Index: package_branches/invirt-web/cherrypy-rebased/code/main.py
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--- package_branches/invirt-web/cherrypy-rebased/code/main.py	(revision 2675)
+++ package_branches/invirt-web/cherrypy-rebased/code/main.py	(revision 2676)
@@ -66,4 +66,83 @@
         return d
     index=list
+
+    @cherrypy.expose
+    @cherrypy.tools.mako(filename="/help.mako")
+    def help(self, subject=None, simple=False):
+        """Handler for help messages."""
+
+        help_mapping = {
+            'Autoinstalls': """
+The autoinstaller builds a minimal Debian or Ubuntu system to run as a
+ParaVM.  You can access the resulting system by logging into the <a
+href="help?simple=true&subject=ParaVM+Console">serial console server</a>
+with your Kerberos tickets; there is no root password so sshd will
+refuse login.</p>
+
+<p>Under the covers, the autoinstaller uses our own patched version of
+xen-create-image, which is a tool based on debootstrap.  If you log
+into the serial console while the install is running, you can watch
+it.
+""",
+            'ParaVM Console': """
+ParaVM machines do not support local console access over VNC.  To
+access the serial console of these machines, you can SSH with Kerberos
+to %s, using the name of the machine as your
+username.""" % config.console.hostname,
+            'HVM/ParaVM': """
+HVM machines use the virtualization features of the processor, while
+ParaVM machines rely on a modified kernel to communicate directly with
+the hypervisor.  HVMs support boot CDs of any operating system, and
+the VNC console applet.  The three-minute autoinstaller produces
+ParaVMs.  ParaVMs typically are more efficient, and always support the
+<a href="help?subject=ParaVM+Console">console server</a>.</p>
+
+<p>More details are <a
+href="https://xvm.scripts.mit.edu/wiki/Paravirtualization">on the
+wiki</a>, including steps to prepare an HVM guest to boot as a ParaVM
+(which you can skip by using the autoinstaller to begin with.)</p>
+
+<p>We recommend using a ParaVM when possible and an HVM when necessary.
+""",
+            'CPU Weight': """
+Don't ask us!  We're as mystified as you are.""",
+            'Owner': """
+The owner field is used to determine <a
+href="help?subject=Quotas">quotas</a>.  It must be the name of a
+locker that you are an AFS administrator of.  In particular, you or an
+AFS group you are a member of must have AFS rlidwka bits on the
+locker.  You can check who administers the LOCKER locker using the
+commands 'attach LOCKER; fs la /mit/LOCKER' on Athena.)  See also <a
+href="help?subject=Administrator">administrator</a>.""",
+            'Administrator': """
+The administrator field determines who can access the console and
+power on and off the machine.  This can be either a user or a moira
+group.""",
+            'Quotas': """
+Quotas are determined on a per-locker basis.  Each locker may have a
+maximum of 512 mebibytes of active ram, 50 gibibytes of disk, and 4
+active machines.""",
+            'Console': """
+<strong>Framebuffer:</strong> At a Linux boot prompt in your VM, try
+setting <tt>fb=false</tt> to disable the framebuffer.  If you don't,
+your machine will run just fine, but the applet's display of the
+console will suffer artifacts.
+""",
+            'Windows': """
+<strong>Windows Vista:</strong> The Vista image is licensed for all MIT students and will automatically activate off the network; see <a href="/static/msca-email.txt">the licensing confirmation e-mail</a> for details. The installer requires 512 MiB RAM and at least 7.5 GiB disk space (15 GiB or more recommended).<br>
+<strong>Windows XP:</strong> This is the volume license CD image. You will need your own volume license key to complete the install. We do not have these available for the general MIT community; ask your department if they have one.
+"""
+            }
+
+        if not subject:
+            subject = sorted(help_mapping.keys())
+        if not isinstance(subject, list):
+            subject = [subject]
+
+        return dict(user=cherrypy.request.login,
+                    simple=simple,
+                    subjects=subject,
+                    mapping=help_mapping)
+    help._cp_config['tools.require_login.on'] = False
 
     @cherrypy.expose
@@ -435,84 +514,4 @@
     return templates.info(searchList=[info_dict])
 
