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Django middleware for X-UA-Compatible HTTP header
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from django.conf import settings
from django.core.exceptions import MiddlewareNotUsed
from django.utils.decorators import decorator_from_middleware
CONTENT_TYPES = ('text/html','application/xhtml+xml','application/xml')
HEADER_VALUE = getattr(settings, 'X_UA_COMPATIBLE', 'IE=edge')
class XUACompatibleMiddleware(object):
def __init__(self, value=None):
self.value = value
if value is None:
self.value = HEADER_VALUE
if not self.value:
raise MiddlewareNotUsed
def process_response(self, request, response):
response_ct = response.get('Content-Type','').split(';', 1)[0].lower()
if response_ct in CONTENT_TYPES:
if not 'X-UA-Compatible' in response:
response['X-UA-Compatible'] = self.value
return response
xuacompatible = decorator_from_middleware(XUACompatibleMiddleware)
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