Make the identifier clearer to the end-user.

- Send an email to the user with the summary of the created project
  containing a reminder of the identifier, password and a link.

- Add flash message with the identifier in the /invite page/

- Add a small note containing the identifier in the upper right corner
  of the project main page.

.gitignore

@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 budget/budget.db
+budget/memory
 *.pyc

budget/forms.py

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class ProjectForm(Form):
                                   to log in and for the URL of the project.
                                   <br />
                                   We tried to generate an identifier for you but
-                                  a projet with this identifier already exists.
+                                  a project with this identifier already exists.
                                   <br />
                                   Please create a new identifier you will be able
                                   to remember.

budget/static/main.css

@@ -88,3 +88,8 @@ div.topbar ul.secondary-nav { padding-right: 75px; }
     background-color: #fff;
     opacity: 0.8;
 }
+
+.identifier{
+    text-align: right;
+    margin-top: -15px;
+}

budget/templates/forms.html

@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
 
 {% macro submit(field, cancel=False, home=False) -%}
     <div class="actions">
-        {% if home %}
-            <a href="{{ url_for(".home") }}" class="btn">Back Home</a>
-        {% endif %}
         <button type="submit" class="btn primary">{{ field.name }}</button>
+        {% if home %}
+            <a href="{{ url_for(".home") }}">Go back Home</a>
+        {% endif %}
         {% if cancel %}
             <button id="cancel-form" type="reset" class="btn">Cancel</button>
         {% endif %}
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     {{ input(form.id) }}
     {{ input(form.password) }}
     {% if not home %}
-    {{ submit(form.submit) }}
+    {{ submit(form.submit, home=True) }}
     {% endif %}
 
 {% endmacro %}
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     {{ form.hidden_tag() }}
     {{ input(form.emails) }}
     <div class="actions">
-        <button class="btn">Send the invitations</button>
+        <button class="btn primary">Send the invitations</button>
         <a href="{{ url_for(".list_bills") }}">No, thanks</a>
     </div>
 {% endmacro %}

budget/templates/invitation_mail

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 Hi, 
 
-Someone using the email adress {{ g.project.contact_email }} invited you to share your expenses for "{{ g.project.name }}".
+Someone using the email address {{ g.project.contact_email }} invited you to share your expenses for "{{ g.project.name }}".
 
 It's as simple as saying what did you paid for, for who, and how much did it cost you, we are caring about the rest.
 
-You can access it here: {{ config['SITE_URL'] }}{{ url_for(".list_bills") }}, the password is "{{ g.project.password }}".
+You can access it here: {{ config['SITE_URL'] }}{{ url_for(".list_bills") }}, the private code is "{{ g.project.password }}".
 
 Enjoy,
-Some weird guys
+Some weird guys (with beards)

budget/templates/layout.html

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
                 $(".flash").fadeOut("slow", function () {
                     $(".flash").remove();
                 });
-            }, 2000);
+            }, 4000);
             $("body").bind("click", function(e) {
                 $("ul.menu-dropdown").hide();
                 $('a.menu').parent("li").removeClass("open").children("ul.menu-dropdown").hide();

budget/templates/list_bills.html

@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
+<div class="identifier">The project identifier is <a href="{{ url_for(".list_bills") }}">{{ g.project.id }}</a>, remember it or add this page to you bookmarks!</div>
+<br /><br />
 <a id="new-bill" href="{{ url_for(".add_bill") }}" class="primary">Add a new bill</a>
     <form id="bill-form" action="{{ url_for(".add_bill") }}" method="post" style="display: none">
         <a id="hide-bill-form" href="#">hide this form</a>

budget/templates/reminder_mail

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Hi, 
+
+You have just (or someone else using your email address) created the project "{{ g.project.name }}" to share your expenses.
+
+You can access it here: {{ config['SITE_URL'] }}{{ url_for(".list_bills") }} (the identifier is {{ g.project.id }}),
+and the private code is "{{ g.project.password }}".
+
+Enjoy,
+Some weird guys (with beards)

budget/tests.py

@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ class BudgetTestCase(TestCase):
             self.app.post("/raclette/invite", data=
                     {"emails": 'alexis@notmyidea.org'})
 
-            self.assertEqual(len(outbox), 1)
-            self.assertEqual(outbox[0].recipients, ["alexis@notmyidea.org"])
+            self.assertEqual(len(outbox), 2)
+            self.assertEqual(outbox[0].recipients, ["raclette@notmyidea.org"])
+            self.assertEqual(outbox[1].recipients, ["alexis@notmyidea.org"])
 
         # sending a message to multiple persons
         with run.mail.record_messages() as outbox:

budget/web.py

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def authenticate(project_id=None):
         if request.method == "POST":
             if form.validate():
                 if not form.password.data == project.password:
-                    form.errors['password'] = ["The password is not the right one"]
+                    form.errors['password'] = ["This private code is not the right one"]
                 else:
                     # maintain a list of visited projects
                     if "projects" not in session:
@@ -127,7 +127,20 @@ def create_project():
             session[project.id] = project.password
             session.update()
 
+            # send reminder email
+            g.project = project
+            
+            message_title = "You have just created '%s' to share your expenses" % g.project.name
+
+            message_body = render_template("reminder_mail")
+
+            msg = Message(message_title, 
+                body=message_body, 
+                recipients=[project.contact_email])
+            mail.send(msg)
+
             # redirect the user to the next step (invite)
+            flash("The project identifier is %s" % project.id)
             return redirect(url_for(".invite", project_id=project.id))
 
     return render_template("create_project.html", form=form)