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Add or modify Tornado handlers safely with auth, route ordering, and shared state conventions

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Skill: Handler and Auth Flow

When to Use

Use this skill when changing py/visdom/server/handlers/ or server routes.

Core Workflow

  1. Implement or modify handler classes in web_handlers.py or socket_handlers.py.
  2. Keep @check_auth on protected handler methods.
  3. In handler initialize(), copy required app attributes (do not refactor to self.app).
  4. Register routes in py/visdom/server/app.py before fallback/index catch-alls.
  5. Ensure both WebSocket and polling flows behave consistently.
  6. Confirm browser-facing commands and payload keys remain stable.

Guardrails

  • Missing @check_auth is an auth bypass.
  • Keep environment access sanitized and scoped to env_path.
  • Avoid silent failure paths in handlers.

Documentation

  • Skill reference
  • py/visdom/server/app.py
  • py/visdom/server/handlers/web_handlers.py
  • py/visdom/server/handlers/socket_handlers.py
  • py/visdom/server/handlers/base_handlers.py
  • AGENTS.md
  • CONTRIBUTING.md

Assets

  • See assets/README.md and store templates/resources in assets/.

Tests

  • Follow the default flow in references/TESTS.md.