> How can i have an object stored in the request object (if possible)?

> Something that lets me to do, in a view: request.user_profile...

> On Sunday, October 7, 2012 8:37:01 PM UTC+2, Daniel Roseman wrote:

>> On Sunday, 7 October 2012 17:43:19 UTC+1, Stefano T wrote:

>>> Hi all.
>>> i just discovered the context processor, and i use it for put an object
>>> in the request automatically, this is the code:

>>> def addProfile(request):
>>>     try:
>>>         userProfile = UserProfile.objects.get(user=**request.user)
>>>         return {'user_profile':userProfile}
>>>     except:
>>>         return {}

>>> this is the setting.py

>>> TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS = (
>>>     'django.contrib.auth.context_**processors.auth',
>>>     'django.contrib.messages.**context_processors.messages',
>>>     'social_auth.context_**processors.social_auth_by_**type_backends',
>>>     'earth.context_processors.**addProfile',
>>> )

>>> now, it works, except one case.
>>> i've in a html page ajax call that sends some data to an url, here the
>>> JS:

>>> $.post("/geoloc/updateloc/", { latitude: lat, longitude: lon });

>>> mapped as

>>>     url(r'^geoloc/updateloc/$', 'earth.views.updateLoc'),

>>> and here is the view:

>>> @login_required
>>> @csrf_protect
>>> def updateLoc(request):
>>>     message={}
>>>     message['status']='ko'
>>>     if request.is_ajax():
>>>         if request.method == 'POST':
>>>             message['status']='ok'
>>>             userProfile = request.user_profile
>>>             userProfile.latitude=request.**POST['latitude']
>>>             userProfile.longitude=request.**POST['longitude']
>>>             userProfile.save()
>>>             # Here we can access the POST data
>>>     return HttpResponse(json.dumps(**message),
>>> mimetype="application/json")

>>> the fact is that in the view, the request.user_profile (which should be
>>> loaded by the context template) is empty or none. basically if i print it i
>>> don't have anything printed.

>>> basically: when is my context processor called?
>>> is it called  only for render_to_response or also for redirect or
>>> HTTPResponse or HTTPResponseRedirect?
>>> what should i do?

>>> thanks

>>> ciao

>>> --
>>> Stefano

>> The name of the setting should give you a clue:
>> TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSOR. Context processors are for doing stuff to
>> template contexts. They have nothing whatsoever to do with views. If you're
>> not using a template, then context processor won't help you.
>> --
>> DR.

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