Django flatpages

Question

I am using Django flatpages and would like to implement some logic in a template based on a user session variable.

eg.

{% if session.my_var %}
    YES
{% else %}
    NO
{% endif %}

Problem is that session object is not defined in flatpage context.

What is your question? What issue are you having? – Dan Hoerst Feb 04 '13 at 21:10 — Dan Hoerst, Feb 04 '13 at 21:10

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 04 '13 at 21:29

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Create a TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSOR which is then used by the RequestContext (see docs).

def session(request):
    return { 'session': request.session }

answered Feb 04 '13 at 21:29

Simeon Visser

Great, that exactly what I am looking for (as I don't see session if flatpage module sources) – Alan Harper Feb 04 '13 at 21:31
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@AlanHarper: I just updated my answer as the template tag was a more elaborate solution. Django's flatpages uses a RequestContext so you can create a template context processor to add variables to the context. – Simeon Visser Feb 04 '13 at 21:32
tnx, btw - may be you remember if it's possible to include one flatpage into another? (like a placeholder common for several pages)? tnx – Alan Harper Feb 04 '13 at 21:38
@I don't think that's possible as one page could then consist of multiple `FlatPage` model objects. But you can still include the templates as normal Django templates using `include`. – Simeon Visser Feb 04 '13 at 21:49

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