Class StaticFile

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        StaticFile

Object that matches with a file and makes it available on the server.

Instance Methods

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__init__(self, name, path, content_type=None, disposition=None)
Constructor for the StaticFile class.

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_guess_content_type(self)
Guesses content type for this file based on the filename.

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application(self, environ, start_response, response=None)
Application wsgi callback that processes a request.

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render(self, uri, request, response)
Enables the file to receive an URL redirection, that is, a resource can return this file on the get_render() method.

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Inherited from object: __delattr__, __format__, __getattribute__, __hash__, __new__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __repr__, __setattr__, __sizeof__, __str__, __subclasshook__

Properties

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Inherited from object: __class__

Method Details

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init(self, name, path, content_type=None, disposition=None)
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Constructor for the StaticFile class.

Parameters:

name - file name visible on the webserver
path - file path on the system
content_type - force content type, e.g. "application/x-download"
disposition - file disposition, e.g. "attachment"

Overrides: object.__init__

Note: path supplied must exist and point to a file

_guess_content_type(self)

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Guesses content type for this file based on the filename.

application(self, environ, start_response, response=None)

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Application wsgi callback that processes a request. Must not be called by the user.

Parameters:

response - used when the request was redirected to this file. If not present, then this file was accessed directly (no redirections) and in this case environ and start_response must be passed accordingly.

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Class StaticFile

__init__(self, name, path, content_type=None, disposition=None) (Constructor)

_guess_content_type(self)

application(self, environ, start_response, response=None)

init(self, name, path, content_type=None, disposition=None)
(Constructor)