allow creating users from reverse proxy headers

allowing login via reverse proxy auth is convenient, but it's not
convenient to have to create the users in advance. this PR allows users
to be optionally created if they don't already exist. we provide this as
an option in the UI

cps/admin.py

@@ -1793,6 +1793,8 @@ def _configuration_update_helper():
         # Reverse proxy login configuration
         _config_checkbox(to_save, "config_allow_reverse_proxy_header_login")
         _config_string(to_save, "config_reverse_proxy_login_header_name")
+        _config_checkbox(to_save, "config_reverse_proxy_create_users")
+        _config_string(to_save, "config_reverse_proxy_email_header_name")
 
         # OAuth configuration
         if config.config_login_type == constants.LOGIN_OAUTH:

cps/config_sql.py

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class _Settings(_Base):
     config_random_books = Column(Integer, default=4)
     config_authors_max = Column(Integer, default=0)
     config_read_column = Column(Integer, default=0)
-    config_title_regex = Column(String, default=r'^(A|The|An|Der|Die|Das|Den|Ein|Eine|Einen|Dem|Des|Einem|Eines|Le|La|Les|L\'|Un|Une)\s+')    
+    config_title_regex = Column(String, default=r'^(A|The|An|Der|Die|Das|Den|Ein|Eine|Einen|Dem|Des|Einem|Eines|Le|La|Les|L\'|Un|Une)\s+')
     config_theme = Column(Integer, default=0)
 
     config_log_level = Column(SmallInteger, default=logger.DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL)
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ class _Settings(_Base):
 
     config_reverse_proxy_login_header_name = Column(String)
     config_allow_reverse_proxy_header_login = Column(Boolean, default=False)
+    config_reverse_proxy_create_users = Column(Boolean, default=False)
+    config_reverse_proxy_email_header_name = Column(String)
 
     schedule_start_time = Column(Integer, default=4)
     schedule_duration = Column(Integer, default=10)

cps/templates/admin.html

@@ -154,6 +154,14 @@
             <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-7">{{_('Reverse Proxy Header Name')}}</div>
             <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-5">{{ config.config_reverse_proxy_login_header_name }}</div>
         </div>
+        <div class="row">
+            <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-7">{{_('Create Reverse Proxy Users')}}</div>
+            <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-5">{{ display_bool_setting(config.config_reverse_proxy_create_users) }}</div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="row">
+            <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-7">{{_('Reverse Proxy Email Header Name')}}</div>
+            <div class="col-xs-6 col-sm-5">{{ config.config_reverse_proxy_email_header_name }}</div>
+        </div>
         {% endif %}
       </div>
       <a class="btn btn-default" id="db_config" href="{{url_for('admin.db_configuration')}}">{{_('Edit Calibre Database Configuration')}}</a>

cps/templates/config_edit.html

@@ -173,6 +173,14 @@
         <label for="config_reverse_proxy_login_header_name">{{_('Reverse Proxy Header Name')}}</label>
         <input type="text" class="form-control" id="config_reverse_proxy_login_header_name" name="config_reverse_proxy_login_header_name" value="{% if config.config_reverse_proxy_login_header_name != None %}{{ config.config_reverse_proxy_login_header_name }}{% endif %}" autocomplete="off">
       </div>
+      <div class="form-group">
+        <input type="checkbox" id="config_reverse_proxy_create_users" name="config_reverse_proxy_create_users" {% if config.config_reverse_proxy_create_users %}checked{% endif %}>
+        <label for="config_reverse_proxy_create_users">{{_('Create Reverse Proxy Users')}}</label>
+      </div>
+      <div class="form-group">
+        <label for="config_reverse_proxy_email_header_name">{{_('Reverse Proxy Email Header Name')}}</label>
+        <input type="text" class="form-control" id="config_reverse_proxy_email_header_name" name="config_reverse_proxy_email_header_name" value="{% if config.config_reverse_proxy_email_header_name != None %}{{ config.config_reverse_proxy_email_header_name }}{% endif %}" autocomplete="off">
+      </div>
     </div>
     {% if not config.config_is_initial %}
     {% if feature_support['ldap'] or feature_support['oauth'] %}

cps/usermanagement.py

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ from flask import request, Response
 
 from . import lm, ub, config, constants, services, logger, limiter
 
+from .helper import generate_random_password, generate_password_hash, check_email
+
 log = logger.create()
 
 def login_required_if_no_ano(func):
@@ -103,9 +105,51 @@ def load_user_from_reverse_proxy_header(req):
             rp_header_username = req.headers.get(rp_header_name)
             if rp_header_username:
                 user = _fetch_user_by_name(rp_header_username)
+                if not user and config.config_reverse_proxy_create_users:
+                    create_user_from_reverse_proxy_header(req)
+                    user = _fetch_user_by_name(rp_header_username)
+
                 if user:
                     [limiter.limiter.storage.clear(k.key) for k in limiter.current_limits]
                     login_user(user)
                     return user
     return None
 
+
+def create_user_from_reverse_proxy_header(req):
+    rp_header_name = config.config_reverse_proxy_login_header_name
+    username = req.headers.get(rp_header_name)
+
+    # does the user have an email address in the headers?
+    rp_email_header_name = config.config_reverse_proxy_email_header_name
+    if rp_email_header_name:
+        try:
+            email = check_email(req.headers.get(rp_email_header_name))
+        except Exception:
+            log.debug('No email address found in Reverse Proxy headers')
+            email = username + '@localhost'
+
+    # generate a random password
+    password = generate_random_password(config.config_password_min_length)
+    pwhash = generate_password_hash(password)
+
+    user = ub.User()
+    user.name = username
+    user.password = pwhash
+    user.email = email
+    user.default_language = config.config_default_language
+    user.locale = config.config_default_locale
+    user.role = config.config_default_role
+    user.sidebar_view = config.config_default_show
+    user.allowed_tags = config.config_allowed_tags
+    user.denied_tags = config.config_denied_tags
+    user.allowed_column_value = config.config_allowed_column_value
+    user.denied_column_value = config.config_denied_column_value
+
+    # save the user
+    ub.session.add(user)
+    try:
+        ub.session.commit()
+    except Exception as ex:
+        log.warning("Failed to create Reverse Proxy user: %s - %s", username, ex)
+        ub.session.rollback()

messages.pot

@@ -1639,6 +1639,14 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Reverse Proxy Header Name"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: cps/templates/admin.html:158 cps/templates/config_edit.html:178
+msgid "Create Reverse Proxy Users"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: cps/templates/admin.html:162 cps/templates/config_edit.html:181
+msgid "Reverse Proxy Email Header Name"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: cps/templates/admin.html:159
 msgid "Edit Calibre Database Configuration"
 msgstr ""