(forms.Form):
     """form for saving group logo url"""
     group_id = forms.IntegerField()
     image_url = forms.CharField()
 
+
 class EditGroupMembershipForm(forms.Form):
     """a form for adding or removing users
     to and from user groups"""
@@ -1253,11 +1439,12 @@ class EditGroupMembershipForm(forms.Form):
             raise forms.ValidationError('invalid action')
         return action
 
+
 class EditRejectReasonForm(forms.Form):
-    reason_id = forms.IntegerField(required = False)
+    reason_id = forms.IntegerField(required=False)
     title = CountedWordsField(
-        min_words = 1, max_words = 4, field_name = _('Title')
+        min_words=1, max_words=4, field_name=_('Title')
     )
     details = CountedWordsField(
-        min_words = 6, field_name = _('Description')
+        min_words=6, field_name=_('Description')
     )