source: package_branches/invirt-web/cherrypy-rebased/code/main.py @ 2666

#!/usr/bin/python
"""Main CGI script for web interface"""

import base64
import cPickle
import cgi
import datetime
import hmac
import random
import sha
import simplejson
import sys
import time
import urllib
import socket
import cherrypy
from StringIO import StringIO
def revertStandardError():
    """Move stderr to stdout, and return the contents of the old stderr."""
    errio = sys.stderr
    if not isinstance(errio, StringIO):
        return ''
    sys.stderr = sys.stdout
    errio.seek(0)
    return errio.read()

def printError():
    """Revert stderr to stdout, and print the contents of stderr"""
    if isinstance(sys.stderr, StringIO):
        print revertStandardError()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    import atexit
    atexit.register(printError)

import templates
from Cheetah.Template import Template
import validation
import cache_acls
from webcommon import State
import controls
from getafsgroups import getAfsGroupMembers
from invirt import database
from invirt.database import Machine, CDROM, session, connect, MachineAccess, Type, Autoinstall
from invirt.config import structs as config
from invirt.common import InvalidInput, CodeError

from view import View

class InvirtWeb(View):
    def __init__(self):
        super(self.__class__,self).__init__()
        connect()
        self._cp_config['tools.require_login.on'] = True

    @cherrypy.expose
    @cherrypy.tools.mako(filename="/list.mako")
    def list(self, username):
        """Handler for list requests."""
        checkpoint.checkpoint('Getting list dict')
        d = getListDict(username, state)
        checkpoint.checkpoint('Got list dict')
        return templates.list(searchList=[d])
    index=list

    @cherrypy.expose
    @cherrypy.tools.mako(filename="/helloworld.mako")
    def helloworld(self):
        return {}
        return "Hello world!\nYour request: "+repr(dir(cherrypy.request))
    helloworld._cp_config['tools.require_login.on'] = False

def pathSplit(path):
    if path.startswith('/'):
        path = path[1:]
    i = path.find('/')
    if i == -1:
        i = len(path)
    return path[:i], path[i:]

class Checkpoint:
    def __init__(self):
        self.start_time = time.time()
        self.checkpoints = []

    def checkpoint(self, s):
        self.checkpoints.append((s, time.time()))

    def __str__(self):
        return ('Timing info:\n%s\n' %
                '\n'.join(['%s: %s' % (d, t - self.start_time) for
                           (d, t) in self.checkpoints]))

checkpoint = Checkpoint()

def jquote(string):
    return "'" + string.replace('\\', '\\\\').replace("'", "\\'").replace('\n', '\\n') + "'"

def helppopup(subj):
    """Return HTML code for a (?) link to a specified help topic"""
    return ('<span class="helplink"><a href="help?' +
            cgi.escape(urllib.urlencode(dict(subject=subj, simple='true')))
            +'" target="_blank" ' +
            'onclick="return helppopup(' + cgi.escape(jquote(subj)) + ')">(?)</a></span>')

def makeErrorPre(old, addition):
    if addition is None:
        return
    if old:
        return old[:-6]  + '\n----\n' + str(addition) + '</pre>'
    else:
        return '<p>STDERR:</p><pre>' + str(addition) + '</pre>'

Template.database = database
Template.config = config
Template.helppopup = staticmethod(helppopup)
Template.err = None

class JsonDict:
    """Class to store a dictionary that will be converted to JSON"""
    def __init__(self, **kws):
        self.data = kws
        if 'err' in kws:
            err = kws['err']
            del kws['err']
            self.addError(err)

    def __str__(self):
        return simplejson.dumps(self.data)

    def addError(self, text):
        """Add stderr text to be displayed on the website."""
        self.data['err'] = \
            makeErrorPre(self.data.get('err'), text)

class Defaults:
    """Class to store default values for fields."""
    memory = 256
    disk = 4.0
    cdrom = ''
    autoinstall = ''
    name = ''
    description = ''
    type = 'linux-hvm'

    def __init__(self, max_memory=None, max_disk=None, **kws):
        if max_memory is not None:
            self.memory = min(self.memory, max_memory)
        if max_disk is not None:
            self.disk = min(self.disk, max_disk)
        for key in kws:
            setattr(self, key, kws[key])



