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 the IP is internal, 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.META['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'HEAD' and request.META.get('REMOTE_ADDR') in settings.INTERNAL_IPS: response = http.HttpResponse() response['X-View'] = "%s.%s" % (view_func.__module__, view_func.__name__) return response