Plain api keys obfuscation

[mpd-sima.git] / sima / utils / utils.py

diff --git a/sima/utils/utils.py b/sima/utils/utils.py
index 07c317fcba587e584ba1afdf5a12f3a6e2f20628..a75effd603ea3ccc87653942a35d8f3278ffa396 100644 (file)
--- a/sima/utils/utils.py
+++ b/sima/utils/utils.py
@@ -18,16 +18,29 @@
 #  along with sima.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 #
-"""generic tools and utilitaries for sima
+"""generic tools and utilities for sima
 """
 
 import traceback
 import sys
 
 from argparse import ArgumentError, Action
+from base64 import b64decode as push
+from codecs import getencoder
 from os import environ, access, getcwd, W_OK, R_OK
 from os.path import dirname, isabs, join, normpath, exists, isdir, isfile
 
+
+def getws(dic):
+    """
+    Decode Obfuscated api key.
+    Only preventing API keys harvesting over the network
+    https://developer.echonest.com/forums/thread/105
+    """
+    aka = push(bytes(dic.get('apikey') + '=', 'utf-8'))
+    aka = getencoder('rot-13')(str((aka), 'utf-8'))[0]
+    dic.update({'apikey':aka})
+
 def get_mpd_environ():
     """
     Retrieve MPD env. var.