DEFAULT_HEADERS = {'Content-Type': 'text/html'}

def invalidInput(op, username, fields, err, emsg):
    """Print an error page when an InvalidInput exception occurs"""
    d = dict(op=op, user=username, err_field=err.err_field,
             err_value=str(err.err_value), stderr=emsg,
             errorMessage=str(err))
    return templates.invalid(searchList=[d])

def hasVnc(status):
    """Does the machine with a given status list support VNC?"""
    if status is None:
        return False
    for l in status:
        if l[0] == 'device' and l[1][0] == 'vfb':
            d = dict(l[1][1:])
            return 'location' in d
    return False

def parseCreate(username, state, fields):
    kws = dict([(kw, fields.getfirst(kw)) for kw in 'name description owner memory disksize vmtype cdrom autoinstall'.split()])
    validate = validation.Validate(username, state, strict=True, **kws)
    return dict(contact=username, name=validate.name, description=validate.description, memory=validate.memory,
                disksize=validate.disksize, owner=validate.owner, machine_type=getattr(validate, 'vmtype', Defaults.type),
                cdrom=getattr(validate, 'cdrom', None),
                autoinstall=getattr(validate, 'autoinstall', None))

def create(username, state, path, fields):
    """Handler for create requests."""
    try:
        parsed_fields = parseCreate(username, state, fields)
        machine = controls.createVm(username, state, **parsed_fields)
    except InvalidInput, err:
        pass
    else:
        err = None
    state.clear() #Changed global state
    d = getListDict(username, state)
    d['err'] = err
    if err:
        for field in fields.keys():
            setattr(d['defaults'], field, fields.getfirst(field))
    else:
        d['new_machine'] = parsed_fields['name']
    return templates.list(searchList=[d])


def getListDict(username, state):
    """Gets the list of local variables used by list.tmpl."""
    checkpoint.checkpoint('Starting')
    machines = state.machines
    checkpoint.checkpoint('Got my machines')
    on = {}
    has_vnc = {}
    xmlist = state.xmlist
    checkpoint.checkpoint('Got uptimes')
    can_clone = 'ice3' not in state.xmlist_raw
    for m in machines:
        if m not in xmlist:
            has_vnc[m] = 'Off'
            m.uptime = None
        else:
            m.uptime = xmlist[m]['uptime']
            if xmlist[m]['console']:
                has_vnc[m] = True
            elif m.type.hvm:
                has_vnc[m] = "WTF?"
            else:
                has_vnc[m] = "ParaVM"+helppopup("ParaVM Console")
    max_memory = validation.maxMemory(username, state)
    max_disk = validation.maxDisk(username)
    checkpoint.checkpoint('Got max mem/disk')
    defaults = Defaults(max_memory=max_memory,
                        max_disk=max_disk,
                        owner=username)
    checkpoint.checkpoint('Got defaults')
    def sortkey(machine):
        return (machine.owner != username, machine.owner, machine.name)
    machines = sorted(machines, key=sortkey)
    d = dict(user=username,
             cant_add_vm=validation.cantAddVm(username, state),
             max_memory=max_memory,
             max_disk=max_disk,
             defaults=defaults,
             machines=machines,
             has_vnc=has_vnc,
             can_clone=can_clone)
    return d

def vnc(username, state, path, fields):
    """VNC applet page.

    Note that due to same-domain restrictions, the applet connects to
    the webserver, which needs to forward those requests to the xen
    server.  The Xen server runs another proxy that (1) authenticates
    and (2) finds the correct port for the VM.

    You might want iptables like:

    -t nat -A PREROUTING -s ! 18.181.0.60 -i eth1 -p tcp -m tcp \
      --dport 10003 -j DNAT --to-destination 18.181.0.60:10003
    -t nat -A POSTROUTING -d 18.181.0.60 -o eth1 -p tcp -m tcp \
      --dport 10003 -j SNAT --to-source 18.187.7.142
    -A FORWARD -d 18.181.0.60 -i eth1 -o eth1 -p tcp -m tcp \
      --dport 10003 -j ACCEPT

    Remember to enable iptables!
    echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
    """
    machine = validation.Validate(username, state, machine_id=fields.getfirst('machine_id')).machine

    token = controls.vnctoken(machine)
    host = controls.listHost(machine)
    if host:
        port = 10003 + [h.hostname for h in config.hosts].index(host)
    else:
        port = 5900 # dummy

    status = controls.statusInfo(machine)
    has_vnc = hasVnc(status)

    d = dict(user=username,
             on=status,
             has_vnc=has_vnc,
             machine=machine,
             hostname=state.environ.get('SERVER_NAME', 'localhost'),
             port=port,
             authtoken=token)
    return templates.vnc(searchList=[d])

def getHostname(nic):
    """Find the hostname associated with a NIC.

    XXX this should be merged with the similar logic in DNS and DHCP.
    """
    if nic.hostname:
        hostname = nic.hostname
    elif nic.machine:
        hostname = nic.machine.name
    else:
        return None
    if '.' in hostname:
        return hostname
    else:
        return hostname + '.' + config.dns.domains[0]

def getNicInfo(data_dict, machine):
    """Helper function for info, get data on nics for a machine.

