4 files changed, 64 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/src/leap/config/baseconfig.py b/src/leap/config/baseconfig.py
index b6890d09..f04d8b35 100644
--- a/src/leap/config/baseconfig.py
+++ b/src/leap/config/baseconfig.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class BaseConfig:
             raise
         return True
 
-    def load(self, path="", data=None):
+    def load(self, path="", data=None, mtime=None):
         """
         Loads the configuration from disk
 
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ class BaseConfig:
 
         try:
             if data is None:
-                self._config_checker.load(fromfile=config_path)
+                self._config_checker.load(fromfile=config_path, mtime=mtime)
             else:
-                self._config_checker.load(data)
+                self._config_checker.load(data, mtime=mtime)
         except Exception as e:
             logger.warning("Something went wrong while loading " +
                            "the config from %s\n%s" % (config_path, e))
diff --git a/src/leap/services/eip/eipbootstrapper.py b/src/leap/services/eip/eipbootstrapper.py
index fdf54bbb..84a309cb 100644
--- a/src/leap/services/eip/eipbootstrapper.py
+++ b/src/leap/services/eip/eipbootstrapper.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ from leap.services.eip.eipconfig import EIPConfig
 from leap.util.check import leap_assert, leap_assert_type
 from leap.util.checkerthread import CheckerThread
 from leap.util.files import check_and_fix_urw_only, get_mtime
+from leap.util.request_helpers import get_content
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -114,9 +115,9 @@ class EIPBootstrapper(QtCore.QObject):
             if res.status_code == 304:
                 logger.debug("EIP definition has not been modified")
             else:
-                eip_definition = res.content
+                eip_definition, mtime = get_content(res)
 
-                self._eip_config.load(data=eip_definition)
+                self._eip_config.load(data=eip_definition, mtime=mtime)
                 self._eip_config.save(["leap",
                                        "providers",
                                        self._provider_config.get_domain(),
diff --git a/src/leap/services/eip/providerbootstrapper.py b/src/leap/services/eip/providerbootstrapper.py
index f1a917f0..4fdd9b8d 100644
--- a/src/leap/services/eip/providerbootstrapper.py
+++ b/src/leap/services/eip/providerbootstrapper.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ from leap.config.providerconfig import ProviderConfig
 from leap.util.check import leap_assert, leap_assert_type
 from leap.util.checkerthread import CheckerThread
 from leap.util.files import check_and_fix_urw_only, get_mtime
+from leap.util.request_helpers import get_content
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -172,10 +173,10 @@ class ProviderBootstrapper(QtCore.QObject):
             if res.status_code == 304:
                 logger.debug("Provider definition has not been modified")
             else:
-                provider_definition = res.content
+                provider_definition, mtime = get_content(res)
 
                 provider_config = ProviderConfig()
-                provider_config.load(data=provider_definition)
+                provider_config.load(data=provider_definition, mtime=mtime)
                 provider_config.save(["leap",
                                       "providers",
                                       self._domain,
diff --git a/src/leap/util/request_helpers.py b/src/leap/util/request_helpers.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c5d0f3f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/leap/util/request_helpers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# request_helpers.py
+# Copyright (C) 2013 LEAP
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+"""
+Request helpers for backward compatible "parsing" of requests
+"""
+
+import json
+
+from dateutil import parser as dateparser
+
+
+def get_content(request):
+    """
+    Returns the content by trying to get it from the json
+    property/function or from content, in that order.
+    Also returns the mtime for that content if available
+
+    @param request: request as it is given by requests
+    @type request: Response
+
+    @rtype: tuple (contents, mtime)
+    """
+
+    contents = ""
+    mtime = None
+
+    if request.json:
+        if callable(request.json):
+            contents = json.dumps(request.json())
+        else:
+            contents = json.dumps(request.json)
+    else:
+        contents = request.content
+
+    mtime = None
+    last_modified = request.headers.get('last-modified', None)
+    if last_modified:
+        mtime = int(dateparser.parse(last_modified).strftime("%s"))
+
+    return contents, mtime