A profile object is created at the beginning of every request with details of the use.
The global profile object is webnotes.user
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roles
- list of roles assigned including ‘All’ (for logged user) or ‘Guest’ for not logged user
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can_create
- list of DocTypes the user can create
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can_read
- list of DocTypes the user can read
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can_write
- list of DocTypes the user can edit
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get_roles()
- get list of roles
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get_allow_list(key)
- internal - get list of DocType where key is allowed. Key is either ‘read’, ‘write’ or ‘create’
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get_create_list()
- get list of DocTypes the user can create. Will filter DocTypes tagged with ‘not_in_create’ and table
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get_read_list()
- get list of DocTypes the user can read
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get_write_list()
- get list of DocTypes the user can write
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def get_home_page()
- get the name of the user’s home page from the Control Panel
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get_defaults()
- get the user’s default values based on user and role profile
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get_random_password()
- generate a random password
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reset_password():
- reset the user’s password and send an email
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update_recent(dt, dn)
- update the user’s Recent list with the given dt and dn
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load_profile()
- return a dictionary of user properites to be stored in the session
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load_from_session(self):
- setup the user profile from the dictionary saved in the session (generated by load_profile)
