pylinted files

1 files changed, 16 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/askbot/middleware/anon_user.py b/askbot/middleware/anon_user.py
index fe1ddf14..d6dd8b26 100644
--- a/askbot/middleware/anon_user.py
+++ b/askbot/middleware/anon_user.py
@@ -1,13 +1,25 @@
-from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
+"""middleware that allows anonymous users
+receive messages using the now deprecated `message_set()`
+interface of the user objects.
+
+To allow anonymous users accept messages, a special
+message manager is defined here, and :meth:`__deepcopy__()` method
+added to the :class:`AnonymousUser` so that user could be pickled.
+
+Secondly, it sends greeting message to anonymous users.
+"""
 from askbot.user_messages import create_message, get_and_delete_messages
 from askbot.conf import settings as askbot_settings
-from askbot import const
 
 class AnonymousMessageManager(object):
+    """message manager for the anonymous user"""
     def __init__(self, request):
         self.request = request
+
     def create(self, message=''):
+        """send message to anonymous user"""
         create_message(self.request, message)  
+
     def get_and_delete(self):
         messages = get_and_delete_messages(self.request)
         return messages
@@ -19,6 +31,7 @@ def dummy_deepcopy(*arg):
     return None
 
 class ConnectToSessionMessagesMiddleware(object):
+    """middleware that attaches messages to anonymous users"""
     def process_request(self, request):
         if not request.user.is_authenticated():
             #plug on deepcopy which may be called by django db "driver"
@@ -31,5 +44,5 @@ class ConnectToSessionMessagesMiddleware(object):
             #also set the first greeting one time per session only
             if 'greeting_set' not in request.session:
                 request.session['greeting_set'] = True
-                msg = _(askbot_settings.GREETING_FOR_ANONYMOUS_USER) 
+                msg = askbot_settings.GREETING_FOR_ANONYMOUS_USER
                 request.user.message_set.create(message=msg)