app/django/core/xheaders.py
author Pawel Solyga <Pawel.Solyga@gmail.com>
Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:48:23 +0000
changeset 484 6364f8b0656b
parent 54 03e267d67478
permissions -rw-r--r--
Add an e-mail dispatcher that can be used to send messages via the website. Add base and invitation templates that can be used with email dispatcher to send invitation emails. Please read the module doc string for more information how to use it. Patch by: Lennard de Rijk, Pawel Solyga

"""
Pages in Django can are served up with custom HTTP headers containing useful
information about those pages -- namely, the content type and object ID.

This module contains utility functions for retrieving and doing interesting
things with these special "X-Headers" (so called because the HTTP spec demands
that custom headers are prefixed with "X-").

Next time you're at slashdot.org, watch out for X-Fry and X-Bender. :)
"""

def populate_xheaders(request, response, model, object_id):
    """
    Adds the "X-Object-Type" and "X-Object-Id" headers to the given
    HttpResponse according to the given model and object_id -- but only if the
    given HttpRequest object has an IP address within the INTERNAL_IPS setting
    or if the request is from a logged in staff member.
    """
    from django.conf import settings
    if (request.META.get('REMOTE_ADDR') in settings.INTERNAL_IPS
            or (hasattr(request, 'user') and request.user.is_authenticated()
                and request.user.is_staff)):
        response['X-Object-Type'] = "%s.%s" % (model._meta.app_label, model._meta.object_name.lower())
        response['X-Object-Id'] = str(object_id)