    Modifies data_dict to include the relevant data, and returns a list
    of (key, name) pairs to display "name: data_dict[key]" to the user.
    """
    data_dict['num_nics'] = len(machine.nics)
    nic_fields_template = [('nic%s_hostname', 'NIC %s Hostname'),
                           ('nic%s_mac', 'NIC %s MAC Addr'),
                           ('nic%s_ip', 'NIC %s IP'),
                           ]
    nic_fields = []
    for i in range(len(machine.nics)):
        nic_fields.extend([(x % i, y % i) for x, y in nic_fields_template])
        data_dict['nic%s_hostname' % i] = getHostname(machine.nics[i])
        data_dict['nic%s_mac' % i] = machine.nics[i].mac_addr
        data_dict['nic%s_ip' % i] = machine.nics[i].ip
    if len(machine.nics) == 1:
        nic_fields = [(x, y.replace('NIC 0 ', '')) for x, y in nic_fields]
    return nic_fields

def getDiskInfo(data_dict, machine):
    """Helper function for info, get data on disks for a machine.

    Modifies data_dict to include the relevant data, and returns a list
    of (key, name) pairs to display "name: data_dict[key]" to the user.
    """
    data_dict['num_disks'] = len(machine.disks)
    disk_fields_template = [('%s_size', '%s size')]
    disk_fields = []
    for disk in machine.disks:
        name = disk.guest_device_name
        disk_fields.extend([(x % name, y % name) for x, y in
                            disk_fields_template])
        data_dict['%s_size' % name] = "%0.1f GiB" % (disk.size / 1024.)
    return disk_fields

def command(username, state, path, fields):
    """Handler for running commands like boot and delete on a VM."""
    back = fields.getfirst('back')
    try:
        d = controls.commandResult(username, state, fields)
        if d['command'] == 'Delete VM':
            back = 'list'
    except InvalidInput, err:
        if not back:
            raise
        print >> sys.stderr, err
        result = err
    else:
        result = 'Success!'
        if not back:
            return templates.command(searchList=[d])
    if back == 'list':
        state.clear() #Changed global state
        d = getListDict(username, state)
        d['result'] = result
        return templates.list(searchList=[d])
    elif back == 'info':
        machine = validation.Validate(username, state, machine_id=fields.getfirst('machine_id')).machine
        return ({'Status': '303 See Other',
                 'Location': 'info?machine_id=%d' % machine.machine_id},
                "You shouldn't see this message.")
    else:
        raise InvalidInput('back', back, 'Not a known back page.')

def modifyDict(username, state, fields):
    """Modify a machine as specified by CGI arguments.

    Return a list of local variables for modify.tmpl.
    """
    olddisk = {}
    session.begin()
    try:
        kws = dict([(kw, fields.getfirst(kw)) for kw in 'machine_id owner admin contact name description memory vmtype disksize'.split()])
        validate = validation.Validate(username, state, **kws)
        machine = validate.machine
        oldname = machine.name

        if hasattr(validate, 'memory'):
            machine.memory = validate.memory

        if hasattr(validate, 'vmtype'):
            machine.type = validate.vmtype

        if hasattr(validate, 'disksize'):
            disksize = validate.disksize
            disk = machine.disks[0]
            if disk.size != disksize:
                olddisk[disk.guest_device_name] = disksize
                disk.size = disksize
                session.save_or_update(disk)

        update_acl = False
        if hasattr(validate, 'owner') and validate.owner != machine.owner:
            machine.owner = validate.owner
            update_acl = True
        if hasattr(validate, 'name'):
            machine.name = validate.name
            for n in machine.nics:
                if n.hostname == oldname:
                    n.hostname = validate.name
        if hasattr(validate, 'description'):
            machine.description = validate.description
        if hasattr(validate, 'admin') and validate.admin != machine.administrator:
            machine.administrator = validate.admin
            update_acl = True
        if hasattr(validate, 'contact'):
            machine.contact = validate.contact

        session.save_or_update(machine)
        if update_acl:
            cache_acls.refreshMachine(machine)
        session.commit()
    except:
        session.rollback()
        raise
    for diskname in olddisk:
        controls.resizeDisk(oldname, diskname, str(olddisk[diskname]))
    if hasattr(validate, 'name'):
        controls.renameMachine(machine, oldname, validate.name)
    return dict(user=username,
                command="modify",
                machine=machine)

def modify(username, state, path, fields):
    """Handler for modifying attributes of a machine."""
    try:
        modify_dict = modifyDict(username, state, fields)
    except InvalidInput, err:
        result = None
        machine = validation.Validate(username, state, machine_id=fields.getfirst('machine_id')).machine
    else:
        machine = modify_dict['machine']
        result = 'Success!'
        err = None
    info_dict = infoDict(username, state, machine)
    info_dict['err'] = err
    if err:
        for field in fields.keys():
            setattr(info_dict['defaults'], field, fields.getfirst(field))
    info_dict['result'] = result
    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."""
    return ({'Status': '404 Not Found'}, 'Invalid operation.')

