""" 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_active and request.user.is_staff)): response['X-Object-Type'] = "%s.%s" % (model._meta.app_label, model._meta.model_name) response['X-Object-Id'] = str(object_id)