views.py

    pnc.user = request.user
    pnc.new_name = request.POST['new_name'].strip()
    pnc.rationale = request.POST['rationale']
    if len(pnc.new_name) < 2:
        return JsonResponse({
            "success": False,
            "error": _('Name required'),
        })  # TODO: this should be status code 400  # pylint: disable=fixme
    pnc.save()

    # The following automatically accepts name change requests. Remove this to
    # go back to the old system where it gets queued up for admin approval.
    accept_name_change_by_id(pnc.id)

    return JsonResponse({"success": True})


@ensure_csrf_cookie
def pending_name_changes(request):
    """ Web page which allows staff to approve or reject name changes. """
    if not request.user.is_staff:
        raise Http404

    students = []
    for change in PendingNameChange.objects.all():
        profile = UserProfile.objects.get(user=change.user)
        students.append({
            "new_name": change.new_name,
            "rationale": change.rationale,
            "old_name": profile.name,
            "email": change.user.email,
            "uid": change.user.id,
            "cid": change.id,
        })

    return render_to_response("name_changes.html", {"students": students})


@ensure_csrf_cookie
def reject_name_change(request):
    """ JSON: Name change process. Course staff clicks 'reject' on a given name change """
    if not request.user.is_staff:
        raise Http404

    try:
        pnc = PendingNameChange.objects.get(id=int(request.POST['id']))
    except PendingNameChange.DoesNotExist:
        return JsonResponse({
            "success": False,
            "error": _('Invalid ID'),
        })  # TODO: this should be status code 400  # pylint: disable=fixme

    pnc.delete()
    return JsonResponse({"success": True})


def accept_name_change_by_id(id):
    try:
        pnc = PendingNameChange.objects.get(id=id)
    except PendingNameChange.DoesNotExist:
        return JsonResponse({
            "success": False,
            "error": _('Invalid ID'),
        })  # TODO: this should be status code 400  # pylint: disable=fixme

    u = pnc.user
    up = UserProfile.objects.get(user=u)

    # Save old name
    meta = up.get_meta()
    if 'old_names' not in meta:
        meta['old_names'] = []
    meta['old_names'].append([up.name, pnc.rationale, datetime.datetime.now(UTC).isoformat()])
    up.set_meta(meta)

    up.name = pnc.new_name
    up.save()
    pnc.delete()

    return JsonResponse({"success": True})


@ensure_csrf_cookie
def accept_name_change(request):
    """ JSON: Name change process. Course staff clicks 'accept' on a given name change

    We used this during the prototype but now we simply record name changes instead
    of manually approving them. Still keeping this around in case we want to go
    back to this approval method.
    """
    if not request.user.is_staff:
        raise Http404

    return accept_name_change_by_id(int(request.POST['id']))


@require_POST
@login_required
@ensure_csrf_cookie
def change_email_settings(request):
    """Modify logged-in user's setting for receiving emails from a course."""
    user = request.user

    course_id = request.POST.get("course_id")
    course_key = SlashSeparatedCourseKey.from_deprecated_string(course_id)
    receive_emails = request.POST.get("receive_emails")
    if receive_emails:
        optout_object = Optout.objects.filter(user=user, course_id=course_key)
        if optout_object:
            optout_object.delete()
        log.info(u"User {0} ({1}) opted in to receive emails from course {2}".format(user.username, user.email, course_id))
        track.views.server_track(request, "change-email-settings", {"receive_emails": "yes", "course": course_id}, page='dashboard')
    else:
        Optout.objects.get_or_create(user=user, course_id=course_key)
        log.info(u"User {0} ({1}) opted out of receiving emails from course {2}".format(user.username, user.email, course_id))
        track.views.server_track(request, "change-email-settings", {"receive_emails": "no", "course": course_id}, page='dashboard')

    return JsonResponse({"success": True})