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quick_url filter

Author:
tclineks
Posted:
April 28, 2008
Language:
Python
Version:
.96
Tags:
filter get_absolute_url quick_url
Score:
1 (after 1 ratings)

A simple filter that generates a url from an object that has a get_absolute_url method.

{{ object|quick_url }}

a previous, simpler approach: #511

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from django import template
from django.utils.html import conditional_escape
from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe

register = template.Library()

def quick_url(addressable_object, autoescape=None):
    if not hasattr(addressable_object, 'get_absolute_url'):
        return addressable_object
    if autoescape:
        esc = conditional_escape
    else:
        esc = lambda x: x
    result = '<a href="%s">%s</a>' % (esc(addressable_object.get_absolute_url()), esc(addressable_object))
    return mark_safe(result)

quick_url.needs_autoescape = True
register.filter(quick_url)

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Comments

plisk (on December 27, 2009):

Nice, thanks! :)

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