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+# Copyright 2016 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+# license that can be found in the LICENSE file or at
+# https://developers.google.com/open-source/licenses/bsd
+
+"""Classes to display hotlists in templates."""
+from __future__ import print_function
+from __future__ import division
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+import ezt
+
+import logging
+
+from framework import framework_helpers
+from framework import permissions
+from framework import template_helpers
+
+
+class MemberView(object):
+  """EZT-view of details of how a person is participating in a project."""
+
+  def __init__(self, logged_in_user_id, member_id, user_view, hotlist,
+               effective_ids=None):
+    """Initialize a MemberView with the given information.
+
+    Args:
+      logged_in_user_id: int user ID of the viewing user, or 0 for anon.
+      member_id: int user ID of the hotlist member being viewed.
+      user_ivew: UserView object for this member
+      hotlist: Hotlist PB for the currently viewed hotlist
+      effective_ids: optional set of user IDs for this user, if supplied
+          we show the highest role that they have via any group membership.
+    """
+
+    self.viewing_self = ezt.boolean(logged_in_user_id == member_id)
+
+    self.user = user_view
+    member_qs_param = user_view.user_id
+    self.detail_url = '/u/%s/' % member_qs_param
+    self.role = framework_helpers.GetHotlistRoleName(
+        effective_ids or {member_id}, hotlist)
+
+
+class HotlistView(template_helpers.PBProxy):
+  """Wrapper class that makes it easier to display a hotlist via EZT."""
+
+  def __init__(
+      self, hotlist_pb, perms, user_auth=None,
+      viewed_user_id=None, users_by_id=None, is_starred=False):
+    super(HotlistView, self).__init__(hotlist_pb)
+
+    self.visible = permissions.CanViewHotlist(
+        user_auth.effective_ids, perms, hotlist_pb)
+
+    self.access_is_private = ezt.boolean(hotlist_pb.is_private)
+    if not hotlist_pb.owner_ids:  # Should never happen.
+      logging.error('Unowned Hotlist: id:%r, name:%r',
+        hotlist_pb.hotlist_id,
+        hotlist_pb.name)
+      self.url = ''
+      return
+    owner_id = hotlist_pb.owner_ids[0]  # only one owner allowed
+    owner = users_by_id[owner_id]
+    if owner.user.banned:
+      self.visible = False
+    if owner.obscure_email or not self.visible:
+      self.url = (
+          '/u/%d/hotlists/%s' % (owner_id, hotlist_pb.name))
+    else:
+      self.url = (
+          '/u/%s/hotlists/%s' % (
+              owner.email, hotlist_pb.name))
+
+    self.role_name = ''
+    if viewed_user_id in hotlist_pb.owner_ids:
+      self.role_name = 'owner'
+    elif any(effective_id in hotlist_pb.editor_ids for
+             effective_id in user_auth.effective_ids):
+      self.role_name = 'editor'
+
+    if users_by_id:
+      self.owners = [users_by_id[owner_id] for
+                     owner_id in hotlist_pb.owner_ids]
+      self.editors = [users_by_id[editor_id] for
+                      editor_id in hotlist_pb.editor_ids]
+    self.num_issues = len(hotlist_pb.items)
+    self.is_followed = ezt.boolean(user_auth.user_id in hotlist_pb.follower_ids)
+    # TODO(jojwang): if hotlist follower's will not be used, perhaps change
+    # from is_followed to is_member or just use is_starred
+    self.num_followers = len(hotlist_pb.follower_ids)
+    self.is_starred = ezt.boolean(is_starred)