request
- Harmen Fuite (Unlicensed)
- Rick Verwoerd
- David Kortleven
- Kobus Post (Unlicensed)
The request object has attributes of the current state of the web page.
request.format
Returns format of current request.
Input (on regular url, like /posts)
{{ request.format }}Output:
"html"
Input (on specific url, like /posts.xml)
{{ request.format }}Output:
Request.format only allows: xml, html and json.
request.fullpath
Returns full path, include query string.
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request.language
Returns a language object for the current language.
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On a post that has the german language, e.g. /de/deutches-post
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request.path
Returns only path, without query string.
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request.query
Returns query string. Everything after ‘?’.
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Be aware of the risk of cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Do not directly render the query string in your templates.
request.query_object
Converts the query string into an object
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Be aware of the risk of cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Do not directly render any query object variable in your templates.
request.url
Returns the full current url.
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request.flash
Contains browser flash messages like form errors.
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request.user_agent
Returns the user agent.
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request.body
Returns the request body for POST and PUT requests. Returns `nil` on GET requests
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request.request_method
Returns HTTP request method for current request. One of GET, POST or PUT.
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request.inline_cms_active
Returns true when the request comes from a user using the inline CMS. So this returns false when a regular site visitor visits a page. This allows for showing/hiding specific data to CMS users or site visitors.
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If user is logged into the inline CMS:
If user is not logged into the inline CMS: