Function user_delete

app/api.py:197–223

Removes a user from the system. Returns: On success, a JSON data structure with a property "username" (str). Returns error object on failure.

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@api_blueprint.route('/user', methods=['DELETE'])
@required_auth(auth.Role.ADMIN)
def user_delete():
    """Removes a user from the system.

    Returns:
        On success, a JSON data structure with a property "username" (str).
        Returns error object on failure.
    """
    try:
        username = request_parsers.delete_user.parse_delete(flask.request)
    except request_parsers.errors.Error as e:
        return json_response.error(e), 400

    if username == session.get_username() and len(auth.get_all_accounts()) > 1:
        return json_response.error(
            UnableToDeleteCurrentUserError(
                'Unable to remove currently logged-in user while other users'
                ' exist')), 409

    try:
        auth.delete_account(username)
    except db.users.UserDoesNotExistError as e:
        return json_response.error(e), 404

    if username == session.get_username():
        session.logout()

    return json_response.success({'username': username})


@api_blueprint.route('/auth', methods=['GET'])