Django Dacks
Django hacks for faster coding.
Installation
- Add
dacksdirectory to your Python path.
Examples
urls.py
from django.conf.urls.defaults import *
urlpatterns = patterns('',
url(r'^app/', include('app.views')),
)
views.py
from django.http import Http404, HttpResponseRedirect
from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
from dacks.views import render, Resource
# this is used instead of urls.py for our app
resource = urlpatterns = Resource()
# this decorator must always be first
# first argument is path regex
# second argument is name for {% url home %}
@resource(r'^$', 'home')
# this decorator must always be last
# first argument is template name
@render('home.html')
def home(request):
first_name = 'Jack'
last_name = 'Sparrow'
return locals()
# you can now use {{ first_name }} and {{ last_name }}
# in your home.html template
# example above which is almost equal to
@resource(r'^$', 'home')
def home(request)
first_name = 'Jack'
last_name = 'Sparrow'
context = {
'first_name': first_name,
'last_name': last_name,
}
return render_to_response('home.html', context,
context_instance=RequestContext(request))
@resource(r'^private$', 'private')
# your can put other decorators between @resource and @render
@login_required
@render('private.html')
def private(request):
name = request.user.first_name
return locals()
@resource(r'^different-template$', 'change_template')
@render('some_template.html')
def change_template(request):
this = 'fun'
if 'debug' in request.GET:
_template = 'other_template.html'
return locals()
@resource(r'^different/return/types$', 'different_return_types')
@render('my_form.html')
def diffs(request):
if not request.user.is_authenticated():
raise Http404
form = MyForm(data=request.POST or None)
if form.is_valid():
form.save()
return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('home'))
return locals()
@resource(r'^data.json$', 'json_example')
@render(format='json')
def json_example(request):
return {
'response': 'OK'
}
# json/action?callback=foo => foo({"response": "ok"})
@resource(r'^json/action$', 'json_example')
@render(format='jsonp')
def json_example(request):
return {
'response': 'OK'
}
@resource(r'^data.html$', 'raw_example')
@render()
def raw_example(request):
return '<html><body><h1>Hellow world</h1></body></html>'
@resource(r'^data.xml$', 'mimetype_example')
@render(mimetype='application/xml')
def mimetype_example(request):
return '<response><status>OK</status></response>'
