adding model and signal to user post_save - closes colab#104

src/proxy/models.py

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import models
+from django.db.models.signals import post_save
+from django.dispatch import receiver
 
 from accounts.models import User
 from hitcounter.models import HitCounterModelMixin
@@ -148,3 +150,27 @@ class TicketCollabCount(models.Model):
     class Meta:
         managed = False
         db_table = 'ticket_collab_count_view'
+
+
+class SessionAttribute(models.Model):
+    sid = models.TextField(primary_key=True)
+    authenticated = models.IntegerField()
+    name = models.TextField()
+    value = models.TextField(blank=True)
+
+    class Meta:
+        managed = False
+        db_table = 'session_attribute'
+
+
+@receiver(post_save, sender=User)
+def change_session_attribute_email(sender, instance, **kwargs):
+    try:
+        session_attr = SessionAttribute.objects.get(
+            sid=instance.username, name='email'
+        )
+    except SessionAttribute.DoesNotExist:
+        pass
+    else:
+        session_attr.value = instance.email
+        session_attr.save()