lusentis / django-htmlfallbackmiddleware

For each HTTP request, if no url can handle it, searches for a suitable template (based on request uri) and renders it (similar to flatpage.middleware.FlatpageFallbackMiddleware).

Django HTML Fallback Middleware

For each HTTP request, if no url can handle it, searches for a suitable template (based on request uri) and renders it (similar to flatpage.middleware.FlatpageFallbackMiddleware).

Install

Manual install

git clone https://github.com/lusentis/django-htmlfallbackmiddleware
python setup.py install

easy_install

easy_install django-htmlfallbackmiddleware

Setup

Put htmlfallbackmiddleware.middleware.HTMLFallbackMiddleware at the end of your settings.MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES list

MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
  ...
  'htmlfallbackmiddleware.middleware.HTMLFallbackMiddleware',
) 

Template name resolution

If no urlpattern matches the current request url (e.g. /myapp/list), then:

1. if the template myapp/list.html exists then render it and stop
2. if the template list.html exists then render it and stop
3. else raise Http404