protected/large media file handler for django ( nginx, apache, caddy ) with development server support (python)
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File handler for django, useful when you want to add control or logic to served files.
It uses sendfile
API supports on different servers and uses pythonic solution on django development server.
Currently it supports,
use pip to install package:
pip install django-fileprovider
NOTE: if you are installing from github version consider checking releases
fileprovider
to django INSTALLED_APPS
section.fileprovider.middleware.FileProviderMiddleware
to MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES
sectionsettings
file with FILEPROVIDER_NAME
any of available providers python
, nginx
, apache
, lighthttpd
,caddy
, hiawatha
, xsendfile
, xaccel
.
# or you can put FILEPROVIDER_NAME as python in your local settings file
if settings.DEBUG:
FILEPROVIDER_NAME = "python"
else:
# or apache, lighthttpd, caddy
FILEPROVIDER_NAME = "nginx"
on django views where file response is required, fill response header X-File
with absolute file path or use sendfile
wrapper
for example,
from fileprovider.utils import sendfile
def hello(request):
return sendfile('/absolute/path/to/file')
# can be used protecting file access from unauthorized users
@login_required
def hello(request, file_id):
file = get_object_or_404(FileModel, pk=file_id)
return sendfile(file.path)