[mod_python] Apache directory listing

I've just moved a lot of my code (including the code that checks to  
see if a directory should have its contents listed) from a  
PythonHandler into a PythonHeaderParserHandler, because after looking  
at the response loop, I determined that PythonFixupHandler was  
happening too late in the process.

It's created some interesting new problems -- my calls to  
req.internal_redirect aren't working, as the code was set up like this:
req.internal_redirect(...)
return apache.OK
I guess this isn't stopping the request, like it used to do. How  
should I change my code to allow internal redirects?

Also, all of your suggestions just act the same way as if I had just  
done return apache.OK.


On May 28, 2007, at 4:22 AM, Graham Dumpleton wrote:

> On 28/05/07, Aaron Gallagher <habnabit at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Okay, I'll try that.
>>
>> But, what exactly is the purpose of a PythonFixupHandler? The
>> documentation doesn't have much to say, but I assume it's for doing
>> URL rewriting and redirection.
>
> Potentially. It is one of a number of phases and is a sort of catch
> all or last chance phase before actual response handler is executed.
> For a very technical description of the whole Apache request-response
> loop see:
>
>  http://www.fmc-modeling.org/projects/apache/html/ 
> 4_4Request_Response_Loop.html
>
> If you really want to understand how Apache works, that whole document
> is quite a good read, albeit probably more in depth than most people
> would care for.
>
> Graham
>
>> On May 28, 2007, at 3:44 AM, Graham Dumpleton wrote:
>>
>> > Arrgghh, mistook mime type for handler.
>> >
>> > Trying again, although not sure this will work, but might be able
>> > to say:
>> >
>> >  req.handler = "httpd/unix-directory"
>> >  return apache.DECLINED
>> >
>> > The reason this might not work is that mod_python registers  
>> itself as
>> > a middle handler as does the autoindex module. Because the  
>> autoindex
>> > module is inbuilt, it probably gets processed prior to mod_python
>> > handler so too late to do the above.
>> >
>> > Thus, your only choice would be to provide a fixuphandler which  
>> undoes
>> > the SetHandler just for the request against the directory and  
>> triggers
>> > autoindex instead. Ie.,
>> >
>> >  def fixuphandler(req):
>> >    if req.content_type = "httpd/x-directory":
>> >      req.handler = "httpd/unix-directory"
>> >    return apache.OK
>> >
>> > Enable this using appropriate PythonFixupHandler directive.
>> >
>> > Graham
>> >
>> > On 28/05/07, Aaron Gallagher <habnabit at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> I get a 404 Not Found error.
>> >>
>> >> On May 28, 2007, at 3:22 AM, Graham Dumpleton wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > What happens if you return apache.DECLINED.
>> >> >
>> >> > Graham
>> >> >
>> >> > On 28/05/07, Aaron Gallagher <habnabit at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Is there a way to tell Apache to give a directory listing? I'm
>> >> using
>> >> >> SetHandler on a directory, and in some cases, I don't need  
>> to do
>> >> >> any special
>> >> >> handling, so I'd like Apache to just list the contents of the
>> >> >> directory so
>> >> >> that I don't have to write my own way of doing it.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Just returning apache.OK has Apache send a document of MIME  
>> time
>> >> >> httpd/x-directory with content length 0.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Aaron Gallagher
>> >> >> <habnabit at gmail.com>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
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>> >> Aaron Gallagher
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>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>> Aaron Gallagher
>> <habnabit at gmail.com>
>>
>>
>>

Aaron Gallagher
<habnabit at gmail.com>