app/django/middleware/doc.py
author Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:51:35 +0000
changeset 1516 8df06dc877aa
parent 54 03e267d67478
permissions -rw-r--r--
Do not update newly created model properties There is no real reason to favor old behavior over the current, plus the new behavior saves an extra disk write (which are expensive). 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