added "render" shortcut to django1.2

2 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/askbot/patches/__init__.py b/askbot/patches/__init__.py
index ebaeabac..6145097c 100644
--- a/askbot/patches/__init__.py
+++ b/askbot/patches/__init__.py
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ def patch_django():
         django_patches.add_csrf_protection()
         django_patches.add_available_attrs_decorator()
 
+    if major == 1 and minor <=2:
+        django_patches.add_render_shortcut()
+
 def patch_coffin():
     """coffin before version 0.3.4
     does not have csrf_token template tag.
diff --git a/askbot/patches/django_patches.py b/askbot/patches/django_patches.py
index e28c88ba..fe0e2fe7 100644
--- a/askbot/patches/django_patches.py
+++ b/askbot/patches/django_patches.py
@@ -339,3 +339,16 @@ def add_available_attrs_decorator():
         return tuple(a for a in WRAPPER_ASSIGNMENTS if hasattr(fn, a))
     import django.utils.decorators
     django.utils.decorators.available_attrs = available_attrs
+
+def add_render_shortcut():
+    """adds `render` shortcut, introduced with django 1.3"""
+    try:
+        from django.shortcuts import render
+    except ImportError:
+        def render(request, template, data=None):
+            from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
+            from django.template import RequestContext
+            return render_to_response(template, RequestContext(request, data))
+
+        import django.shortcuts
+        django.shortcuts.render = render