- Add data classes for notifications

- Add basic API for notifications
- Change the password required to be a notification

endpoints/common.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import urlparse
 import json
 
 from flask import session, make_response, render_template, request
-from flask.ext.login import login_user, UserMixin
+from flask.ext.login import login_user, UserMixin, current_user
 from flask.ext.principal import identity_changed
 
 from data import model
@@ -120,13 +120,19 @@ app.jinja_env.globals['csrf_token'] = generate_csrf_token
 
 
 def render_page_template(name, **kwargs):
-
   resp = make_response(render_template(name, route_data=get_route_data(),
                                        **kwargs))
   resp.headers['X-FRAME-OPTIONS'] = 'DENY'
   return resp
 
 
+def add_notification(kind, metadata=None, user=None):
+  if not user and current_user:
+    user = current_user.db_user()
+
+  return model.create_notification(kind, user, metadata or {})
+
+
 def start_build(repository, dockerfile_id, tags, build_name, subdir, manual,
                 trigger=None):
   host = urlparse.urlparse(request.url).netloc