request.py

  def _createFromForm(self):
    """Creates a new request based on the data inserted in the form.

    Returns:
      a newly created Request entity or None
    """
    assert isSet(self.data.organization)

    connection_form = ConnectionForm(
        data=self.data.POST)

    if not connection_form.is_valid():
      return None

    # create a new invitation entity
    connection_form.cleaned_data['user'] = self.data.user
    connection_form.cleaned_data['organization'] = self.data.organization
    connection_form.cleaned_data['role'] = 'mentor'
    connection_form.cleaned_data['user_action'] = 'accepted'
    connection_form.cleaned_data['org_action'] = 'pending'

    # alert the org admins that a new request has been submitted
    q = GSoCProfile.all().filter('org_admin_for', self.data.organization)
    q = q.filter('status', 'active').filter('notify_new_requests', True)
    admins = q.fetch(1000)
    admin_emails = [i.email for i in admins]

    def create_connection_txn():
      conn = connection_form.create(commit=True, parent=self.data.user)
      # TODO(dcrodman): Add inviteContext function & fix notifications for conns
      # context = notifications.requestContext(self.data, request, admin_emails)
      # sub_txn = mailer.getSpawnMailTaskTxn(context, parent=request)
      # sub_txn()
      return conn