pass requesting handler to spawner

allows Spawners to implement logic such as processing GET params to select inputs

USE WITH CARE because this gives authors of links the ability to pass parameters to spawn without user knowledge or input.

This should only be used for things like selecting from a list of all known-good choices, e.g. a profile list.

jupyterhub/handlers/base.py

@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ class BaseHandler(RequestHandler):
 
         self.log.debug("Initiating spawn for %s", user_server_name)
 
-        spawn_future = user.spawn(server_name, options)
+        spawn_future = user.spawn(server_name, options, handler=self)
 
         self.log.debug("%i%s concurrent spawns",
             spawn_pending_count,

jupyterhub/spawner.py

@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ class Spawner(LoggingConfigurable):
     admin_access = Bool(False)
     api_token = Unicode()
     oauth_client_id = Unicode()
+    handler = Any()
 
     will_resume = Bool(False,
         help="""Whether the Spawner will resume on next start

jupyterhub/user.py

@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ class User:
             url_parts.extend(['server/progress'])
         return url_path_join(*url_parts)
 
-    async def spawn(self, server_name='', options=None):
+    async def spawn(self, server_name='', options=None, handler=None):
         """Start the user's spawner
 
         depending from the value of JupyterHub.allow_named_servers
@@ -361,6 +361,9 @@ class User:
         spawner.server = server = Server(orm_server=orm_server)
         assert spawner.orm_spawner.server is orm_server
 
+        # pass requesting handler to the spawner
+        # e.g. for processing GET params
+        spawner.handler = handler
         # Passing user_options to the spawner
         spawner.user_options = options or {}
         # we are starting a new server, make sure it doesn't restore state
@@ -484,6 +487,9 @@ class User:
             # raise original exception
             spawner._start_pending = False
             raise e
+        finally:
+            # clear reference to handler after start finishes
+            spawner.handler = None
         spawner.start_polling()
 
         # store state