OBSOLETE, MOVED TO https://github.com/web2py-plugins/web2py-plugins

plugin_manage_groups

Web2py plugin to manage groups and group membership of the users.

(C) Zvolsky, licensing same as Web2py

zvolsky@seznam.cz, mirek.zvolsky@gmail.com,

sources: github.com/zvolsky/plugin_manage_groups

download (published using gh-pages branch): zvolsky.github.io/plugin_manage_groups/web2py.plugin.manage_groups.w2p

• Auto-create the 'admin' group and make the first user its member.
• Allow creating new groups via (app)/plugin_manage_groups/group/(new-group-name).
• Allow add and delete memberships to the group at (app)/plugin_manage_groups/group/(group-name).
  • For the 'admin' group there is shortcut: (app)/plugin_manage_groups
• Links to switch managed groups at (app)/plugin_manage_groups/group/(group-name).
• Deleting of empty groups at same page.
• Adaptive with small or large count of users/members.
• Non default table names for auth are allowed.

How to use it

Navigate to: (app)/plugin_manage_groups

or to: (app)/plugin_manage_groups/group/(group-name)

Use defined group membership in the standard manner, i.e. @auth.requires_membership('groupname') -or- if auth.has_membership('groupname').

Configuration

Configuration is not necessary, but it is possible with the PluginManager, i.e. set

plugins.manage_groups.(configuration-parameter)=(value)

in model db.py (or other model, alphabetically after db.py but before plugin_.py).

Configuration parameters and their defaults:

param	default	meaning
first_admin	True	should be admin group auto-created and the 1st user made admin member?
admin_group	'admin'	name of the admin group
create	True	can be new groups created when navigating to plugin_manage_groups/group/(group_name)?
limit_dense_rows	11	when there are less users they will output each user on separate line
limit_hide_users	61	starting from this user count, users will be not listed and are selectable with the html input field only

Caveats

Use only ASCII characters in group names. Hope this is not problem, because membership administration and group names are accessible for admins only.