In some case you want the url to be based on server_name/server_port and not http_host, now you can get what you want.

src/saml2/httputil.py

@@ -154,16 +154,19 @@ def extract(environ, empty=False, err=False):
     return formdata
 
 
-def geturl(environ, query=True, path=True):
+def geturl(environ, query=True, path=True, use_server_name=False):
     """Rebuilds a request URL (from PEP 333).
+    You may want to chose to use the environment variables
+    server_name and server_port instead of http_host in some case.
+    The parameter use_server_name allows you to chose.
 
     :param query: Is QUERY_STRING included in URI (default: True)
     :param path: Is path included in URI (default: True)
+    :param use_server_name: If SERVER_NAME/_HOST should be used instead of
+        HTTP_HOST
     """
     url = [environ['wsgi.url_scheme'] + '://']
-    if environ.get('SERVER_NAME'):
-        url.append(environ['HTTP_HOST'])
-    else:
+    if use_server_name:
         url.append(environ['SERVER_NAME'])
         if environ['wsgi.url_scheme'] == 'https':
             if environ['SERVER_PORT'] != '443':
@@ -171,6 +174,8 @@ def geturl(environ, query=True, path=True):
         else:
             if environ['SERVER_PORT'] != '80':
                 url.append(':' + environ['SERVER_PORT'])
+    else:
+        url.append(environ['HTTP_HOST'])
     if path:
         url.append(getpath(environ))
     if query and environ.get('QUERY_STRING'):

tools/mdexport_test.py

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import sys
+
+from saml2 import saml
+from saml2 import md
+from saml2.extension import mdui
+from saml2.extension import idpdisc
+from saml2.extension import dri
+from saml2.extension import mdattr
+from saml2.extension import ui
+from saml2.extension import shibmd
+import xmldsig
+import xmlenc
+
+from saml2.mdstore import MetaDataFile, MetaDataExtern
+
+__author__ = 'rolandh'
+
+"""
+A script that imports and verifies metadata and then dumps it in a basic
+dictionary format.
+"""
+
+
+ONTS = {
+    saml.NAMESPACE: saml,
+    mdui.NAMESPACE: mdui,
+    mdattr.NAMESPACE: mdattr,
+    dri.NAMESPACE: dri,
+    ui.NAMESPACE: ui,
+    idpdisc.NAMESPACE: idpdisc,
+    md.NAMESPACE: md,
+    xmldsig.NAMESPACE: xmldsig,
+    xmlenc.NAMESPACE: xmlenc,
+    shibmd.NAMESPACE: shibmd
+}
+
+MDIMPORT = {
+    "swamid": {
+        "url": "https://kalmar2.org/simplesaml/module.php/aggregator/?id=kalmarcentral2&set=saml2",
+        "cert": "kalmar2.pem",
+        "type": "external"
+    },
+    "incommon": {
+        "file": "InCommon-metadata.xml",
+        "type": "local"
+    },
+    "test": {
+        "file": "mdtest.xml",
+        "type": "local"
+    }
+}
+
+
+item = MDIMPORT[sys.argv[1]]
+
+metad = None
+
+if item["type"] == "local":
+    metad = MetaDataFile(sys.argv[1], ONTS.values(), item["file"])
+elif item["type"] == "external":
+    metad = MetaDataExtern(sys.argv[1], ONTS.values(),
+                           item["url"], "/opt/local/bin/xmlsec1", item["cert"])
+
+if metad:
+    metad.load()
+    print metad.dumps()
+

tools/mdimport.py

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 import sys
+import time
+from saml2.attribute_converter import ac_factory
+from saml2.mdstore import MetaDataMD, MetaDataFile
 
 __author__ = 'rolandh'
 
-from saml2.mdie import from_dict
-
 import xmldsig
 import xmlenc
 from saml2 import md
@@ -27,7 +28,20 @@ ONTS = {
     xmldsig.NAMESPACE: xmldsig,
 }
 
-_dict = eval(open(sys.argv[1]).read())
-res = from_dict(_dict, ONTS)
+start = time.time()
+for i in range(1, 10):
+    mdmd = MetaDataMD(ONTS, ac_factory("../tests/attributemaps"), "swamid2.md")
+    mdmd.load()
 
-print res
+    _ = mdmd.keys()
+
+print time.time() - start
+
+start = time.time()
+for i in range(1, 10):
+    mdf = MetaDataFile(ONTS.values(), ac_factory("../tests/attributemaps"),
+                      "../tests/swamid-2.0.xml")
+    mdf.load()
+    _ = mdf.keys()
+
+print time.time() - start