um-cseg / chez-betty

        print(vendor)

        print(vendor_url)

        datalayer.new_request(request.user, request_text, vendor, vendor_url)

        request.session.flash('Request added successfully', 'success')

        return HTTPFound(location=request.route_url('user_item_request'))

    except ValueError:

        request.session.flash('Please include a detailed description of the item.', 'error')

        return HTTPFound(location=request.route_url('user_item_request'))

    except:

        request.session.flash('Error adding request.', 'error')

        return HTTPFound(location=request.route_url('user_item_request'))

@view_config(route_name='user_item_request_post_new',

             request_method='POST',

             permission='user')

def item_request_post_new(request):

    try:

        item_request = Request.from_id(request.matchdict['id'])

        post_text = request.POST['post']

        if post_text.strip() == '':

            request.session.flash('Empty comment not saved.', 'error')

    try:

        pool = Pool.from_id(request.POST['pool-id'])

        if pool.owner != request.user.id:

            request.session.flash('You do not have permission to view that pool.', 'error')

            return HTTPFound(location=request.route_url('user_pools'))

        # Look up the user that is being added to the pool

        user = User.from_uniqname(request.POST['uniqname'].strip(), True)

        if user == None:

            request.session.flash('Could not find that user.', 'error')

            return HTTPFound(location=request.route_url('user_pool', pool_id=pool.id))

        # Can't add yourself

        if user.id == pool.owner:

            request.session.flash('You cannot add yourself to a pool. By owning the pool you are automatically a part of it.', 'error')

            return HTTPFound(location=request.route_url('user_pool', pool_id=pool.id))

        # Make sure the user isn't already in the pool