app/django/middleware/doc.py
author Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:28:07 +0000
changeset 987 6fd5c561b446
parent 54 03e267d67478
permissions -rw-r--r--
Cache sidebar with a simple caching API We cache the sidebar once for every user, the downside is that once the user meets new access criteria, their sidebar does not get updated. This can be fixed by calling soc.cache.sidebar.flush() when appropriate. Patch by: Sverre Rabbelier

from django.conf import settings
from django import http

class XViewMiddleware(object):
    """
    Adds an X-View header to internal HEAD requests -- used by the documentation system.
    """
    def process_view(self, request, view_func, view_args, view_kwargs):
        """
        If the request method is HEAD and either the IP is internal or the
        user is a logged-in staff member, quickly return with an x-header
        indicating the view function.  This is used by the documentation module
        to lookup the view function for an arbitrary page.
        """
        if request.method == 'HEAD' and (request.META.get('REMOTE_ADDR') in settings.INTERNAL_IPS or (request.user.is_authenticated() and request.user.is_staff)):
            response = http.HttpResponse()
            response['X-View'] = "%s.%s" % (view_func.__module__, view_func.__name__)
            return response