Incorporate custom template into the django admin interface and session.

Question

Hi

I have made a custom formwizard and incorporated it into my admin interface.

Basically I have taken the change_form.html and left it under the admin interface url:

    (r'^admin/compilation/evaluation/add/$', EvaluationWizard([EvaluationForm1, EvaluationForm2])),

It works, but the admin "session" is not kept. I can access the page without being logged in to the admin interface, and the admin variables like the breadcrumbs are not working.

How do I incorporate it under the "admin interface session" so to speak?

Thanks, John

Answer 1

If you need to make sure only authorised users access the page, you need to check for an admin user in your request handler. This will be the __call__ method in your EvaluationWizard class.

Basically, the logic used by the admin is available for viewing here. Look for this in the AdminSite class:

if not self.has_permission(request): 
    return self.login(request)

and use similar logic, or whatever you need. You'll need a similar statement at the top of your __call__ method. The has_permission method of AdminSite is a one-liner, which you can use as-is, but you'll need to adapt the login method to your specific needs.