def infoDict(username, state, machine):
    """Get the variables used by info.tmpl."""
    status = controls.statusInfo(machine)
    checkpoint.checkpoint('Getting status info')
    has_vnc = hasVnc(status)
    if status is None:
        main_status = dict(name=machine.name,
                           memory=str(machine.memory))
        uptime = None
        cputime = None
    else:
        main_status = dict(status[1:])
        main_status['host'] = controls.listHost(machine)
        start_time = float(main_status.get('start_time', 0))
        uptime = datetime.timedelta(seconds=int(time.time()-start_time))
        cpu_time_float = float(main_status.get('cpu_time', 0))
        cputime = datetime.timedelta(seconds=int(cpu_time_float))
    checkpoint.checkpoint('Status')
    display_fields = [('name', 'Name'),
                      ('description', 'Description'),
                      ('owner', 'Owner'),
                      ('administrator', 'Administrator'),
                      ('contact', 'Contact'),
                      ('type', 'Type'),
                      'NIC_INFO',
                      ('uptime', 'uptime'),
                      ('cputime', 'CPU usage'),
                      ('host', 'Hosted on'),
                      ('memory', 'RAM'),
                      'DISK_INFO',
                      ('state', 'state (xen format)'),
                      ('cpu_weight', 'CPU weight'+helppopup('CPU Weight')),
                      ]
    fields = []
    machine_info = {}
    machine_info['name'] = machine.name
    machine_info['description'] = machine.description
    machine_info['type'] = machine.type.hvm and 'HVM' or 'ParaVM'
    machine_info['owner'] = machine.owner
    machine_info['administrator'] = machine.administrator
    machine_info['contact'] = machine.contact

    nic_fields = getNicInfo(machine_info, machine)
    nic_point = display_fields.index('NIC_INFO')
    display_fields = (display_fields[:nic_point] + nic_fields +
                      display_fields[nic_point+1:])

    disk_fields = getDiskInfo(machine_info, machine)
    disk_point = display_fields.index('DISK_INFO')
    display_fields = (display_fields[:disk_point] + disk_fields +
                      display_fields[disk_point+1:])

    main_status['memory'] += ' MiB'
    for field, disp in display_fields:
        if field in ('uptime', 'cputime') and locals()[field] is not None:
            fields.append((disp, locals()[field]))
        elif field in machine_info:
            fields.append((disp, machine_info[field]))
        elif field in main_status:
            fields.append((disp, main_status[field]))
        else:
            pass
            #fields.append((disp, None))

    checkpoint.checkpoint('Got fields')


    max_mem = validation.maxMemory(machine.owner, state, machine, False)
    checkpoint.checkpoint('Got mem')
    max_disk = validation.maxDisk(machine.owner, machine)
    defaults = Defaults()
    for name in 'machine_id name description administrator owner memory contact'.split():
        setattr(defaults, name, getattr(machine, name))
    defaults.type = machine.type.type_id
    defaults.disk = "%0.2f" % (machine.disks[0].size/1024.)
    checkpoint.checkpoint('Got defaults')
    d = dict(user=username,
             on=status is not None,
             machine=machine,
             defaults=defaults,
             has_vnc=has_vnc,
             uptime=str(uptime),
             ram=machine.memory,
             max_mem=max_mem,
             max_disk=max_disk,
             owner_help=helppopup("Owner"),
             fields = fields)
    return d

def info(username, state, path, fields):
    """Handler for info on a single VM."""
    machine = validation.Validate(username, state, machine_id=fields.getfirst('machine_id')).machine
    d = infoDict(username, state, machine)
    checkpoint.checkpoint('Got infodict')
    return templates.info(searchList=[d])

def unauthFront(_, _2, _3, fields):
    """Information for unauth'd users."""
    return templates.unauth(searchList=[{'simple' : True, 
            'hostname' : socket.getfqdn()}])

