A few small path changes/ fixed to use abs paths not relative paths, …

…/static vs static,

back_end/Imaging.py

@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ def is_image(img):
 
 def open_image(data, change_icon=False, b64=False):
     """Returns an image object, given image binary data (gotten from request.get_file) """
+
     if b64:
         try:
             with open('out.txt', 'w') as f:
                 f.write(data[22:])
             data = base64.b64decode(data[22:] if data.startswith("data:image/png;base64,") else data)
         except binascii.Error:
             print("unable to decode b64!")
-            raise
             return INVALID_IMAGE
 
     io = BytesIO(data)

back_end/common.py

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def fetch_file(url, filename):
 
 #TODO: maybe move this to db_api instead?
 def get_user_picture(userObj):
-    return userObj.picture if userObj.picture is not None and userObj.picture != "" else "nouser.png"
+    return userObj.picture if userObj.picture is not None and userObj.picture != "" else os.path.join('/static', 'uploads', 'user_image', 'nouser.png')
 
 def reply_malformed(request, header_text="The request was malformed", text="Sorry!\n It looks like your client has sent a invalid request.\n Please reload the page or contact us."):
     """Sets the header of request to 400 (bad request) and writes the text supplied"""

back_end/profile.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ def view_handler_post(request, username):
 def view_handler(request, username):
     user = db.User.find(username=username)
     print('on profile page, profile pic = ' + str(user.picture) + ' check if user logged in or user of profile page')
+    print(get_user_picture(user))
     if user is None:
         request.write("username is not in db")
     else:

back_end/user.py

@@ -24,12 +24,20 @@ def signup_handler_post(request):
         if image_type == 'profile_img_webcam':
             # webcam
             print("reading from webcam")
-            print(request.get_field('webcam-input'))
-            image = Imaging.open_image(request.get_field('webcam-input'), change_icon=True, b64=True)
+            if request.get_field('webcam-input') is None:
+                image = None
+            else:
+                image = Imaging.open_image(request.get_field('webcam-input'), change_icon=True, b64=True)
+
         elif image_type == 'profile_img_upload':
             # file upload
             print("Reading from file upload")
-            image = Imaging.open_image(request.get_file('profile_picture')[2], change_icon=True, b64=False)
+            if request.get_file('profile_picture') == (None, None, None):
+                # no upload
+                image = None
+            else:
+                image = Imaging.open_image(request.get_file('profile_picture')[2], change_icon=True, b64=False)
+
         else:
             print("No file received! img_type=", image_type)
             image = None
@@ -62,11 +70,11 @@ def signup_handler_post(request):
 
         elif Imaging.is_image(image):
             ext = image.type
-
-            file_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join('static', 'uploads', 'user_image', str(new_user.id) + '.' + ext))
-            print("Saving img to", file_path)
-            image.img.save(file_path)
-            db.User.update_some(picture=file_path)
+            file_path = os.path.join('static', 'uploads', 'user_image', str(new_user.id) + '.' + ext)
+            abs_file_path = os.path.abspath(file_path)
+            print("Saving img to", abs_file_path, "with link", file_path)
+            image.img.save(abs_file_path)
+            db.User.update_some(picture='/' + file_path) # need a / to make it absolute path so it doesnt do /profile/static...
             request.set_secure_cookie("current_user", username)
             request.redirect('/')
 

templates/profile.html

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         {% end if %}
         <p> Bio </p>
         <article class="profile_bio">{{ user.bio }}</article>
-        <p class="image"> Picture: <img src= "/static/{{ picture }}">
+        <p class="image"> Picture: <img src= "{{ picture }}">
         </p>
       </div>
     </main>