request_bin.py

"""
Simple Gist for debugging Django requests using RequestBin (http://requestb.in/)

Usage:

  from request_bin import request_bin
  
  def index_view(request):
    request_bin('http://requestb.in/1fpixiy1', request)
  
Author:
  
  Wojtek @suda Siudzinski <admin@suda.pl>
  
"""

import requests
import re

def request_bin(bin, request):
    regex_http_          = re.compile(r'^HTTP_.+$')
    regex_content_type   = re.compile(r'^CONTENT_TYPE$')
    regex_content_length = re.compile(r'^CONTENT_LENGTH$')

    headers = {}
    for header in request.META:
        if regex_http_.match(header) or regex_content_type.match(header) or regex_content_length.match(header):
            headers[header] = request.META[header]

    kwargs = {
        'params': request.GET,
        'data': request.POST,
        'headers': headers,
        'files': request.FILES
    }

    if request.method == 'GET':
        requests.get(bin, **kwargs)
    elif request.method == 'POST':
        requests.post(bin, **kwargs)
    elif request.method == 'PUT':
        requests.put(bin, **kwargs)
    elif request.method == 'DELETE':
        requests.delete(bin, **kwargs)
    elif request.method == 'HEAD':
        requests.head(bin, **kwargs)
    elif request.method == 'OPTIONS':
        requests.options(bin, **kwargs)