Added autoban by the hidden field (to ban spammers and prevent them from trying to post anything).

boards/forms.py

@@ -59,6 +59,7 b' class PostForm(NeboardForm):'
                                 'class': 'form-email'}))
 
     session = None
+    need_to_ban = False
 
     def clean_title(self):
         title = self.cleaned_data['title']
@@ -93,6 +94,7 b' class PostForm(NeboardForm):'
             raise forms.ValidationError('Humans have sessions')
 
         if cleaned_data['email']:
+            self.need_to_ban = True
             raise forms.ValidationError('A human cannot enter a hidden field')
 
         if not self.errors:
@@ -249,4 +251,4 b' class LoginForm(NeboardForm):'
 
         cleaned_data = super(LoginForm, self).clean()
 
-        return cleaned_data
  No newline at end of file
+        return cleaned_data

boards/views.py

@@ -37,6 +37,9 b' def index(request, page=0):'
 
         if form.is_valid():
             return _new_post(request, form)
+        if form.need_to_ban:
+            # Ban user because he is suspected to be a bot
+            _ban_current_user(request)
     else:
         form = threadFormClass(error_class=PlainErrorList, **kwargs)
 
@@ -102,7 +105,10 b' def _new_post(request, form, thread_id=b'
 
 
 def tag(request, tag_name, page=0):
-    """Get all tag threads (posts without a parent)."""
+    """
+    Get all tag threads. Threads are split in pages, so some page is
+    requested. Default page is 0.
+    """
 
     tag = get_object_or_404(Tag, name=tag_name)
     threads = []
@@ -115,6 +121,9 b' def tag(request, tag_name, page=0):'
                           error_class=PlainErrorList)
         if form.is_valid():
             return _new_post(request, form)
+        if form.need_to_ban:
+            # Ban user because he is suspected to be a bot
+            _ban_current_user(request)
     else:
         form = forms.ThreadForm(initial={'tags': tag_name},
                                 error_class=PlainErrorList)
@@ -147,6 +156,9 b' def thread(request, post_id):'
 
         if form.is_valid():
             return _new_post(request, form, post_id)
+        if form.need_to_ban:
+            # Ban user because he is suspected to be a bot
+            _ban_current_user(request)
     else:
         form = postFormClass(error_class=PlainErrorList, **kwargs)
 
@@ -345,7 +357,7 b' def api_get_post(request, post_id):'
 
 
 def get_post(request, post_id):
-    """ Get the html of a post. Used for popups. """
+    """Get the html of a post. Used for popups."""
 
     post = get_object_or_404(Post, id=post_id)
 
@@ -380,6 +392,7 b' def _init_default_context(request):'
     context['theme'] = theme
     context['theme_css'] = 'css/' + theme + '/base_page.css'
 
+    # This shows the moderator panel
     moderate = user.get_setting(SETTING_MODERATE)
     if moderate == 'True':
         context['moderator'] = user.is_moderator()
@@ -390,7 +403,10 b' def _init_default_context(request):'
 
 
 def _get_user(request):
-    """Get current user from the session"""
+    """
+    Get current user from the session. If the user does not exist, create
+    a new one.
+    """
 
     session = request.session
     if not 'user_id' in session:
@@ -412,8 +428,21 b' def _get_user(request):'
 
 
 def _redirect_to_next(request):
+    """
+    If a 'next' parameter was specified, redirect to the next page. This is
+    used when the user is required to return to some page after the current
+    view has finished its work.
+    """
+
     if 'next' in request.GET:
         next_page = request.GET['next']
         return HttpResponseRedirect(next_page)
     else:
         return redirect(index)
+
+
+def _ban_current_user(request):
+    """Add current user to the IP ban list"""
+
+    ip = utils.get_client_ip(request)
+    Ban.objects.get_or_create(ip=ip)