""" This module collects helper functions and classes that "span" multiple levels of MVC. In other words, these functions/classes introduce controlled coupling for convenience's sake. """ from django.template import loader, RequestContext from django.http import HttpResponse, Http404 from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect, HttpResponsePermanentRedirect from django.db.models.manager import Manager from django.db.models.query import QuerySet from django.core import urlresolvers def render_to_response(*args, **kwargs): """ Returns a HttpResponse whose content is filled with the result of calling django.template.loader.render_to_string() with the passed arguments. """ httpresponse_kwargs = {'content_type': kwargs.pop('mimetype', None)} return HttpResponse(loader.render_to_string(*args, **kwargs), **httpresponse_kwargs) def render(request, *args, **kwargs): """ Returns a HttpResponse whose content is filled with the result of calling django.template.loader.render_to_string() with the passed arguments. Uses a RequestContext by default. """ httpresponse_kwargs = { 'content_type': kwargs.pop('content_type', None), 'status': kwargs.pop('status', None), } if 'context_instance' in kwargs: context_instance = kwargs.pop('context_instance') if kwargs.get('current_app', None): raise ValueError('If you provide a context_instance you must ' 'set its current_app before calling render()') else: current_app = kwargs.pop('current_app', None) context_instance = RequestContext(request, current_app=current_app) kwargs['context_instance'] = context_instance return HttpResponse(loader.render_to_string(*args, **kwargs), **httpresponse_kwargs) def redirect(to, *args, **kwargs): """ Returns an HttpResponseRedirect to the apropriate URL for the arguments passed. The arguments could be: * A model: the model's `get_absolute_url()` function will be called. * A view name, possibly with arguments: `urlresolvers.reverse()` will be used to reverse-resolve the name. * A URL, which will be used as-is for the redirect location. By default issues a temporary redirect; pass permanent=True to issue a permanent redirect """ if kwargs.pop('permanent', False): redirect_class = HttpResponsePermanentRedirect else: redirect_class = HttpResponseRedirect return redirect_class(resolve_url(to, *args, **kwargs)) def _get_queryset(klass): """ Returns a QuerySet from a Model, Manager, or QuerySet. Created to make get_object_or_404 and get_list_or_404 more DRY. """ if isinstance(klass, QuerySet): return klass elif isinstance(klass, Manager): manager = klass else: manager = klass._default_manager return manager.all() def get_object_or_404(klass, *args, **kwargs): """ Uses get() to return an object, or raises a Http404 exception if the object does not exist. klass may be a Model, Manager, or QuerySet object. All other passed arguments and keyword arguments are used in the get() query. Note: Like with get(), an MultipleObjectsReturned will be raised if more than one object is found. """ queryset = _get_queryset(klass) try: return queryset.get(*args, **kwargs) except queryset.model.DoesNotExist: raise Http404('No %s matches the given query.' % queryset.model._meta.object_name) def get_list_or_404(klass, *args, **kwargs): """ Uses filter() to return a list of objects, or raise a Http404 exception if the list is empty. klass may be a Model, Manager, or QuerySet object. All other passed arguments and keyword arguments are used in the filter() query. """ queryset = _get_queryset(klass) obj_list = list(queryset.filter(*args, **kwargs)) if not obj_list: raise Http404('No %s matches the given query.' % queryset.model._meta.object_name) return obj_list def resolve_url(to, *args, **kwargs): """ Return a URL appropriate for the arguments passed. The arguments could be: * A model: the model's `get_absolute_url()` function will be called. * A view name, possibly with arguments: `urlresolvers.reverse()` will be used to reverse-resolve the name. * A URL, which will be returned as-is. """ # If it's a model, use get_absolute_url() if hasattr(to, 'get_absolute_url'): return to.get_absolute_url() # Next try a reverse URL resolution. try: return urlresolvers.reverse(to, args=args, kwargs=kwargs) except urlresolvers.NoReverseMatch: # If this is a callable, re-raise. if callable(to): raise # If this doesn't "feel" like a URL, re-raise. if '/' not in to and '.' not in to: raise # Finally, fall back and assume it's a URL return to