HELP

django-recaptcha-works Help
===========================
This file contains detailed information on how to configure and use
``django-recaptcha-works``.


reCaptcha Service
=================
In order to use this application you need a valid reCaptcha key pair, which
can be obtained for free from::

    http://www.google.com/recaptcha

 
Installation
============
In your Django project’s settings module, add ``recaptcha_works`` to your
``INSTALLED_APPS`` setting::

    INSTALLED_APPS = (
        ...
        'recaptcha_works',
    )


Configuration
=============
The ``recaptcha_works`` application accepts the following configuration
options:

RECAPTCHA_PUBLIC_KEY
  The public key as obtained from *google.com/recaptcha*

RECAPTCHA_PRIVATE_KEY
  The private key as obtained from *google.com/recaptcha*

RECAPTCHA_USE_SSL
  Boolean setting (``True``/``False``). Enables/disables secure communication
  with the recaptcha servers.

RECAPTCHA_OPTIONS
  A dictionary with the recaptcha customization options.
  Read the following page for more information:
  http://code.google.com/apis/recaptcha/docs/customization.html

RECAPTCHA_VALIDATION_OVERRIDE
  Boolean setting (``True``/``False``). By default, this is set to ``False``.
  When set to ``True``, the reCaptcha field validation is overridden. This
  setting is not meant to be enabled in production, but only for application
  testing. Also, note that this is a **global switch**, which, when enabled,
  overrides validation of the reCaptcha field on all reCaptcha-protected forms.
  To override the validation on a single form, set the ``required=False``
  attribute on the reCaptcha field on that specific form.

Example configuration for production::

    RECAPTCHA_PUBLIC_KEY  = 'XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX'
    RECAPTCHA_PRIVATE_KEY = 'YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY'
    RECAPTCHA_USE_SSL = True
    RECAPTCHA_OPTIONS = {
        'theme': 'white',
        'lang': 'en',
        'tabindex': 0,
    }


Usage
=====
*django-recaptcha-works* provides a form field which can be attached to your
forms. Implementing a reCaptcha protected form is a *two step* process.

**Step 1**: Create the reCaptcha protected form::

    from django import forms
    from recaptcha_works.fields import RecaptchaField
    
    class RecaptchaProtectedForm(forms.Form):
        # ... other form fields
        recaptcha = RecaptchaField(label='Human test', required=True)

**Step 2**: Use the ``fix_recaptcha_remote_ip`` decorator around the view that
processes the form data. This is required because the remote IP is a mandatory
argument for the verification of the information the user has submitted in the
reCaptcha field, but it cannot be added to the form field automatically due to
limitations of the Django framework::

    from recaptcha_works.decorators import fix_recaptcha_remote_ip
    
    @fix_recaptcha_remote_ip
    def view(request, *args, **kwargs):
        if request.method == 'POST':
            # ... process the form data here