text: '''
      This module contains the handler for web requests pertaining to
      the home page.
  '''
  
  from app import RENDER
  import web
  from components import model, session
  
  
  class Index(object):
      '''
          This class is responsible for methods corresponding to the home page.
      '''
      def GET(self):
          '''
              This function is called when the '/' page (index.html) is loaded
              If user is not logged in, they are redirected to the login page.
          '''
          web.header('X-Frame-Options', 'SAMEORIGIN')
          web.header('X-Content-Type-Options', 'nosniff')
          web.header('X-XSS-Protection', '1')
          if not session.validate_session():
              raise web.seeother('/login')
          else:
              current_ay_with_current_date = model.get_current_ay_sem()[0:8]
              current_database_ay = model.get_current_ay()
  
              to_migrate_db = False
  
              if current_ay_with_current_date != current_database_ay:
                  to_migrate_db = True
  
              # [NOTE] for debugging purposes, comment out this line when done.
              # to_migrate_db = True
  
              return RENDER.index(need_migration=to_migrate_db)
  