Flask: add static file's cache invalidator param to URLs generated by url_for(). Blueprints aware.

flask_static_files_cache_invalidator.py

""" Inspired by http://flask.pocoo.org/snippets/40/ """

app = Flask(__name__)

@app.url_defaults
def hashed_url_for_static_file(endpoint, values):
    if 'static' == endpoint or endpoint.endswith('.static'):
        filename = values.get('filename')
        if filename:
            if '.' in endpoint:  # has higher priority
                blueprint = endpoint.rsplit('.', 1)[0]
            else:
                blueprint = request.blueprint  # can be None too

            if blueprint:
                static_folder = app.blueprints[blueprint].static_folder
            else:
                static_folder = app.static_folder

            param_name = 'h'
            while param_name in values:
                param_name = '_' + param_name
            values[param_name] = static_file_hash(os.path.join(static_folder, filename))
            
def static_file_hash(filename):
  return int(os.stat(filename).st_mtime) # or app.config['last_build_timestamp'] or md5(filename) or etc...

What does these 3 lines attain?

Sorry, would you clarify your question?

Very useful, I just a little change. @Ostrovski

@app.url_defaults
def hashed_static_file(endpoint, values):
    if 'static' == endpoint or endpoint.endswith('.static')
        filename = values.get('filename')
        if filename:
            blueprint = request.blueprint
            if '.' in endpoint:  # blueprint
                blueprint = endpoint.rsplit('.', 1)[0]

            static_folder = app.static_folder
           # use blueprint, but dont set `static_folder` option
            if blueprint and app.blueprints[blueprint].static_folder:
                static_folder = app.blueprints[blueprint].static_folder

            fp = os.path.join(static_folder, filename)
            if os.path.exists(fp):
                values['_'] = int(os.stat(fp).st_mtime)