-
-def helpHandler(username, state, path, fields):
-    """Handler for help messages."""
-    simple = fields.getfirst('simple')
-    subjects = fields.getlist('subject')
-
-    help_mapping = {
-                    'Autoinstalls': """
-The autoinstaller builds a minimal Debian or Ubuntu system to run as a
-ParaVM.  You can access the resulting system by logging into the <a
-href="help?simple=true&subject=ParaVM+Console">serial console server</a>
-with your Kerberos tickets; there is no root password so sshd will
-refuse login.</p>
-
-<p>Under the covers, the autoinstaller uses our own patched version of
-xen-create-image, which is a tool based on debootstrap.  If you log
-into the serial console while the install is running, you can watch
-it.
-""",
-                    'ParaVM Console': """
-ParaVM machines do not support local console access over VNC.  To
-access the serial console of these machines, you can SSH with Kerberos
-to %s, using the name of the machine as your
-username.""" % config.console.hostname,
-                    'HVM/ParaVM': """
-HVM machines use the virtualization features of the processor, while
-ParaVM machines rely on a modified kernel to communicate directly with
-the hypervisor.  HVMs support boot CDs of any operating system, and
-the VNC console applet.  The three-minute autoinstaller produces
-ParaVMs.  ParaVMs typically are more efficient, and always support the
-<a href="help?subject=ParaVM+Console">console server</a>.</p>
-
-<p>More details are <a
-href="https://xvm.scripts.mit.edu/wiki/Paravirtualization">on the
-wiki</a>, including steps to prepare an HVM guest to boot as a ParaVM
-(which you can skip by using the autoinstaller to begin with.)</p>
-
-<p>We recommend using a ParaVM when possible and an HVM when necessary.
-""",
-                    'CPU Weight': """
-Don't ask us!  We're as mystified as you are.""",
-                    'Owner': """
-The owner field is used to determine <a
-href="help?subject=Quotas">quotas</a>.  It must be the name of a
-locker that you are an AFS administrator of.  In particular, you or an
-AFS group you are a member of must have AFS rlidwka bits on the
-locker.  You can check who administers the LOCKER locker using the
-commands 'attach LOCKER; fs la /mit/LOCKER' on Athena.)  See also <a
-href="help?subject=Administrator">administrator</a>.""",
-                    'Administrator': """
-The administrator field determines who can access the console and
-power on and off the machine.  This can be either a user or a moira
-group.""",
-                    'Quotas': """
-Quotas are determined on a per-locker basis.  Each locker may have a
-maximum of 512 mebibytes of active ram, 50 gibibytes of disk, and 4
-active machines.""",
-                    'Console': """
-<strong>Framebuffer:</strong> At a Linux boot prompt in your VM, try
-setting <tt>fb=false</tt> to disable the framebuffer.  If you don't,
-your machine will run just fine, but the applet's display of the
-console will suffer artifacts.
-""",
-                    'Windows': """
-<strong>Windows Vista:</strong> The Vista image is licensed for all MIT students and will automatically activate off the network; see <a href="/static/msca-email.txt">the licensing confirmation e-mail</a> for details. The installer requires 512 MiB RAM and at least 7.5 GiB disk space (15 GiB or more recommended).<br>
-<strong>Windows XP:</strong> This is the volume license CD image. You will need your own volume license key to complete the install. We do not have these available for the general MIT community; ask your department if they have one.
-"""
-                    }
-
-    if not subjects:
-        subjects = sorted(help_mapping.keys())
-
-    d = dict(user=username,
-             simple=simple,
-             subjects=subjects,
-             mapping=help_mapping)
-
-    return templates.help(searchList=[d])
-
-
 def badOperation(u, s, p, e):
     """Function called when accessing an unknown URI."""
@@ -636,11 +635,9 @@
     raise RuntimeError("test of the emergency broadcast system")
 
-mapping = dict(#list=listVms,
-               vnc=vnc,
+mapping = dict(vnc=vnc,
                command=command,
                modify=modify,
                info=info,
                create=create,
-               help=helpHandler,
                unauth=unauthFront,
                admin=admin,