def admin(username, state, path, fields):
    if path == '':
        return ({'Status': '303 See Other',
                 'Location': 'admin/'},
                "You shouldn't see this message.")
    if not username in getAfsGroupMembers(config.adminacl, 'athena.mit.edu'):
        raise InvalidInput('username', username,
                           'Not in admin group %s.' % config.adminacl)
    newstate = State(username, isadmin=True)
    newstate.environ = state.environ
    return handler(username, newstate, path, fields)

def throwError(_, __, ___, ____):
    """Throw an error, to test the error-tracing mechanisms."""
    raise RuntimeError("test of the emergency broadcast system")

mapping = dict(#list=listVms,
               vnc=vnc,
               command=command,
               modify=modify,
               info=info,
               create=create,
               help=helpHandler,
               unauth=unauthFront,
               admin=admin,
               overlord=admin,
               errortest=throwError)

def printHeaders(headers):
    """Print a dictionary as HTTP headers."""
    for key, value in headers.iteritems():
        print '%s: %s' % (key, value)
    print

def send_error_mail(subject, body):
    import subprocess

    to = config.web.errormail
    mail = """To: %s
From: root@%s
Subject: %s

%s
""" % (to, config.web.hostname, subject, body)
    p = subprocess.Popen(['/usr/sbin/sendmail', '-f', to, to],
                         stdin=subprocess.PIPE)
    p.stdin.write(mail)
    p.stdin.close()
    p.wait()

def show_error(op, username, fields, err, emsg, traceback):
    """Print an error page when an exception occurs"""
    d = dict(op=op, user=username, fields=fields,
             errorMessage=str(err), stderr=emsg, traceback=traceback)
    details = templates.error_raw(searchList=[d])
    exclude = config.web.errormail_exclude
    if username not in exclude and '*' not in exclude:
        send_error_mail('xvm error on %s for %s: %s' % (op, username, err),
                        details)
    d['details'] = details
    return templates.error(searchList=[d])

def getUser(environ):
    """Return the current user based on the SSL environment variables"""
    user = environ.get('REMOTE_USER')
    if user is None:
        return
    
    if environ.get('AUTH_TYPE') == 'Negotiate':
        # Convert the krb5 principal into a krb4 username
        if not user.endswith('@%s' % config.kerberos.realm):
            return
        else:
            return user.split('@')[0].replace('/', '.')
    else:
        return user

def handler(username, state, path, fields):
    operation, path = pathSplit(path)
    if not operation:
        operation = 'list'
    print 'Starting', operation
    fun = mapping.get(operation, badOperation)
    return fun(username, state, path, fields)

class App:
    def __init__(self, environ, start_response):
        self.environ = environ
        self.start = start_response

        self.username = getUser(environ)
        self.state = State(self.username)
        self.state.environ = environ

        random.seed() #sigh

    def __iter__(self):
        start_time = time.time()
        database.clear_cache()
        sys.stderr = StringIO()
        fields = cgi.FieldStorage(fp=self.environ['wsgi.input'], environ=self.environ)
        operation = self.environ.get('PATH_INFO', '')
        if not operation:
            self.start("301 Moved Permanently", [('Location', './')])
            return
        if self.username is None:
            operation = 'unauth'

        try:
            checkpoint.checkpoint('Before')
            output = handler(self.username, self.state, operation, fields)
            checkpoint.checkpoint('After')

            headers = dict(DEFAULT_HEADERS)
            if isinstance(output, tuple):
                new_headers, output = output
                headers.update(new_headers)
            e = revertStandardError()
            if e:
                if hasattr(output, 'addError'):
                    output.addError(e)
                else:
                    # This only happens on redirects, so it'd be a pain to get
                    # the message to the user.  Maybe in the response is useful.
                    output = output + '\n\nstderr:\n' + e
            output_string =  str(output)
            checkpoint.checkpoint('output as a string')
        except Exception, err:
            if not fields.has_key('js'):
                if isinstance(err, InvalidInput):
                    self.start('200 OK', [('Content-Type', 'text/html')])
                    e = revertStandardError()
                    yield str(invalidInput(operation, self.username, fields,
                                           err, e))
                    return
            import traceback
            self.start('500 Internal Server Error',
                       [('Content-Type', 'text/html')])
            e = revertStandardError()
            s = show_error(operation, self.username, fields,
                           err, e, traceback.format_exc())
            yield str(s)
            return
        status = headers.setdefault('Status', '200 OK')
        del headers['Status']
        self.start(status, headers.items())
        yield output_string
        if fields.has_key('timedebug'):
            yield '<pre>%s</pre>' % cgi.escape(str(checkpoint))

def constructor():
    connect()
    return App

def main():
    from flup.server.fcgi_fork import WSGIServer
    WSGIServer(constructor()).run()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()