Method process_view

django/contrib/admindocs/middleware.py:14–33

If the request method is HEAD and either the IP is internal or the user is a logged-in staff member, return a response with an x-view header indicating the view function. This is used to lookup the view function for an arbitrary page.

(self, request, view_func, view_args, view_kwargs)

    """

    def process_view(self, request, view_func, view_args, view_kwargs):
        """
        If the request method is HEAD and either the IP is internal or the
        user is a logged-in staff member, return a response with an x-view
        header indicating the view function. This is used to lookup the view
        function for an arbitrary page.
        """
        if not hasattr(request, "user"):
            raise ImproperlyConfigured(
                "The XView middleware requires authentication middleware to "
                "be installed. Edit your MIDDLEWARE setting to insert "
                "'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware'."
            )
        if request.method == "HEAD" and (
            request.META.get("REMOTE_ADDR") in settings.INTERNAL_IPS
            or (request.user.is_active and request.user.is_staff)
        ):
            response = HttpResponse()
            response.headers["X-View"] = get_view_name(view_func)
            return response