django_crum_middleware_access_current_request_user_outside_views.py

1# 1. Add the middleware to your settings.py
2MIDDLEWARE = [
3    # ... other middleware ...
4    'crum.middleware.CrumMiddleware',
5]
6
7# 2. Example usage in a model or anywhere in your code
8from crum import get_current_request, get_current_user
9
10def my_function():
11    # Get the current request object
12    request = get_current_request()
13    
14    # Get the current user object
15    user = get_current_user()
16    
17    if user and user.is_authenticated:
18        print(f"Current user is: {user.username}")
19    else:
20        print("No authenticated user found in current thread.")
21
22# 3. Example of setting the user manually (useful for testing or Celery tasks)
23from crum import impersonate
24
25with impersonate(user):
26    # Within this block, get_current_user() will return the impersonated user
27    current_user = get_current_user()