To use objects instead of simple functions I apply the following method:
class Page(object):
# Variables
template = "main.html"
vars = {}
redirect_url = ""
def __call__(self,request,*args,**kwargs):
# Before calling a "main" content-generating method
self.before_content(request,*args,**kwargs)
# "Main" content-generating method. Must be declared in descendants
self.content(request,*args,**kwargs)
# After generating content
self.after_content(request,*args,**kwargs)
# if need to redirect - do it
if self.redirect_url:
# if is present special redirect-field in GET
url = request.GET.get(REDIRECT_FIELD_NAME)
return HttpResponseRedirect(url if url else self.redirect_url)
# Just return early declared template
return render_to_response(self.template, context_instance=RequestContext(request, self.vars))
def before_content(self,request,*args,**kwargs):
pass
def after_content(self,request,*args,**kwargs):
pass
class PageAuth(Page):
def __call__(self,request,*args,**kwargs):
if request.user.is_authenticated():
return super(PageAuth,self).__call__(request,*args,**kwargs)
return HttpResponseRedirect("{0}?{1}={2}".format(reverse(settings.LOGIN_VIEW),REDIRECT_FIELD_NAME,request.path))
class MainView(Page):
def content(self,request,*args,**kwargs):
self.template = 'template_name.html'
self.vars['list'] = []
And has been changed url declarations. An example:
url(r'^$', MainView(), name="main_page")
(I couldn't find decision without using name parameter).
