Added details of User class to README.mkd. Added exception if APPLICATION_ID or…

Added details of User class to README.mkd. Added exception if APPLICATION_ID or REST_API_KEY is not set. Changed parse to parse_rest in a few lines of the docs.

README.mkd

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Let's get everything set up first. You'll need to give `parse_rest` your `_Appli
 To create a new object of the Parse class _GameScore_:
 
 ~~~~~ {python}
->>> gameScore = parse.Object("GameScore")
+>>> gameScore = parse_rest.Object("GameScore")
 >>> gameScore.score = 1337
 >>> gameScore.playerName = "Sean Plott"
 >>> gameScore.cheatMode = False
@@ -116,13 +116,13 @@ Additional Datatypes
 If we want to store data in a Object, we should wrap it in a ParseBinaryDataWrapper. The ParseBinaryDataWrapper behaves just like a string, and inherits all of _str_'s methods.
 
 ~~~~~ {python}
->>> gameScore.victoryImage = parse.ParseBinaryDataWrapper('\x03\xf3\r\n\xc7\x81\x7fNc ... ')
+>>> gameScore.victoryImage = parse_rest.ParseBinaryDataWrapper('\x03\xf3\r\n\xc7\x81\x7fNc ... ')
 ~~~~~
 
 We can store a reference to another Object by assigning it to an attribute:
 
 ~~~~~ {python}
->>> collectedItem = parse.Object("CollectedItem")
+>>> collectedItem = parse_rest.Object("CollectedItem")
 >>> collectedItem.type = "Sword"
 >>> collectedItem.isAwesome = True
 >>> collectedItem.save() # we have to save it before it can be referenced
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ We can store a reference to another Object by assigning it to an attribute:
 We can also store geoPoint dataTypes as attributes using the format <code>'POINT(longitude latitude)'</code>, with latitude and longitude as float values
 
 ~~~~~ {python}
->>> restaurant = parse.Object("Restaurant")
+>>> restaurant = parse_rest.Object("Restaurant")
 >>> restaurant.name = "Los Pollos Hermanos"
 >>> restaurant.location ="POINT(12.0 -34.45)"
 >>> restaurant.save()
@@ -146,13 +146,13 @@ Querying
 To retrieve an object with a Parse class of _GameScore_ and an _objectId_ of _xxwXx9eOec_, run:
 
 ~~~~~ {python}
->>> gameScore = parse.ObjectQuery("GameScore").get("xxwXx9eOec")
+>>> gameScore = parse_rest.ObjectQuery("GameScore").get("xxwXx9eOec")
 ~~~~~
 
 We can also run more complex queries to retrieve a range of objects. For example, if we want to get a list of _GameScore_ objects with scores between 1000 and 2000 ordered by _playerName_, we would call:
 
 ~~~~~ {python}
->>> query = parse.ObjectQuery("GameScore")
+>>> query = parse_rest.ObjectQuery("GameScore")
 >>> query = query.gte("score", 1000).lt("score", 2000).order("playerName")
 >>> GameScores = query.fetch()
 ~~~~~
@@ -179,6 +179,26 @@ We can also order the results using:
 * **Order**
     * order(_parameter_name_, _decending_=False)
 
+Users
+-----
+
+You can sign up, log in, modify or delete users as well, using the `User` object. Initialize it with a username and password, as well as any optional parameters.
+
+~~~~~ {python}
+>>> u = parse_rest.User("dhelmet", "12345", phone="555-555-5555")
+>>> u.signup()
+>>> u.login()
+~~~~~
+
+Once a `User` has been logged in, it saves its session so that it can be edited or deleted:
+
+~~~~~ {python}
+>>> u.highscore = 300
+>>> u.save()
+>>> u.delete()
+~~~~~
+
+
 Cloud Functions
 ---------------
 

parse_rest/__init__.py

@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ class ParseBase(object):
             url += '?%s' % urllib.urlencode(kw)
             data = None
 
+        if APPLICATION_ID == "" or REST_API_KEY == "":
+            raise ParseError("Must set parse_rest.APPLICATION_ID and " +
+                             "parse_rest.REST_API_KEY")
+
         request = urllib2.Request(url, data, headers)
         request.add_header('Content-type', 'application/json')
         #auth_header =  "Basic %s" % base64.b64encode('%s:%s' %

setup.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class TestCommand(Command):
 
 setup(
     name='parse_rest',
-    version='0.4.2012',
+    version='0.5.2013',
     description='A client library for Parse.com\'.s REST API',
     url='https://github.com/dgrtwo/ParsePy',
     packages=['parse_rest'],